Physical Therapy Resources

Associations and Organizations

• American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists
  (www.aaomp.org)
• American Academy of Physical Therapy
  (www.aaptnet.org/)
• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
  (www.acrm.org)
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
  (www.sportsmed.org)
• American Osteopathic Association
  (www.do-online.osteotech.org/)
• American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association
  (www.amrpa.org)
• American Physical Therapy Association
  (www.apta.org)
• Association of Academic Physiatrists
  (www.physiatry.org)
• Brain Injury Association of America
  (www.biausa.org)
  
• Brain Trauma Foundation
  (www.braintrauma.org)
  
• Council on Rehabilitation Education
  (http://core-rehab.org)
• Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society
  (www.gcmas.org/)
• The National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials
  (http://ncrtm.ed.usu.edu/)
  
• National Rehabilitation Association
  (www.nationalrehab.org/website/index.html)
• National Spinal Cord Association
  (www.spinalcord.org)
• National Stroke Association
  (www.stroke.org)

Clinical Trials

• CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
  (http://www.centerwatch.com)
• Clincal Trials.gov
  (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/)
• Clinical Trials in Rehabilitation
  (http://www.rehabtrials.org)
• Research and Clinical Trials Databases at NIH
  (http://ord.aspensys.com/asp/resources/rsch_trials.asp)

Consumer Resources

• About.com Physical Therapy
  (http://physicaltherapy.about.com)
• Disability Resources on the Internet
  (http://www.disabilityresources.org/)
• Medical MultiMEDIA Group’s Orthopaedic Patient Education Collection
  (http://www.medicalmultimediagroup.com/)
• Physio-net
  (http://physio-net.com)
• Spine-Health
  (http://www.spine-health.com/)

Databases

• AbleData
  (http://www.abledata.com/)
• PEDro, The Physiotherapy Evidence Database
  (http://www.pedro.fhs.usyd.edu.au/)

The following is a selected list chosen from the HS/HSL list of Databases. A Library barcode is required to access these databases from off campus.

• CINAHL
• COCHRANE
• EMBASE (1 year pilot through 7/2006)
• MEDLINE

Education

• Advanced Physical Therapy Education Institute
  (http://ptwww.cchs.usyd.edu.au/pedro/)
• North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy
  (http://naiomt.com)
• National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials
  (http://www.ncrtm.org/)
• Physical Therapy Graduate Programs
  (http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/phys_therapy_menu.html)

E-Books/Interactive Texts

• Hosford Muscle Tables: Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body
  (http://www.ptcentral.com/muscles/index.html)
• MuscleAlive
  (http://www.mco.edu/cci/projects/muscle.html)
• Observational Gait Analysis
  (http://www.mco.edu/cci/projects/gait.html)
• SCOI Anatomy of the Spine
  (http://www.scoi.com/spinanat.htm)

The HS/HSL makes the following books available through MDConsult:

• Campbell's Operative Orthopedics, 10th ed.
• DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2nd ed.
• Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1st ed.
• Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology, 7th ed.

The HS/HSL makes the following book available through netlibrary:

• Opportunities in Physical Therapy Careers
• Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

Electronic Journals

The following were chosen from the HS/HSL list of electronic journals.  A Library barcode is required to access the journals from off campus.

• Accent on Living
• American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• American Journal of Sports Medicine
• American Rehabilitation
• Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• BioMechanics
• British Journal of Sports Medicine
• Clinical Exercise Physiology
• Clinical Rehabilitation
• Clinics in Sports Medicine
• Disability & Rehabilitation
• Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
• Journal of Biomechanics
• Journal of Physical Therapy Science
• Journal of Rehabilitation
• Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
• Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development
• Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology
• Measurement in Physical Education & Exercise Science
• Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
• NeuroRehabilitation
• Pediatric Rehabilitation
• Physical Educator
• Physical Therapy
• PT
• Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
• Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports
• Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Equipment

• BioMechanics Desk Reference
  (http://www.bdronline.com/)
• Physical Therapist Online
  (http://physicaltherapist.com/)
  

Evidence-Based Practice

• Link to HS/HSL's list of web resources on evidence-based health care

Government Resources

• National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
  (http://www.niams.nih.gov)
• National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
  (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html?src=mr)
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  (http://www.ninds.nih.gov/index.htm)

Journal Information

• Abbreviations Information
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/journabb.html)
• Citing Information
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/citing.html)

Licensure

• The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
  (http://www.fsbpt.org)
• Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
  (http://dhmh.state.md.us/bphte)

Research

• Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange
  (http://cirrie.buffalo.edu)
• Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy
  (http://www.pedro.fhs.usyd.edu.au/CEBP/index_cebp.html)
• Funding
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/research.html)
• Internet Stroke Center at Washington University
  (http://www.strokecenter.org)
• National Rehabilitation Information Center
  (http://www.naric.com/index.html)
• VA Palo Alto Rehabilitation R&D Center
  (http://guide.stanford.edu/)

Statistics

• HSHSL's Statistical Resources by Subject
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/statsbysub.html)

UMB Resources

• Department of Physical Therapy, University of Maryland School of Medicine
  (http://pt.umaryland.edu)
• Kendall Historical Collection, Health Sciences and Human Services Library
  (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/historical/kendall/index.html)
• Maryland Joint Center, University of Maryland Medicine
  (http://www.marylandjointcenter.org)