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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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Urinary Incontinence in Women: Management [NICE CG171]

November 5, 2015 | CPG

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

Updating ACSM’s Recommendations for Exercise Preparticipation Health Screening

November 1, 2015 | CPG

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

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Appropriate Use Criteria for the Treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

October 2, 2015 | CPG

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

Recommendations for the Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica - 2015: A European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Collaborative Initiative

October 1, 2015 | CPG

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

American Academy of Neurology and American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine: Evidence-Based Guideline Summary Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Management of Fascioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy

July 28, 2015 | CPG

Patient Age: Young Adult (19-24), Child (6-12), Adolescent (13-18), Adult (25-44)
Condition & Symptoms: Muscular Dystrophy

Frailty in Elderly People

July 1, 2015 | CPG

Patient Age: Aged (65+), 80 and over (80+)
Condition & Symptoms: Frailty

Motor Vehicle Collision-Related Injuries in the Elderly: an Eastern Associa...

July 1, 2015 | CPG

Patient Age: 80 and over (80+), Aged (65+)

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men: Management [NICE CG97]

June 3, 2015 | CPG

Patient Age: Aged (65+), Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64)
Condition & Symptoms: Incontinence, Pelvic Pain

British Thoracic Society Guidelines for Home Oxygen Use in Adults

June 1, 2015 | CPG

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

Asthma, COPD, and Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome

April 1, 2015 | CPG

Patient Age: Child (6-12), Adolescent (13-18), Young Adult (19-24), Preschool Child (2-5), Middle Aged (45-64), 80 and over (80+), Aged (65+), Adult (25-44)
Condition & Symptoms: Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of COPD

April 1, 2015 | CPG

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

American Academy of Neurology and American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine: Evidence-Based Guideline Summary Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Management of Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

March 31, 2015 | CPG

Patient Age: Preschool Child (2-5)
Condition & Symptoms: Muscular Dystrophy