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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.

APTA provides its members with relevant clinical practice guidelines, which are based on a systematic review of the evidence. APTA, APTA academies and sections, and other health care associations, organizations, and societies publish the CPGs. APTA does not endorse any of these guidelines unless specifically noted.

The guidelines assist in clinical decision-making, not to take the place of clinician judgment. A team of experts conducts a CPG+ analysis on some of the CPGs — a translation aid for applying the guidelines to practice, including Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II.

APTA supports the development of CPGs.

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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)

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

Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults. Rehabilitation Protocols, Ventilator Liberation Protocols, and Cuff Leak Tests

January 1, 2017 | CPG

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

Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation: Inspiratory Pressure Augmentation D...

January 1, 2017 | CPG

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

Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Rehabilitation Based on a Systematic Review and Multidisciplinary Consensus (CPG+)

December 1, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: Young Adult (19-24), Adolescent (13-18), Adult (25-44)
Condition & Symptoms: Knee Conditions