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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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Are Non-Invasive Interventions Effective for the Management of Headaches As...

July 1, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: Child (6-12), Adult (25-44), Adolescent (13-18), Young Adult (19-24), Middle Aged (45-64)
Condition & Symptoms: Headaches, Neck Pain, Whiplash Injuries

Ottawa Panel Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Foot Care in the Management of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

July 1, 2016 | CPG

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

Management of Neck Pain and Associated Disorders: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration

July 1, 2016 | CPG

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

Management of Neck Pain and Associated Disorders: A Clinical Practice Guide...

July 1, 2016 | CPG

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

Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury (3rd Edition)

June 1, 2016 | CPG

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

American Cancer Society Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline

May 1, 2016 | CPG

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

Assessment and Management of Pressure Injuries for the Interprofessional Team, Third Edition

May 1, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64)
Condition & Symptoms: Ulcer, Wounds and Injuries

Physiotherapy for Cystic Fibrosis in Australia and New Zealand: A Clinical Practice Guideline

May 1, 2016 | CPG

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

BTS/ICS Guideline for the Ventilatory Management of Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in Adults

April 1, 2016 | CPG

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

Lower Extremity Injury Medical Treatment Guidelines

March 16, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), Young Adult (19-24), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+)
Condition & Symptoms: Knee Conditions, Occupational Injuries

Management of Chronic Heart Failure [SIGN 147]

March 1, 2016 | CPG

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

Management of Diabetic Foot: A Clinical Practice Guideline by the Society for Vascular Surgery in Collaboration With the American Podiatric Medical Association and the Society for Vascular Medicine

February 1, 2016 | CPG

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