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Aug 1, 2025/Open Access
The Use of Artificial and Augmented Technology in Physical Therapy Task Force is appointed by the APTA Board of Directors. The detailed charge outlining the roles and responsibilities of this committee is provided below.
Jul 22, 2024/Policies & Bylaws
House policy: Describes the association's commitment to being a family-forward organization.
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.
Oct 16, 2025/Resource
Primary care physical therapy highlights the role of physical therapists as integral members of a patient’s primary care team. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants should familiarize themselves with the specific roles, scope, and competencies that define primary care physical therapy.
Dec 1, 2022/CPG
Lateral Elbow Pain and Muscle Function Impairments: Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health from the Academy of Hand and Upper Extremity Physical Therapy and the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy
Here is a roundup of the journals that you can access through APTA and section membership.
Jun 30, 2026/Article
A proposed rule that would reshape how federal grants are awarded across nearly every federal agency could threaten the physical therapy profession's capacity to advance care delivery and improve population health. The Office of Management and Budget's sweeping 2026 proposed rule to revise existing guidance
Jul 19, 2024/Policies & Bylaws
The American Physical Therapy Association recognizes the American Physical Therapy Association Physical Therapy Political Action Committee as its political action committee pursuant to federal election laws and regulations.
Aug 2, 2021/News
Individually and collectively, we are committed to addressing this public health crisis with the best information, evidence, and resources.
Jun 26, 2016/Test & Measure
The BESS test was developed as an outcome measure of postural stability. It is often used in the population of athletes with concussion or mild traumatic brain injury.
