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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.

Clinical Summaries

Article

Clinical summaries synthesize evidence on managing specific conditions.

Outstanding Physical Therapist Fellow Award

This award honors recent fellowship graduates in order to recognize the intrinsic value of post-professional training and thereby promote and provide for the development and accreditation of fellowship education programs in physical therapy.

Ethical Decision-Making in Physical Therapist Practice

Jan 1, 2022/Article

Access considerations, guidelines, tools and resources to help you with general clinical decision-making in physical therapist practice.

Definitions: Fraud, Abuse, and Waste

Aug 3, 2020/Article

Review and understand the key terms of health care fraud, abuse, and waste to prevent and mitigate risks in your practice.

Signe Brunnstrom Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching

Awards

This award acknowledges an individual who has made significant contributions to physical therapy clinical education through excellence in clinical teaching, has served as a role model in clinical teaching, and has demonstrated expertise in at least one area of practice to which the clinical teaching

Marilyn Moffat Leadership Award

Awards

This award acknowledges and honors a physical therapist who has made sustained and outstanding leadership contributions at the component, national, international, or community levels that have had an impact upon the advancement of the physical therapy profession.

Outstanding Physical Therapist/Physical Therapist Assistant Team Award

Awards

This award recognizes outstanding clinical practice interaction between physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who are a part of a highly functional PT-PTA Team.

Marian Williams Award for Research in Physical Therapy

Awards

This award acknowledges an individual who has made significant contributions to physical therapy through excellence in research.

Public Service Award

Awards

This award recognizes public servants who have enhanced the profession of physical therapy.

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Glossary of Biomechanical Terms, Concepts, and Units

Nov 30, 1984/Special Issue: Biomechanics

In the last decade, physical therapists have recognized that the field of biomechanics

Rising from a Chair Influence of Age and Chair Design

Dec 31, 1984/Research

We studied the effect of age on the act of rising from a standard armchair in a

Assessment of Resident Physicians' Knowledge of Physical Therapy

Dec 31, 1984/Research

Half of all US medical schools offer courses in rehabilitation medicine; however,

Function and Pathomechanics of the Sacroiliac Joint A Review

Dec 31, 1984/Practice

The purpose of this article is to describe the biomechanics and function of the

Positioning Technique for Abdominal Strengthening Suggestion from the Field

Dec 31, 1984/Practice

The purpose of this article is to describe a positioning technique that allows

Obstetrics in the Physical Therapy Curriculum

Dec 31, 1984/Education

We report the status of obstetric education in physical therapy curricula. A questionnaire

Basic Requirements for Initiating an Interdisciplinary Process

Oct 31, 1984/Practice

The basic requirements for starting an interdisciplinary process are common value

Physical Therapy Treatment of a Patient with a Conversion Reaction A Case Report

Oct 31, 1984/Practice

The purpose of this case study is to review the role of the physical therapist

Assessing Maximal Static Ventilatory Muscle Pressures Using the “Bugle” Dynamometer Suggestion from the Field

Oct 31, 1984/Practice

Individuals with compromised ventilatory function rely on the vital skeletal muscles

Compact Device for Positional Biofeedback Suggestion from the Field

Oct 31, 1984/Practice

Many clinical situations arise where an inexpensive and compact device for providing