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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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Management of COPD Exacerbations: A European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society Guideline

March 15, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: Aged (65+), 80 and over (80+), Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64)
Condition & Symptoms: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Cumulative Trauma Conditions Medical Treatment Guidelines

March 2, 2017 | CPG

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

American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Clinical Practice Guideline: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Update)

March 1, 2017 | CPG

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

Osteoporosis: Assessing the Risk of Fragility Fracture [NICE CG146]

February 7, 2017 | CPG

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

Exercise for People With Cancer: A Clinical Practice Guideline

February 1, 2017 | CPG

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

EULAR Revised Recommendations for the Management of Fibromyalgia

February 1, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), 80 and over (80+), Aged (65+)
Condition & Symptoms: Fibromyalgia

Cerebral Palsy in Under 25s [NICE NG62]

January 25, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: Child (6-12), Preschool Child (2-5), Young Adult (19-24), Adolescent (13-18)
Condition & Symptoms: Cerebral Palsy

Diagnosis of Acute Gout: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians

January 3, 2017 | CPG

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

Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult ICU

January 1, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: Child (6-12), Adult (25-44)
Condition & Symptoms: Critical Illness

Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults. Rehabilitation Protocols, Ventilator Liberation Protocols, and Cuff Leak Tests

January 1, 2017 | CPG

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

Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation: Inspiratory Pressure Augmentation D...

January 1, 2017 | CPG

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

Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Rehabilitation Based on a Systematic Review and Multidisciplinary Consensus (CPG+)

December 1, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: Young Adult (19-24), Adolescent (13-18), Adult (25-44)
Condition & Symptoms: Knee Conditions