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Clinical Practice Guidelines

To support evidence-based practice, we provide relevant clinical practice guidelines for APTA members. (These were previously housed at PTNow.) 

These CPGs are based on a systematic review of the evidence and published by APTA, APTA sections and academies, or by other health care associations, organizations, and societies. None of the CPGs were written by individuals. APTA does not endorse any of these guidelines unless specifically noted.

Guidelines are provided to assist in clinical decision making, not to take the place of clinician judgment.

Some CPGs include a CPG+ analysis, a translation aid for applying CPGs to practice, including an Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II, or AGREE II, conducted by a team of experts.

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APTA Pelvic Health: Pelvic Girdle Pain in the Antepartum Population Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG+)

May 1, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: Middle Aged (45-64), Adult (25-44)
Condition & Symptoms: Pelvic Pain, Pregnancy

American Academy of Sleep Medicine: Clinical Practice Guideline for Diagnostic Testing for Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea

March 15, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: Middle Aged (45-64), Adult (25-44), Aged (65+)
Condition & Symptoms: Sleep Disorders

Management of COPD Exacerbations: A European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society Guideline

March 15, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: Aged (65+), 80 and over (80+), Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64)
Condition & Symptoms: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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

March 13, 2017 | 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

Cumulative Trauma Conditions Medical Treatment Guidelines

March 2, 2017 | CPG

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

American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Clinical Practice Guideline: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Update)

March 1, 2017 | CPG

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

Osteoporosis: Assessing the Risk of Fragility Fracture [NICE CG146]

February 7, 2017 | CPG

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

Exercise for People With Cancer: A Clinical Practice Guideline

February 1, 2017 | CPG

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

EULAR Revised Recommendations for the Management of Fibromyalgia

February 1, 2017 | CPG

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

Cerebral Palsy in Under 25s [NICE NG62]

January 25, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: Child (6-12), Preschool Child (2-5), Young Adult (19-24), Adolescent (13-18)
Condition & Symptoms: Cerebral Palsy

Diagnosis of Acute Gout: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians

January 3, 2017 | CPG

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

Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult ICU

January 1, 2017 | CPG

Patient Age: Child (6-12), Adult (25-44)
Condition & Symptoms: Critical Illness