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Clinical Practice Guidelines

To support evidence-based practice, we provide relevant clinical practice guidelines for APTA members. (These were previously housed at PTNow.) 

These CPGs are based on a systematic review of the evidence and published by APTA, APTA sections and academies, or by other health care associations, organizations, and societies. None of the CPGs were written by individuals. APTA does not endorse any of these guidelines unless specifically noted.

Guidelines are provided to assist in clinical decision making, not to take the place of clinician judgment.

Some CPGs include a CPG+ analysis, a translation aid for applying CPGs to practice, including an Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II, or AGREE II, conducted by a team of experts.

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Canadian Cardiovascular Society Heart Failure Management 2013 Guidelines Update: Focus on Rehabilitation and Exercise and Surgical Coronary Revascularization

March 1, 2014 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44)
Condition & Symptoms: Heart Failure

Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults - 2014

February 5, 2014 | CPG

Patient Age: Aged (65+), Middle Aged (45-64)
Condition & Symptoms: Hypertension

Dutch Guidelines for Physiotherapy in Patients With Stress Urinary Incontinence: An Update

February 1, 2014 | CPG

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

Management of Lung Cancer [SIGN 137]

February 1, 2014 | CPG

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

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Adult Weight Management Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline

January 1, 2014 | CPG

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

North American Spine Society: Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis, Revised

January 1, 2014 | CPG

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

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Appropriate Use Criteria for Non-Arthroplasty Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

December 6, 2013 | CPG

Patient Age: Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+), 80 and over (80+)
Condition & Symptoms: Knee Conditions, Osteoarthritis

Screening for Primary Hypertension in Children and Adolescents: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

November 5, 2013 | CPG

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

American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Clinical Practice Guideline: Bell's Palsy

November 1, 2013 | CPG

Patient Age: Preschool Child (2-5), Adolescent (13-18), Adult (25-44), Child (6-12), Aged (65+), Young Adult (19-24), Middle Aged (45-64), 80 and over (80+)

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) Practice Guidelines: Elbow Disorders

November 1, 2013 | CPG

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

Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians

October 1, 2013 | CPG

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

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Appropriate Use Criteria for Optimizing the Management of Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears

September 20, 2013 | CPG

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