This guide provides links to some of our key physical therapy resources as well as a selection of physical therapy news and blog feeds. Please explore the tabs at the top of this guide and don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is an individual membership professional organization representing more than 100,000 member physical therapists (PTs), physical therapist assistants (PTAs), and students of physical therapy.
As members of the APTA you have access to this resource. This resource includes access to multiple databases and resources relevant to Physical Therapy.
PEDro is a bibliographic database. Inside are randomized trials, clinical practice guidelines and systematic reviews that have to do with physical therapy. For each of the different resources in the database there should be the citation details, the abstract and a link to the full text.
DiTa is an online database, free to use. Inside you will find information on primary studies and systematic reviews related to diagnostic test accuracy studies that have to do with physiotherapy practice.
These are the people that administer the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE). This is the test you have to take to become licensed or certified.
