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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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Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

July 1, 2014 | CPG

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

Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Women: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

May 1, 2014 | CPG

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

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations

January 16, 2025 | CPG

Patient Age: Condition & Symptoms: Stroke

2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack

May 24, 2021 | CPG

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

Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A 2018 Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

January 3, 2018 | CPG

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

Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack in Over 16s: Diagnosis and Initial Management [NG128]

May 1, 2019 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), Young Adult (19-24)
Condition & Symptoms: Stroke

VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Stroke Rehabilitation, Version 4

July 1, 2019 | CPG

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

APTA: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Use of Ankle-Foot Orthoses and Functional Electrical Stimulation Post-Stroke (CPG+)

April 1, 2021 | CPG

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

APTA Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy: Clinical Practice Guideline to Improve Locomotor Function Following Chronic Stroke, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, and Brain Injury (CPG+)

January 1, 2020 | CPG

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

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Medical Treatment Guidelines

February 1, 2015 | CPG

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

APTA Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy: Knee Pain and Mobility Impairments: Meniscal and Articular Cartilage Lesions, Revision 2018 (CPG+)

January 31, 2018 | CPG

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

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