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APTA Results (365 Results)

Includes articles, courses, and CPGs. Unlimited access for APTA members.

VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Upper Limb Amputation Rehabilitation

Mar 1, 2022/CPG

The ULAR CPG is designed to address the key principles of rehabilitation and clinical care for patients with upper limb amputation. (Former title: VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Upper Extremity Amputation Rehabilitation.)

VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Non-surgical Management of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis, Version 2.0

Jul 1, 2020/CPG

This clinical practice guideline (CPG) recommends a framework that includes a structured evaluation and diagnosis of Veterans and Service Members who may be suffering from hip and knee OA.

Physical Therapy Management of Functional Constipation in Adults: A 2021 Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association's Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy

Jul 1, 2022/CPG

This CPG describes the evidence for physical therapist interventions used in the conservative management of adults with functional constipation, a nonpathological bowel condition resulting in difficulty with defecation.

Hamstring Strain Injury in Athletes

Feb 28, 2022/CPG

This CPG includes sports-related overloading and overstretching injuries to myofascial or musculotendinous structures in any combination of the 3 hamstring muscles (semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and biceps femoris).

Clinical Practice Guideline to Improve Locomotor Function Following Chronic Stroke, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, and Brain Injury (CPG+)

Jan 1, 2020/CPG

Suggests that task-specific walking training should be performed to improve walking speed and distance in those with acute-onset CNS injury although only at higher intensities or with augmented feedback.

Study: Maintaining High PA Levels Over Time Slows PD-Related Functional Declines

Jan 26, 2022/Review

The analysis echoes recommendations in a new CPG from APTA on PT management of PD.

New PT-Focused Lymphedema Guideline Follows 'Care Trajectory'

Jun 26, 2020/Review

APTA Oncology has published its first major treatment-related CPG — a resource on treatment of lymphedema related to breast cancer targeted specifically at the PT's role.

Summary of Evidence-Based Guideline Update: Evaluation and Management of Concussion in Sports: Report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology (CPG+)

Jun 11, 2013/CPG

Discusses risk factors and related sequelae, tools for diagnosing individuals with concussion and/or at risk for subsequent related impairments, and interventions for treatment and risk reduction.

Physical Therapist Management of Total Knee Arthroplasty (CPG+)

Sep 1, 2020/CPG

This guideline is intended to be used by qualified and appropriately trained PTs involved in the management of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.

Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment After Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (CPG+)

Apr 1, 2020/CPG

This clinical practice guideline provides a set of evidence-based recommendations for physical therapist management of the patients who have experienced a concussive event.