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Includes articles, courses, and CPGs. Unlimited access for APTA members.

Pain Management

The CDC recommends safe alternatives like physical therapy to manage most pain.

Nutrition and Physical Therapy

Diet and nutrition are key components of many conditions managed by physical therapists.

Safe Pain Management Advocacy

The ongoing opioid crisis in the U.S. reflects the unintended consequences of an effort to control pain by masking it. We're paying a terrible price.

Balance and Falls

Physical therapy can make a difference—not just in recovery, but in falls prevention.

Specialist Certification

Maximize your PT potential by achieving ABPTS board certification in any of ten clinical specialty areas.

North American Spine Society: Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis, Revised

Jan 1, 2014/CPG

Includes recommendations for the diagnosis and management of adults presenting with low back pain and/or lower extremity symptoms related to spinal stenosis and degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome

Jul 1, 2022/CPG

This guideline presents an algorithm and recommendations for the assessment, diagnosis, and management of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. See Guideline Statement 12 for suggested physical therapy interventions.

Subgroups for Targeted Treatment (STarT) Back Tool

Aug 31, 2017/Test & Measure

This is a 9-item measure used to identify subgroups of patients with low back pain in primary care settings based on various functional, psychosocial, and comorbid factors for subgrouping.

Observational Gait Analysis for Down Syndrome (DS)

Jan 26, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures gait.

Pivot Shift Test -- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tears

Jan 28, 2014/Test & Measure

Measures amount of anterior tibial translation with respect to the femur; used to detect ACL tears.