Skip to main content

Search Page

  • Sort by:

Showing results for "" sorted by relevance

Specialization Academy of Content Experts

The SACE was established to create a pool of certified specialists to write items for the specialist certification examinations. SACE members play a critical role with preparing, reviewing, and revising examination items for the specialty exams. This works earns them credit towards the maintenance of

ABPTS Newly Certified Clinical Specialists by Specialty Area

Jul 25, 2024/Open Access

Review the ABPTS recognized newest board-certified clinical specialists in each specialty area. This list is updated annually

Number of Certified Specialists by State

Aug 28, 2024/Open Access

Review the number of board-certified clinical specialists by state, U.S. territories, and those practicing in non-U.S. areas and provinces (i.e., international military bases, and Canadian provinces). These numbers are updated annually.

Pediatric Specialty Council

Pediatric Specialty Council members are responsible for developing the examination instruments in consultation with the ABPTS testing agency and approved consultants.

Wound Management Specialty Council

Wound Management Specialty Council members are responsible for developing the examination instruments in consultation with the ABPTS testing agency and approved consultants.

Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Description of Specialty Practice

The "Description of Specialty Practice" is developed for each specialty area and outlines the knowledge, skills, and abilities related to clinical practice in that area. DSP content is based on a detailed practice analysis, which involves extensive research, including survey data and judgments of subject

Specialist Certification Examination Outline: Oncology

All questions on the exam relate to the competencies outlined in "Description of Specialty Practice: Oncologic Physical Therapy." Following is an outline summarizing the key components of the DSP for oncologic physical therapy. Examination percentages reflect the approximate weighting of the specialty

Specialist Certification Examination Outline: Sports

All questions on the exam relate to the competencies outlined in Description of Specialty Practice: Sports Physical Therapy. The board-certified sports physical therapy specialist examination is based on five major competency areas. Each competency area is subdivided into specific objectives in Chapter

Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Specialty Council

Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Specialty Council members are responsible for developing the examination instruments in consultation with the ABPTS testing agency and approved consultants.

APTA Specialty and Proficiency Ceremony

Feb 2, 2022/Event

This annual event recognizes the accomplishment of all physical therapists who achieved initial ABPTS specialist certification or who were recertified in the prior calendar year.

View more APTA.org results
The Graying of America Opportunities for Physical Therapy

Sep 30, 1987/Practice

The “graying” of America has riveted the attention of policy makers in the United

Molded Double-Rocker Plaster Shoe for Healing a Diabetic Plantar Ulcer A Case Report

Sep 30, 1987/Practice

The purpose of this case report is to document the successful healing of a chronic

Role of Injections

Sep 30, 1987/Letters and Responses

<italic>To the Editor:</italic>

I would like to comment on an

Recruitment of Internal Oblique and Transversus Abdominis Muscles During the Eccentric Phase of the Curl-up Exercise

Jul 31, 1987/Research

The purpose of this study was to analyze the results of a training method to increase

Computer-Assisted Instruction in Curricula of Physical Therapist Assistants

Jul 31, 1987/Education

This article compares the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI)

Senior Author's Response

Jun 30, 1987/Research

I thank Dr. Herdman for her insightful discussion of our work. To continue this

Effect on Gait of Motor Task Learning Acquired in a Sitting Position

Jun 30, 1987/Research

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the importance of learning a motor task

New Rehabilitation Concepts in Management of Radical Neck Dissection Syndrome A Clinical Report

Jun 30, 1987/Practice

The purposes of this article are to define radical neck syndrome and to present

Hydrostatic Weights of Patients with Spinal Injury Reliability of Measurements in Standard Sit-in and Hubbard Tanks

May 31, 1987/Research

The purpose of this study was to estimate the reliability of body density measurements

Force-Time Measurements of Knee Muscle Functions of Subjects with Multiple Sclerosis

May 31, 1987/Research

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the time-rate of muscle tension