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Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws
House position: APTA supports the following levels of supervision within the context of physical therapist practice.
Oct 1, 2025/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Physical therapists shall establish a diagnosis for each patient/client.
House position: APTA supports a health system that addresses the health needs of older adults.
Sep 26, 2024/Policies & Bylaws
Board policy: Describes the structure of APTA's member engagement groups.
Jan 1, 2020/CPG
This document will guide physical therapist practice in the examination and treatment of patients with a known diagnosis of heart failure.
Dec 2, 2017/Test & Measure
This is a self-report questionnaire that measures severity of shortness of breath/dyspnea during various activities of daily living (ADLs) in patients with various forms of lung pathology.
Oct 20, 2020/Handouts
APTA has developed this handout that lists the wealth of research on the role that physical therapists play in reducing hospital readmissions.
Jun 28, 2023/Article
Students from two DPT programs share what they learned about governance and advocacy through mock sessions of the APTA House of Delegates.
Aug 15, 2022/Video
Discover the fundamental role of exercise in modern physical therapy practice.
Jun 1, 2020/Video
The 2020 annual address discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical therapy profession.