LibGuides: Physical Therapy: Core Physical Therapy Resources

Physical Therapy Databases

AccessPhysiotherapy This link opens in a new window
Resource focused on the study of physical therapy; includes the Physical Therapy Case Files collection, a large set of anatomy & physiology videos, an interactive cadaver dissection tool, NPTE review questions and resources, calculators, a physiotherapy-relevant drug database, and a large collection of leading full-text physical therapy textbooks.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive research database for nursing and allied health sciences; includes full text for more than 730 journals; indexing for more than 5,000 journals; health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, audiovisuals, book chapters and more; for topics including nursing, biomedicine, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines including physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, etc.
F.A. Davis PT Collection This link opens in a new window
A collection of key F.A. Davis physical therapy references, fully searchable and continuously updated, interactive Physical Therapy Cases, and an extensive Video Library of 400+ videos from leaders in the PT field designed to teach exercise and rehabilitation techniques, kinetics, and physical therapy interventions. Available on the AccessPhysiotherapy platform.
REHABDATA This link opens in a new window
Abstracts for over 200,000 documents covering physical, mental, and psychiatric disabilities, independent living, vocational rehabilitation, special education, assistive technology, law, employment, and other issues as they relate to people with disabilities; spanning 1956 to the present; includes some full-text. Now includes the CIRRIE Database of International Rehabilitation Research.
Rehabilitation Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based, point-of-care resource is for physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists and rehabilitation professionals; includes hundreds of clinical reviews, research instruments, drug information from AHFS, thousands of exercise images, reference handbooks, thousands of English and Spanish language patient education handouts, news, and clinical updates. Includes many modules of Continuing Education Units that are acceptable to most state licensing bodies.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Free access to MEDLINE, the vast NLM database of indexed citations and abstracts to medical, nursing, dental, veterinary, health care, and preclinical sciences journal articles as well as additional selected life sciences and biomedical journals not in MEDLINE.
Linked to ATSU's full-text subscription journals when access via this link. Includes access to PubMed Central, which is fulltext and open access.

Physical Therapy Liaison Librarian

Leslie Golamb

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Subjects: Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Physical Therapy