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Payment and Regulatory Update: September 22, 2021

Jul 21, 2021/Members Only

Topics discussed: Provider relief funding, vaccine mandates, DMEPOS, SNF and IRF final rules and commercial payer updates.

Direct-to-Employer Services: Why PTs Should Work With Employers to Manage Population Health

Sep 14, 2021/Position Paper

There are plenty of good reasons for PTs to work directly with employers or employer groups to manage population health in addition to individual patients and clients.

Referral To Physical Therapy

Jul 27, 2012/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Describes APTA's position on referral to physical therapy.

Position on Research

Oct 1, 2025/Policies & Bylaws

House position: APTA supports rigorous scientific inquiry as an essential requisite for developing and advancing the physical therapy profession.

Clinical Specialization In Physical Therapy

Oct 4, 2023/Policies & Bylaws

House position: The American Physical Therapy Association supports the recognition of physical therapists who have attained voluntary specialization of practice. 

Levels of Supervision

Sep 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws

House position: APTA supports the following levels of supervision within the context of physical therapist practice.

Terminology for Communication About People With Disabilities

Jul 27, 2012/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Physical therapy practitioners have an obligation to provide nonjudgmental care to all people who need it.

APTA Board of Directors-Appointed Groups

Dec 11, 2025/Policies & Bylaws

Board policy: Describes APTA's Board of Directors' authority and responsibilities for establishing and appointing members to designated groups.

American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties

May 29, 2025/Policies & Bylaws

Board guideline: American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.

Access to, Admission to, and Patient/Client Rights Within Physical Therapy Services

Aug 30, 2018/Policies & Bylaws

House position: In providing physical therapy services, the physical therapist is accountable first and foremost to the individual receiving physical therapy.

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The Role of Health Promotion in Physical Therapy in California, New York, and Tennessee

May 31, 2004/Research Reports

Abstract

Background and Purpose. As health care providers,

Pusher Syndrome

May 31, 2004/Letters to the Editor

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Lack of Association Between Pain-Related Fear of Movement and Exercise Capacity and Disability

Jul 31, 2004/Research Reports

Background and Purpose. Patients who experience pain, a symptom of

The Role of Genetics and Environment in Lifting Force and Isometric Trunk Extensor Endurance

Jun 30, 2004/Research Reports

Background and Purpose. Our understanding of what different back performance

Effects of Live, Videotaped, or Written Instruction on Learning an Upper-Extremity Exercise Program

Jun 30, 2004/Research Reports

Background and Purpose. Today's health care environment encourages

The Changing Language of Disablement

Jan 31, 2005/Editor's Notes

Testing Functional Performance in People With Parkinson Disease

Jan 31, 2005/Research Reports

Abstract

Background and Purpose. Although the Unified