Physical Therapist Jimmy McKay to Join Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Board of Trustees The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR), a national nonprofit that funds physical therapy research and researchers, has named Jimmy McKay, PT, DPT, to the Board of Trustees. McKay’s 3-year term begins January 1, 2021, as Stanley [...]

National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research Awards $5.5 Million to Build on Work of FPTR-Funded Initiative The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR)-funded Center on Health Services Training and Research (CoHSTAR) Will Build on Center’s Work Through a New 5-Year Grant. ALEXANDRIA, VA (May 20, 2020) - The Eunice Kennedy [...]

Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Funds 5 Grants and First-Ever Goergeny High-Impact Research Award Investments in the profession help identify the best qualified researchers and fund critically needed physical therapy research projects. ALEXANDRIA, VA (December 6, 2019) The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) announced 6 physical therapy research [...]

FOX Rehabilitation Partners With Foundation for Physical Therapy Research to Fund Geriatric Grant The multi-state professional private practice will join the Foundation’s Partners in Research program as a Platinum-level sponsor. ALEXANDRIA, VA (August 30, 2019) – FOX Rehabilitation – a professional private practice of physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language [...]

New Trustee to Join Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Board as President's Term Concludes Joe Farrell, PT, DPT, M App Sc, FAAOMPT, FAPTA, has been named for a 3-year term. Foundation President Edelle Field-Fote, PT, PhD, FAPTA prepares to depart at the end of a milestone year. Edelle [...]

Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Announces 2019 Fellowship and Postprofessional Doctoral Scholarships ALEXANDRIA, VA (July 1, 2019) - The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research recently awarded a total of $310,000 in Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) I & II Scholarships and a New Investigator Fellowship Training Initiative (NIFTI) to [...]

Physical Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistant Students from Across the United States Raise More Than $266K for Physical Therapy Research The student efforts bring the Pitt-Marquette Challenge’s lifetime fundraising total to $4.3 million. ALEXANDRIA, VA (June 13, 2019) – Physical therapist and physical therapist assistant students from more than [...]