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APTA's National Elections

APTA elections are held each year during the House of Delegates to fill open positions on the Board of Directors and Nominating Committee.

Stroke, Part II: Examination and Evaluation

May 1, 2024/Clinical Summary

This clinical summary provides information on the background, pathophysiology, and management of people who are at risk for and who have had a cerebrovascular accident.

Stroke, Part III: Interventions and Outcomes

May 1, 2024/Clinical Summary

This clinical summary provides information on the background, pathophysiology, and management of people who are at risk for and who have had a cerebrovascular accident.

Stroke, Part I: Overview and Classification

May 1, 2024/Clinical Summary

This clinical summary provides information on the background, pathophysiology, and management of people who are at risk for and who have had a cerebrovascular accident.

Motions for the 2024 House

The House of Delegates is an APTA policymaking body that comprises voting delegates and nonvoting delegates. The House meets annually, making decisions on issues that may have far-reaching implications for the association and for the profession of physical therapy. Listed below are the motions for the

Telerehabilitation in Physical Therapist Practice: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association (CPG+)

Mar 21, 2024/CPG

The guideline provides 7 recommendations that address the impact of, preparation for, and implementation of telerehabilitation in physical therapist practice. Each recommendation includes potential benefits, harms, and cost of implementation. In addition, the guideline identifies areas where additional

Movement System Diagnosis

May 22, 2024/Resource

APTA Board of Directors adopted a set of criteria to be used by any stakeholder groups developing diagnostic systems/labels as it applies to movement system diagnosis.

Save Up to 29% on HPSO Liability Insurance

APTA members can save up to 29% on their liability insurance, which provides broad coverage designed for physical therapists.

SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act (H.R. 3183 / S. 668)

Aug 19, 2025/Position Paper

The American Physical Therapy Association strongly supports the SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act (H.R. 3183 / S. 668). This legislation would establish an Office of Falls Prevention within the Veterans Health Administration, tasked with preemptively identifying and treating veterans at risk of falling. The

AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

Aug 29, 2023/CPG

This updated guideline provides an evidenced-based and patient-centered approach to management of patients with chronic coronary disease.

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The First Two Years of Practice: A Longitudinal Perspective on the Learning and Professional Development of Promising Novice Physical Therapists

Feb 28, 2013/Research Reports

Background

Physical therapists work in complex health care systems

Ankle Joint Mobilization Affects Postoperative Pain Through Peripheral and Central Adenosine A1 Receptors

Feb 28, 2013/Research Reports

Background

Physical therapists frequently use joint mobilization

What Follows Survival of Critical Illness? Physical Therapists' Management of Patients With Post–Intensive Care Syndrome

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Historically, the management of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) has involved

Move to Improve: The Feasibility of Using an Early Mobility Protocol to Increase Ambulation in the Intensive and Intermediate Care Settings

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Background

Prolonged bed rest in hospitalized patients leads

Safety and Feasibility of an Early Mobilization Program for Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Background

Survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)

Simulation Experience Enhances Physical Therapist Student Confidence in Managing a Patient in the Critical Care Environment

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Background

Rehabilitation of patients in critical care environments

Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease and Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Case Report

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Background and Purpose

Inspiratory muscle strength training

Physical Rehabilitation of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Small Case Series

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Background and Purpose

Neuromuscular weakness and impaired physical