Physical Therapy

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Citations

Citing Medicine from the National Library of Medicine.

Databases

CINAHL from EBSCOhost
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature includes Physical Therapy among its allied health professions. CINAHL covers 1,835 nursing and allied health journals and other selected biomedical journals.

PEDro from Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP)
PEDro is a free database of evidence relevant to physiotherapy. It contains citations of over 5,500 randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Where possible, abstracts and links to full-text versions of the documents are also provided.

Physical Education Index from CSA
Covers peer-reviewed journals and other publications in health & physical education.

MEDLINE with Full Text from EBSCOhost
Created by the National Library of Medicine, Medline is the premiere medical database. Ebsco's version includes full text for nearly 1,200 of the 5,264 journals indexed in MEDLINE. Search results can be limited by type of research, reviews, and case reports when using the Advanced Search mode.
MEDLINE can also be searched in the NLM's PubMed database which includes "in-process" records for articles that have not yet been entered into MEDLINE. PubMed also covers a broader range of journals, but does not provide full text articles as Ebsco access does.

Evidence Based Medicine from from OVID
Set of databases providing summaries of medical research from around the world. Covers screening, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention. There are no designated subject headings in these databases, so limit your search to the title, keyword, or abstract fields to avoid retrieving irrelevant items. The term Physiotherapy is is used as well as Physical Therapy in these databases. Select EBM Reviews Full Text - Cochrane DSR, ACP Journal Club, and DARE from the main menu to search these databases simultaneously.

HealthSource Nursing/Academic Edition from EBSCOhost
Covers nearly 850 journals from many medical disciplines and provides links to full text articles from nearly 600 scholarly journals. To include alternative & holistic sources in your search, select AltHealth Watch from EBSCO's database menu. It covers 160 publications and a small number of peer-reviewed journals.

Reference

Merck Manual
Merck manuals provide detailed information on virtually all disorders, complete with discussion of symptoms and current therapy. Three Merck Manuals are provided: The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 1999; The Home Edition providing medical information in everyday language; and The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, 2000.

Journals

Subscriptions are subject to change. For complete, current journal holdings, and online access info, search the Journal Locator.

Web Sites

• American Physical Therapy Association
• Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
• Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
• HealthWeb: Physical Therapy
• Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association
• PT Magazine From the American Physical Therapy Association
• PhysicalTherapist.com
• U.S. Dept. of Labor's Occupational Outlook Data on Physical Therapists

Selected Books in Lane library

ACSM's Advanced Exercise Physiology	QP309 .A83 2006
ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription	RM725 .A48 2006
ACSM's Resources for the Personal Trainer	RC1213 .A268 2007
Anatomy and Physiology for Physiotherapists	QP34.5 .S56 2006
Current Diagnosis and Treatment of Pain	RB127 .C86 2006
Client-centered Exercise Prescription	RM725 .G75 2006
Clinical Decisions in Therapeutic Exercise: Planning & Implementation	RM725 .C57 2006
Essential Neuroscience	RC343.6 .S54 2006
Exercise Metabolism	QP301 .E967 2006
Guyton & Hall Physiology Review	QP40 .H268 2006
Human Bone Manual	GN70 .W44 2005
Lumbar Spine: Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy	RD768 .M37 2003
Management of Common Musculoskeletal Disorders	RM700 .H48 2006
Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education & Exercise Science	GV436 .H35 2007
Measurement for Evaluation in Physical Education and Exercise Science	GV436 .B33 2007
Musculoskeletal interventions : techniques for therapeutic exercise	RM701 .M872 2007
Neurologic Interventions for Physical Therapy	RC350.P48 M37 2007
Introduction to Physical Therapy	RM700 .P34 2007
Neurorehabilitation for the Physical Therapist Assistant	RC350.P48 .N55 2006
Neuromusculoskeletal Examination & Assessment: a handbook for therapists	RC925.7 .P48 2006
Orthopaedic Biomechanics: Mechanics & Design in Musculoskeletal Systems	RD732 .B37 2006
Orthotics and Prothstetics in Rehabilitation	RD755 .L87 2007
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	RM700 .P465 2007
Trigger Point Therapy	RZ265.M8 D38 2004