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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.

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Cystic Fibrosis: Diagnosis and Management [NG78]

October 25, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: Preschool Child (2-5), Adult (25-44), Child (6-12), Adolescent (13-18), Young Adult (19-24)
Condition & Symptoms: Cystic Fibrosis

Evidence-based Scientific Exercise Guidelines for Adults With Spinal Cord Injury: An Update and a New Guideline

October 25, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64), Young Adult (19-24)
Condition & Symptoms: Spinal Conditions

Responding to Children and Adolescents Who Have Been Sexually Abused: WHO Clinical Guidelines

October 13, 2017 | CPG

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

European Respiratory Society Guidelines for the Management of Adult Bronchiectasis

September 9, 2017 | CPG

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

Rehabilitation After Critical Illness in Adults [NICE QS158]

September 7, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: 80 and over (80+), Aged (65+), Middle Aged (45-64), Young Adult (19-24), Adult (25-44)
Condition & Symptoms: Critical Illness

Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury From Falls, Fourth Edition

September 1, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), 80 and over (80+), Aged (65+), Young Adult (19-24), Middle Aged (45-64)
Condition & Symptoms: Falls

American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association and the Heart Failure Society of America: Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure

August 8, 2017 | CPG

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

Pain: Assessment, Non-Opioid Treatment Approaches and Opioid Management, 8th Edition, Version 2

August 1, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), 80 and over (80+), Young Adult (19-24), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+), Adolescent (13-18)
Condition & Symptoms: Chronic Pain

American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm Society: Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Syncope

August 1, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: 80 and over (80+), Adult (25-44), Child (6-12), Young Adult (19-24), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+), Adolescent (13-18)
Condition & Symptoms: Cardiac Conditions

UK: Parkinson’s Disease in Adults

July 19, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+), Young Adult (19-24)
Condition & Symptoms: Parkinson Disease

APTA Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy: Neck Pain: Revision 2017

July 1, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: Adolescent (13-18), Young Adult (19-24), Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+)
Condition & Symptoms: Neck Pain

Cardiac Rehabilitation [SIGN 150]

July 1, 2017 | CPG

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