Skip to main content

Clinical Practice Guidelines

The American Physical Therapy Association supports evidence-based practice to reduce unwarranted variation in care and improve the value of physical therapist services.

Clinical practice guidelines assist clinical decision-making but do not take the place of clinician judgment. APTA does not endorse any of these guidelines unless specifically noted.

Search CPGs

  • Sort by:
Clear
Filter by

All CPGs

Evidence-based Clinical Care Guideline for Physical Therapy Management of S...

February 6, 2019 | CPG

Patient Age: Young Adult (19-24), Adolescent (13-18), Child (6-12)
Condition & Symptoms: Cerebral Palsy

Evaluation of the Child With Microcephaly (an Evidence-based Review) [Reaffirmed]

January 26, 2019 | CPG

Patient Age: Child (6-12), Preschool Child (2-5)
Condition & Symptoms: Microcephaly

Cerebral Palsy in Adults [NG119]

January 15, 2019 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), Aged (65+), Middle Aged (45-64)
Condition & Symptoms: Cerebral Palsy

Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guid...

January 1, 2019 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+)

Living Guideline for Pediatric Concussion Care

January 1, 2019 | CPG

Patient Age: Adolescent (13-18), Child (6-12)
Condition & Symptoms: Concussion

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry: Acquired Temporomandibular Disorders in Infants, Children, and Adolescents

January 1, 2019 | CPG

Patient Age: Adolescent (13-18), Child (6-12), Infant (1-23mo), Preschool Child (2-5)

Update of the EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Hand Osteoarthritis - 2018

January 1, 2019 | CPG

Patient Age: Middle Aged (45-64), Adult (25-44)
Condition & Symptoms: Osteoarthritis

American College of Rheumatology/National Psoriasis Foundation 2018 Guideline for the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis

January 1, 2019 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+)
Condition & Symptoms: Skin Conditions

Transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation for oropharyngeal dysphagia in adults [IPG634]

December 19, 2018 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), 80 and over (80+), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+)
Condition & Symptoms: Dysphagia, Stroke

Child Maltreatment: Interventions

November 27, 2018 | CPG

Patient Age: Preschool Child (2-5), Adolescent (13-18), Child (6-12)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children

November 5, 2018 | CPG

Patient Age: Adolescent (13-18), Child (6-12)
Condition & Symptoms: Brain Injuries, Concussion

Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity Throughout Pregnancy [No. 367-2019]

November 1, 2018 | CPG

Patient Age: Adolescent (13-18)
Condition & Symptoms: Pregnancy