FOUNDATION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY ANNOUNCES APPOINTEES TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN ADVANCE OF MILESTONE YEAR ALEXANDRIA, VA (July 10, 2018) – The Foundation for Physical Therapy – a national nonprofit that funds physical therapy research to optimize health and movement – has named four new appointees to the organization’s [...]

STUDENT MERCER-MARQUETTE CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS RAISE $328,456 TO INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY RESEARCH Mercer-Marquette Challenge Participants Pictured with Foundation BOT President Edelle Field-Fote, PT, PhD, FAPTA ALEXANDRIA, VA (July 5, 2018) – Future physical therapists (PT) and physical therapist assistants (PTA) rallied across the country [...]

FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2018 POSTPROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $240,000 ALEXANDRIA, VA (May 31, 2018) – The Foundation for Physical Therapy Board of Trustees recently awarded a total of $340,000 in Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) I & II Scholarships and a New Investigator Fellowship Training Initiative (NIFTI) to a total [...]

THE ACADEMY OF GERIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY DONATES $25,000 TO THE FOUNDATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALEXANDRIA, VA (March 23, 2015) – The Foundation for Physical Therapy is pleased to announce that the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association has donated $25,000 to the Foundation. The [...]

FOUNDATION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY ANNOUNCES 2018 SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALEXANDRIA, VA (March 20, 2018) The Foundation for Physical Therapy (Foundation) is pleased to announce its 2018 service award recipients. Every year, the Foundation recognizes individuals and organizations who have demonstrated a strong commitment to supporting the [...]

NEW CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY FUND FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALEXANDRIA, VA (March 16, 2018) The Foundation for Physical Therapy is pleased to announce the establishment of the Charlene Mae Nelson Endowment Fund through a generous $200,000 bequest by physical therapist Charlene “Billie” M. Nelson, PT, MA, FAPTA. The fund will provide doctoral scholarships [...]

CHARLES M. MAGISTRO, VISIONARY LEADER AND FOUNDATION FOUNDER, PASSES AWAY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This day is a difficult one for us all, not just at the Foundation, but for the Physical Therapy profession in general, for today we have lost a true visionary as we grieve the death of [...]

FOUNDATION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY ANNOUNCES 2016 SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS ALEXANDRIA, VA, (March 8, 2016) - The Foundation for Physical Therapy is pleased to announce its 2016 service award recipients. Every year, the Foundation recognizes individuals and organizations who have demonstrated a strong commitment to supporting the Foundation and advancing [...]

TRI W-G PRESENTS FOUNDATION WITH $100,000 GIFT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALEXANDRIA, VA (February 18, 2016) – Long-time contributor and member of the Partners in Research program, Tri W-G recently gifted the Foundation for Physical Therapy $100,000 to help advance physical therapy research. Foundation Board of Trustees President, Barbara Connolly, [...]

PHYSICALTHERAPY.COM RENEWS SPONSORSHIP FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALEXANDRIA, VA (February 12, 2016) – The Foundation for Physical Therapy is proud to announce that PhysicalTherapy.com has renewed its Partners in Research membership as a Platinum Level Partner. In addition, they contributed $10,000 to support the Foundation’s post-professional doctoral scholarship program. “PhysicalTherapy.com’s [...]