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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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American Cancer Society Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline

May 1, 2016 | CPG

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

Assessment and Management of Pressure Injuries for the Interprofessional Team, Third Edition

May 1, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64)
Condition & Symptoms: Ulcer, Wounds and Injuries

Physiotherapy for Cystic Fibrosis in Australia and New Zealand: A Clinical Practice Guideline

May 1, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), Child (6-12), Adolescent (13-18), Preschool Child (2-5), Young Adult (19-24)
Condition & Symptoms: Cystic Fibrosis

BTS/ICS Guideline for the Ventilatory Management of Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in Adults

April 1, 2016 | CPG

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

Lower Extremity Injury Medical Treatment Guidelines

March 16, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), Young Adult (19-24), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+)
Condition & Symptoms: Knee Conditions, Occupational Injuries

Management of Chronic Heart Failure [SIGN 147]

March 1, 2016 | CPG

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

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline on Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

February 29, 2016 | CPG

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

Management of Diabetic Foot: A Clinical Practice Guideline by the Society for Vascular Surgery in Collaboration With the American Podiatric Medical Association and the Society for Vascular Medicine

February 1, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: Middle Aged (45-64), Young Adult (19-24), 80 and over (80+), Adult (25-44), Child (6-12), Aged (65+), Adolescent (13-18)
Condition & Symptoms: Diabetes Complications, Foot Conditions

Recommendations on Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults

January 5, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: 80 and over (80+), Aged (65+)
Condition & Symptoms: Alzheimer Disease, Dementia

IWGDF Guidance on the Diagnosis and Management of Foot Infections in Persons With Diabetes

January 1, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: 80 and over (80+), Middle Aged (45-64), Adult (25-44), Aged (65+), Young Adult (19-24), Adolescent (13-18)
Condition & Symptoms: Diabetes Complications, Foot Conditions

IWGDF Guidance on Footwear and Offloading Interventions to Prevent and Heal Foot Ulcers in Patients With Diabetes

January 1, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: Middle Aged (45-64), 80 and over (80+), Aged (65+), Adult (25-44)
Condition & Symptoms: Diabetes Complications, Foot Conditions, Ulcer

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Appropriate Use Criteria for Management of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Femoral Condyle

December 4, 2015 | CPG

Patient Age: Child (6-12), Adolescent (13-18), Young Adult (19-24)
Condition & Symptoms: Hip Conditions, Osteochondritis Dissecans