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Oct 24, 2018/Article
Raising money through muderball.
May 24, 2017/Test & Measure
The test consists of 15 items that are ordered based on the amount of postural control needed to complete the tasks.
Apr 20, 2022/Roundup
COVID-19 relief fund reporting, court-ordered end to travel mask mandate, Americans' attitudes about the pandemic, and more.
Jun 10, 2019/News
The APTA-hosted event delivered object lessons in the ways health care policy affects lives in real and direct ways.
Dec 1, 2017/News
Patients with OA may be underusing nonsurgical therapies such as physical therapy, say authors of a recent study published in Arthritis Care & Research. The use of physical therapy, a guideline-recommended first-line treatment, is “a key area for improvement,” researchers write.
May 21, 2013/Test & Measure
Assesses walking speed in meters per second (m/s) over a short duration.
Jun 28, 2013/Test & Measure
Measures aerobic fitness; functional mobility.
Jun 26, 2016/Test & Measure
The BESS test was developed as an outcome measure of postural stability. It is often used in the population of athletes with concussion or mild traumatic brain injury.
Apr 14, 2020/News
Home health guidance, relief funds for providers and students, CDC recommendations on essential workers who may have been exposed, and more.
Aug 19, 2025/Position Paper
The American Physical Therapy Association strongly urges Congress to pass the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514 / S. 1816). This legislation would reduce health care providers’ administrative burden by addressing unnecessary preauthorization requirements, ultimately increasing efficiencies