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Healthy Workforce Promotion

APTA supports physical therapist efforts to lead employer-based health promotion and population health initiatives that improve outcomes for individuals and communities.

Prevention and Wellness

Research continues to show the significant benefits of lifestyle changes on health.

Pain Management

The CDC recommends safe alternatives like physical therapy to manage most pain.

Hospital Readmissions

PTs serve an important role in patient safety and patient care transitions.

Administrative Burden Advocacy

Excessive time and resources spent on documentation and administrative tasks can hurt patient outcomes.

Direct Access Advocacy

More needs to be done to improve direct access in states across the country.

Essential Health Benefits Advocacy

Rehabilitative and habilitative services are among the essential health benefits that need to be maintained — and even expanded.

IDEA and ESSA Advocacy

Every student deserves the ability to succeed in the classroom and beyond. The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act and Every Student Succeeds Act make that possible.

Referral for Profit

Patient choice and proper utilization must be protected.

Term and Title Protection Advocacy

Words matter. The use of "physical therapy," "physiotherapy," and the PT, DPT, and PTA titles should be restricted to qualified professionals.

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Response of the Patient in the Case Report

Oct 23, 2016/research-article

News from the Foundation for Physical Therapy

Oct 23, 2016/research-article

Changes in Body Weight After Total Hip Arthroplasty: Short-term and Long-term Effects

Apr 30, 2012/Research Reports

Background

Elevated body weight is associated with hip osteoarthritis

Direct Access: Factors That Affect Physical Therapist Practice in the State of Ohio

Apr 30, 2012/Research Reports

Background

Direct access to physical therapist services is permitted

Hippotherapy—An Intervention to Habilitate Balance Deficits in Children With Movement Disorders: A Clinical Trial

Apr 30, 2012/Research Reports

Background

Clinical observations have suggested that hippotherapy

Construct Validity of Clinical Tests for Alar Ligament Integrity: An Evaluation Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Apr 30, 2012/Research Reports

Background

The alar ligaments are integral to limiting occipito-atlanto-axial

Responsiveness and Validity of the Six-Minute Walk Test in Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury

Apr 30, 2012/Research Reports

Background

A simple test of aerobic fitness for patients with