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Resources for Physical Therapy

Professional Organizations and related web sites

Matches employers and candidates together in therapy related industries.
Offers an application to customize your search and send matching job results.
Lists job resources for therapists.

Journals

  • Physical therapy
    (American Physical Therapy Association)
    Abbreviated title:  Phys. ther. 
    HSL has:  V.44 (1964) - present; V.59 (1979) -  V.76 (1996) in Microfiche; V.77 (1997) - V.81 (2001) in paper and microfiche
    Electronic access:  Full text V.79 (1999) to present; abstracts V.75 (1995) - V.78 (1998)
    Indexed: CINAHL, MEDLINE

  • Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
    (American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine)
    Abbreviated title:  Arch. phys. med. rehabil. 
    HSL has:  V.34 (1953) - present; V.59 (1978) - V.72 (1991) in microfiche 
    Electronic access: Full text V.81(2000)-present; abstracts V.77(1996) - V.80(1999)
    Indexed: CINAHL, MEDLINE

  • Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy 
    Abbreviated title:  Physiother. res. int. 
    HSL has:  V.2, 1997- present
    Indexed: CINAHL

  • The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy
    (American Physical Therapy Association. Orthopaedic Section)
    Abbreviated title:  J. orthop. sports phys. ther. 
    Cover title:  JOSPT (June 1991- )
    HSL has: V.1 (1979) - present
    Reinert Alumni Library has: Vol. 23 (1996) to present; call number: XP 796 J826O
    Indexed: CINAHL, MEDLINE

  • The Australian journal of physiotherapy
    (Australian Physiotherapy Association)
    Abbreviated title:  Aust. j. physiother. 
    HSL has:  V.39 (1993) - present 
    Electronic access: Full text V.47 (2001); Abstracts v.1(1954)- V.45(1999)

    Indexed: CINAHL

  • Journal of allied health
    (Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions)
    Abbreviated title:  J. allied health 
    HSL has:  V.16 (1987) - present 
    Indexed: CINAHL, MEDLINE

  • Qualitative health research
    Abbreviated title:  Qual. health res. 
    HSL has:  V.1 (1991) - present 
    Electronic access:  Full text: V.9 (1999) to present
    Indexed: CINAHL, MEDLINE

Government Web Sites

Databases

Includes citations for articles in allied health journals
Includes the full text of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine (IP subscription, click on subscriber login button to access)
Includes citations for articles in various medical disciplines.
  • Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)

  • StatRef 
Contains full text from a wide array of medical reference works.

Reference Works

General

  • Physical therapy
    Editors: Rosemary M. Scully, Marylou R. Barnes et al ; with 76 contributors. Philadelphia : Lippincott, c1989. 
    Reserve: WB460 P5777 1989 

  • Physical rehabilitation : assessment and treatment  
    4th ed. Edited by Susan B. O'Sullivan, Thomas J. Schmitz. Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, 2000.  
    Reserve: WB460 P57763 2000

  • Principles of neural science  
    4th ed. Edited by Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessell. New York : McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, c2000. 
    Reserve: WL102 P9547 2000

  • Essentials of cardiopulmonary physical therapy
    2nd ed. Edited by Ellen A. Hillegass, H. Steven Sadowsky. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, c2001. 
    Reserve: WG166 E78 2001

  • Essentials of exercise physiology  
    2nd ed. William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000. 
    Reserve: QT260 M478 EB 2000

Assessment

  • Orthopedic physical assessment 
    4th ed. David J. Magee. Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, c2002. 
    Reserve: WE168 M191O 2002

  • Differential diagnosis in physical therapy  
    3rd ed. Catherine Cavallaro Goodman, Teresa E. Kelly Snyder. Philadelphia: Saunders, c2000.
    Reserve: WB460 G653D 2000

  • ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription 
    6th ed. American College of Sports Medicine; senior editor, Barry A. Franklin et al.  Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2000.
    Reserve: WE103 A514A 2000

Research and Writing

  • Critical evaluation of research in physical rehabilitation : towards evidence-based practice
    Antoine Helewa, Joan M. Walker. Philadelphia : Saunders, c2000. 
    Reserve: WB460 H474C 2000

  • Writing case reports : a how-to manual for clinicians
    Edited by Irene McEwen. Alexandria, VA : American Physical Therapy Association, 1996  
    Reserve: WZ345 W956 1996

Related web sites

Includes links to large, medium and small lists on various physical therapy topics.
Gives information about news, FAQ's, associations, resources, research, etc.
Covers information about events, jobs, clinics, schools, mail lists, bulletin boards, links, etc.
List of web sites focusing on the physical therapy relating to disabilities.
Includes sites containing information about conditions with which physical therapists might work.

 

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