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PTNow, the association's flagship site for evidence-based practice resources, continues to expand in ways that help PTs and PTAs easily access the evidence they need in just a few clicks. If you haven't visited the site lately, check it out soon. Here's a quick take on the latest additions to the site. [Editor's note: member login required to access the resources listed here.]

Recently added clinical practice guidelines

Exercise and Physical Activity

Pain

Neurological conditions

Recently added Cochrane Systematic Reviews
Cochrane reviews provide some of the most reliable information on evidence-based health care—thoroughly researched, carefully evaluated, and presented in a way that makes it easy to understand the effects of interventions on rehabilitation, treatment, and prevention.

Recently, PTNow added the following 15 Cochrane systematic reviews to the more than 600 reviews already posted:

Pelvic health

Exercise

Cardiopulmonary

Other Cochrane systematic reviews

Recently Added CPG+ resources
APTA's CPG+ program brings in identified member experts in research methodology to review selected CPGs and grade them based on the AGREE II tool. The result? A quality ranking of the guideline with highlights, plus a “Check Your Practice” list describing how you can incorporate the guideline into your clinical care.

Latest CPG+ additions:

Recently Added Tests and Measures
Although many tests and measures are easy to administer, few are easy to find in their published formats. PTNow offers members licensed access to some 270 instruments for use in the clinic, with another dozen postings in development.The following tests and measures are recommended for use within the Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry. The Registry’s Scientific Advisory Panel has reviewed these tests and measures for appropriateness in terms of reliability, validity, feasibility of use, and adoption by physical therapists or other health care providers. Final results from these tests and measures can be manually entered into the Registry or synced from an electronic health record:

Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)

Other tests and measures


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