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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

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.

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.

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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

Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN)

Aug 30, 2023/Test & Measure

SPIN is a quick and easy screening tool for adolescents and adults with strong psychometric properties.

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.

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC): Quality of Life Questionnaire – 30 Core Questionnaire (QLQ-C30), Fatigue subscale

Sep 8, 2023/Test & Measure

The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC): Quality of Life Questionnaire measures quality of life for people with a current or previous diagnosis of cancer.

Inclusion of Physical Therapist Referral in Clinical Guidelines and Recommendations

Oct 4, 2023/Policies & Bylaws

House position: APTA supports inclusion of the pathway for referral to a physical therapist for physical therapist management in clinical guidelines and recommendations.

Pay Equity on The Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth/Gender/Gender Identity

Oct 4, 2023/Policies & Bylaws

House position: APTA supports pay equity on the basis of sex assigned at birth/gender/gender identity.

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Effect of Graded Electrical Stimulation on Blood Flow to Healthy Muscle

May 31, 1986/Research

The purpose of this study was to determine whether 2,500-Hz sine-wave electrical

Relationship Between Independent Sitting Balance and Side of Hemiparesis

May 31, 1986/Research

We conducted a retrospective chart audit of initial physical therapy evaluations

Effects of Short-term Electrical Stimulation on the Ultrastructure of Rat Skeletal Muscles

May 31, 1986/Research

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of short-term, 2,500-Hz

Management of Metatarsalgia Secondary to Biomechanical Disorders A Case Report

May 31, 1986/Practice

Metatarsalgia is defined as pain in the anterior segment of the foot.1

Predictors of Academic Achievement in Physical Therapy

May 31, 1986/Education

We undertook this retrospective study to determine the best predictors of academic

A Moment for Biomechanics

May 31, 1986/Letters and Responses

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As an engineer and physiologist

Chi-Square Limitations and Alternatives

May 31, 1986/Letters and Responses

<italic>To the Editor:</italic>

Given the simplicity of chi

Plan for Your Professional Writing Career

Mar 31, 1986/Editor's Notes

You know already that writing professional scientific literature requires you to

Decreased Isometric Knee Flexion Torque with Hip Extension in Hemiparetic Patients

Mar 31, 1986/Research

I measured the 90-degree isometric knee flexion torque of 12 hemiparetic patients

Abuse and Neglect of Elderly Persons by Family Members A Special Communication

Mar 31, 1986/Practice

Abuse and neglect of elderly persons, particularly by adult family members, is