Physical therapy improves quality of life, health, and movement. Research makes the profession of physical therapy stronger by defining the value of physical therapy, providing data to help professionals deliver the best possible care, and developing innovative treatments and approaches.
As the only national nonprofit solely dedicated to funding physical therapy research , the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research relies on your support to create a pipeline for future researchers and sow the seeds for new research to come.
Physical therapy is an ongoing critical need for patients from all ages and backgrounds. Please help us preserve the future of physical therapy and we promise to be excellent stewards of your investment both now and for years to come.
Eric Anson, PT, MPT, PhD, is using his $40,000 Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge Research Grant named in honor of the Marquette Challenge, a student led-fundraising initiative, to harness virtual reality to improve self-motion perception and fear of falling in older adults and identify mechanisms contributing to those changes.
Cristine Agresta, MPT, PhD, recipient of the 2019 Magistro Family Foundation Research Grant, is learning more about Anterior Cruciate Ligament recovery.
Receiving funding from the Foundation for Physical Therapy early in my career was instrumental in jump starting my research career and also helped to prepare me for future funding opportunities.
Pictured and quoted above: Noelle G. Moreau, PT, PhD
I can say with all certainty that without the Foundations support, I wouldn't be able to do the type of work I do. My career is a direct result of the generosity of Foundation donors.
Pictured and quoted above: Daniel K. White, PT, ScD, MSc (2011 Foundation Geriatric Research Grant)
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