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Includes articles, courses, and CPGs. Unlimited access for APTA members.
Dec 29, 2013/Clinical Summary
PTs improve quality of life for people with DS by helping them increase their motor skills, muscle strength, and joint stability; incorporate healthy lifestyle habits; enhance participation in life activities; and prevent complications of DS.
Jul 3, 2016/Clinical Summary
PTs have a role in screening, examining, and providing intervention with this patient population in order to help minimize deleterious effects of bedrest and optimize movement.
Jun 4, 2024/CPG
This updated guideline provides falls prevention recommendations for community-dwelling adults 65 years or older.
Aug 1, 2012/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Outlines role of the APTA as an advocate for full inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of community life and within the profession of physical therapy.
Mar 29, 2023/Policies & Bylaws
Board policy: The APTA Board of Directors has ultimate fiduciary responsibility for and authority over the association’s investments and has delegated oversight of the day-to-day management of the investment portfolio to the Finance and Audit Committee.
Aug 8, 2025/Policies & Bylaws
Standing Rules of the American Physical Therapy Association, adopted by the House of Delegates, are the administrative rules providing details and procedural guidance for carrying out the APTA Bylaws.
APTA supports the development of CPGs to reduce unwarranted variation in care and improve the value of care.
Sep 23, 2024/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Describes the association's physical therapists conducting entry-point and periodic fitness and health risk assessments for employer safety.
House position: Describes the association's position on education for physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students about trauma-informed care.
Jul 21, 2022/Issue Brief
This issue brief summarizes how the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule works and provides APTA's analysis of the impact on outpatient physical therapy for 2023.
