PT RELATED SITES

PHYSICAL THERAPY RELATED SITES

1. Access Physiotherapy

2. CINAHL Plus

3. F.A. Davis PT Collection

4. Rehabdata

5. Rehabilitation Reference Center

6. PubMed

7. SPORTDiscus

8. Cochrane Library

9. PEDro

10. Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Source

ACCESSPHYSIOTHERAPY

- Resources for studying physical therapy include a vast array of top full-text textbooks on the subject, the Physical Therapy Case Files collection, an interactive cadaver dissection tool, numerous videos on anatomy and physiology, calculators, NPTE review questions and resources, and a database of medications related to physiotherapy

- launched in 2010

- a multimedia online learning tool designed for physical therapy practitioners, educators, and students.

CINAHL (CUMULATIVE INDEX OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH LITERATURE) PLUS

- a thorough research database on nursing and related health sciences that covers topics like consumer health, nursing, biomedicine, alternative/complementary medicine, and 17 allied health disciplines like physical therapy, occupational therapy, and audiology.

F.A DAVIS PT COLLECTION

- for educators and physical therapy students, the most comprehensive digital subscription product available

REHABDATA

- covering topics related to people with disabilities from 1956 to the present

REHABILITATION REFERENCE CENTER

- this evidence-based point-of-care resource contains hundreds of clinical reviews, research tools, AHFS drug information, thousands of exercise photos, reference manuals, thousands of patient education handouts in both English and Spanish, news, and clinical updates

- it is intended to support medical professionals in giving their patients the best possible treatment plan.

PUBMED

- a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of literature regarding biomedical and life sciences with the goal of improving individual and universal health.

- was established and is managed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), in the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and has been available online since 1996.

MEDLINE

- largest component of PubMed and consists primarily of citations from journals selected for MEDLINE

PUBMED CENTRAL (PMC)

- second largest component of PubMed that includes individual articles and articles from journals reviewed and chosen by NLM for archiving

BOOKSHELF

- final component of PubMed that contains books, reports, databases, and other documents related to the biomedical, health, and life sciences.

SPORTDISCUS

- full-text and abstracted journals, books, dissertations, theses, and conference proceedings with extensive coverage in the areas of sports and sports medicine, focusing on clinical specialties

COCHRANE LIBRARY

- A collection of databases containing evidence about the effects of interventions on healthcare.

KEY DATABASES INCLUDED IN THE COCHRANE LIBRARY

● Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR or "Cochrane Reviews') - 2005 to present

● Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE or "Other Reviews") - 1990s to present

● Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Central or "Clinical Trials') - 1930s to present

PEDRO (PHYSIOTHERAPY EVIDENCE DATABASE)

- designed to support the practice of evidence-based physiotherapy by providing quick access to the best research that evaluates the effects of physiotherapy interventions

REHABILITATION & SPORTS MEDICINE SOURCE

- is a database under EBSCO that provides full-text sports medicine and rehabilitation journals and magazines.

- database includes information on a wide range of areas such as orthopedics, physiology, nutrition, sports exercise, kinesiology, rehabilitation therapy, pharmacology, and physical therapy.