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As a member, you have unlocked access to member-exclusive benefits to support your career goals. Connect with leading pelvic health physical therapy trailblazers and access exclusive member benefits to support your pelvic and abdominal health physical therapy career. Ignite your passion for pelvic health and take charge of your professional development journey to advance your career, grow your network, and improve patient lives.
APTA Pelvic Health members* are required to be members of the American Physical Therapy Association. APTA Pelvic Health members get access to many APTA National Membership Benefits (discounts to national brands, insurance, retail, travel, electronics, gym memberships, and more) in addition to APTA Pelvic Health-specific membership benefits listed below.
Advance Your Career
- Save $50 on your CAPP-Pelvic Certification application
- Save $50 on your CAPP-OB Certification application
- Get a FREE Study Guide for the Women's Health Clinical Specialist Board Certification Exam
- Find your dream job via APTA Pelvic Health's Career Center or Job Shoutouts or promote your new job openings via Job Shoutout
- Browse or add your listing to the directory of Student Clinical Rotation Listings
- Add your pelvic and abdominal health skills and services by adding/updating your PT Locator Listing - a directory for the public and providers to use to refer patients to PT (add your listing via
Member Compass) - Referral Resources - Access our growing collection of handouts, brochures, and other digital resources to increase referrals to PT
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration - The Academy hosts webinars to promote interdisciplinary collaboration among healthcare providers
- Professional Development Articles - Access leadership, volunteer, or career development articles written by fellow members
Save Money
- Discounts for Live Courses - Discounts on continuing education courses and conferences
- Discounts for Self-Paced Courses -
Discounts on continuing education video or reading-based courses - Discounts for Conferences - Discounts on symposiums, pop-up events, and the APTA Combined Sections Meeting
- Digital Products - Free or member-discounted digital products and downloadable
- Research Grant Eligibility - Apply for our $10,000 Research Grant to advance research in pelvic and abdominal health physical therapy
- Free Webinars - Attend and replay free webinars (some offer free CEU Contact Hours!)
- Scholarships - Eligibility for scholarship and research funding opportunities
Stay Current
Weekly Newsletter - Every Thursday, we send out the latest industry and Academy updates for you to stay informed or check our news blog - Journal of Women's & Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Free Access - the official journal of APTA Pelvic Health
- Urogynecology Journal Subscription Discount - save $300+ on your subscription to the official journal of the American Urogynecologic Association (AUGS)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines - In collaboration with the APTA, the Academy publishes CPGs on pelvic and abdominal health-related topics
- Position Statements - The Academy Board of Directors posts positions / stances on professional issues
- Advocacy - Stay informed on the latest APTA and Academy advocacy efforts
- Payment & Reimbursement Resources - Practice and billing frequently asked questions
- Patient Education Resources - Browse and use our growing digital library of patient education resources
Get to Know Your Peers
- Member Directory - find fellow PT, PTA, and SPT members across APTA Pelvic Health
- Member Compass - Edit your directory and PT locator information to increase patient referrals
- Member Engage - A digital member-only social community where you can join the Pregnancy & Postpartum SIG, Male Health SIG, and Early-Professional SIG among many other interest topic groups. Find your peers and potential mentees and mentors.
- Member Events - Events to network and connect with fellow members and professionals
- Volunteer Opportunities - Connect and volunteer with other APTA Pelvic Health members
- Feature in Member Spotlight - Request to be featured in our Member Spotlight blog
- State Representatives - Connect with your membership state representative
Make Your Voice Heard
- Elections - Eligibility to vote in national elections at the Academy
- Volunteer Opportunities - Eligibility to apply for volunteer opportunities
- Research Participation - Browse active research studies promoted by member or promote your research survey to our PT, PTA, and/or SPT members via our newsletter and website
- Complete membership and professional surveys to request new member benefits or resources for development
About APTA Pelvic Health
The Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy (APTA Pelvic Health) is a member association of the American Physical Therapy Association. We are a professional membership association of 3,900+ Physical Therapists (PTs), Physical Therapist Assistants (PTAs), and Physical Therapist Students (SPTs) who are committed to education, research, improving patient outcomes, and promoting personalized care in abdominal and pelvic physical therapy. Our members are dedicated physical therapy professionals who treat patients across the lifespan, from young athletes and childbearing women to elderly men and peri-menopausal women. Advance your knowledge and build new skills in pelvic health physical therapy, male pelvic pain, transgender health physical therapy, pregnancy & postpartum physical therapy, gynecologic visceral manipulation, pediatric pelvic health, male pelvic health, menopause, urogenital and breast cancer rehabilitation.
* International APTA Pelvic Health members get all the same benefits except for voting privileges, CSM conference discounts, and APTA national membership benefits.