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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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Telerehabilitation in Physical Therapist Practice: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association (CPG+)

March 21, 2024 | CPG

Patient Age: Preschool Child (2-5), Child (6-12), Adolescent (13-18), Young Adult (19-24), Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+), 80 and over (80+)
Condition & Symptoms: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Cardiac Conditions, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Failure, Low Back Pain, Parkinson Disease, Respiratory Conditions, Stroke, Whiplash Injuries, Total Hip Arthroplasty, Total Knee Arthroplasty, Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Children and Adolescents: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2024

January 1, 2024 | CPG

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

WHO Guideline for Non-surgical Management of Chronic Primary Low Back Pain in Adults in Primary and Community Care Settings: Executive Summary

December 7, 2023 | CPG

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

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hip Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline

December 1, 2023 | CPG

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

APTA Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy: Heel Pain––Plantar Fasciitis: Revision 2023 (CPG+)

December 1, 2023 | CPG

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

APTA Pelvic Health: Rehabilitation Interventions for Urgency Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Urgency, and/or Urinary Frequency in Adult Women (CPG+)

October 1, 2023 | CPG

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

Management of Headache

September 30, 2023 | CPG

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

Guideline for the Management of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

August 29, 2023 | CPG

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

NCCN Guidelines Insights: Survivorship, Version 1.2023

August 1, 2023 | CPG

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

APTA Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy: Hip Pain and Movement Dysfunction Associated With Nonarthritic Hip Joint Pain: A Revision (CPG+)

June 29, 2023 | CPG

Patient Age: Middle Aged (45-64), Adult (25-44), Adolescent (13-18), Young Adult (19-24)
Condition & Symptoms: Hip Conditions

Guidelines on the Prevention of Foot Ulcers in Persons With Diabetes (IWGDF 2023 Update)

June 11, 2023 | CPG

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

American College of Rheumatology Guideline for Exercise, Rehabilitation, Diet, and Additional Integrative Interventions for Rheumatoid Arthritis

May 25, 2023 | CPG

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