October is National Physical Therapy Month.
During National Physical Therapy Month in October, the American Physical Therapy Association celebrates and the promotes profession, physical therapists, and physical therapist assistants. It's also a time to amplify ongoing efforts to educate the public about the many benefits of physical therapy and the critical role PTs and PTAs play in helping Americans of all ages and abilities to maximize their movement and health, enhance their athletic performance, and recover from injury, illness, or surgery.
Physical therapy helps people participate more fully in life's work, home, and leisure activities.
Choose more movement. Choose better health. Choose physical therapy.
Learn how to join in the celebration and support National Physical Therapy Month, and view this year's featured consumer content highlighting the value of physical therapy below.
Support National Physical Therapy Month
PTs, PTA's, physical therapy students, and others looking to support National Physical Therapy Month are encouraged to download and use the resources from the NPTM toolkit to celebrate their pride in the profession. Members also can download consumer-focused resources to use to amplify APTA's public relations efforts during NPTM and throughout the year from the APTA Public Relations and Marketing Center.
Featured Content
About National Physical Therapy Month
The American Physical Therapy Association uses the month of October to raise awareness of the benefits of physical therapy while celebrating the profession and its contribution to improving the health of society.
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PTs, PTA's, and physical therapy students who wish to participate in raising awareness in their communities during National Physical Therapy Month are encouraged to download resources from the NPTM Toolkit (for use this October) available in the APTA Public Relations and Marketing Portal. The ChoosePT Toolkit, also in the portal, offers resources for use throughout the year.