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The Foundation was established in 1979 as a national, independent,
nonprofit corporation to support the physical therapy profession's
research needs in three areas: scientific research, clinical research,
and health services research.
View the Foundation's timeline (.pdf)
During its 30 years, the Foundation has awarded an estimated $12 million
in scholarships, fellowships, and clinical research grants to 500
physical therapists, starting their careers as researchers. Their
groundbreaking outcomes have provided evidence of physical therapy's
crucial role in such areas as:
- Recovering from stroke, injury, and accidents,
- Improving mobility for children with cerebral palsy,
- And offering pain-free movement - in patients with low-back
pain.
Researchers have leveraged the Foundation's relatively small
financial grants to secure more than $175 million in additional funding
from other agencies for larger and longer studies. Their findings
continue to advance the applications of physical therapy and provide
evidence of physical therapy's enormous impact on recovery,
rehabilitation, and retaining an active, healthy life.
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