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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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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

Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians

March 3, 2015 | CPG

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

Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians

March 3, 2015 | CPG

Patient Age: Middle Aged (45-64), Adult (25-44), Aged (65+)

Atherosclerotic Occlusive Disease of the Lower Extremities: Management of Asymptomatic Disease and Claudication

March 1, 2015 | CPG

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

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Medical Treatment Guidelines

February 1, 2015 | CPG

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