PTJ Collections
Welcome to PTJ's Collections. Each of the following collections is a topic-specific archive of content published in PTJ from January 1980 to the present. The categories reflect specific areas of physical therapist practice, common conditions or diagnoses, and the terminology found in the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.
(The numbers in parentheses show the number of articles currently in each collection.)
Acute Care (53 Articles)
- American Physical Therapy Association
- APTA Presidential Addresses (27 Articles)
- Mary McMillan Lectures (27 Articles)
- Policies, Positions, and Standards (33 Articles)
- APTA: Other (19 Articles)
- Cardiovascular/Pulmonary System
- Anatomy and Physiology: Cardiovascular/Pulmonary System (24 Articles)
- Cardiac Conditions (65 Articles)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (12 Articles)
- Cystic Fibrosis (11 Articles)
- Edema (30 Articles)
- Lymphedema (20 Articles)
- Mechanical Ventilation (5 Articles)
- Pulmonary Conditions: Other (53 Articles)
- Venous Thrombosis (5 Articles)
- Cardiovascular/Pulmonary System: Other (135 Articles)
- Diabetes (68 Articles)
- Diagnosis/Prognosis
- Classification (57 Articles)
- Clinical Prediction Rules (23 Articles)
- Diagnosis/Prognosis: Other (141 Articles)
- Disability Models (51 Articles)
- Education
- Clinical Education (86 Articles)
- Continuing Education (32 Articles)
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) (18 Articles)
- Physical Therapist Assistant Education (7 Articles)
- Physical Therapist Education (143 Articles)
- Postprofessional Education (6 Articles)
- Education: Other (37 Articles)
- Examination/Evaluation
- Patient/Client History (14 Articles)
- Systems Review (11 Articles)
- Tests and Measurements (841 Articles)
- Examination/Evaluation: Other (63 Articles)
- Geriatrics
- Alzheimer Disease (3 Articles)
- Falls and Falls Prevention (80 Articles)
- Osteoarthritis (53 Articles)
- Osteoporosis (8 Articles)
- Stroke (Geriatrics) (199 Articles)
- Geriatrics: Other (149 Articles)
- Health Policy & Administration
- Economics (18 Articles)
- Health Care Reform (36 Articles)
- Health Care System (113 Articles)
- Medical Records Systems (9 Articles)
- Health Policy & Administration: Other (45 Articles)
- Health Services Research (99 Articles)
- Health and Wellness/Prevention (38 Articles)
- Integumentary System
- Anatomy and Physiology: Integumentary System (1 Article)
- Burns (15 Articles)
- Skin Abnormalities and Diseases (45 Articles)
- Wound Care (78 Articles)
- Integumentary System: Other (10 Articles)
- Intervention
- Adaptive/Assistive Devices (345 Articles)
- Airway Clearance (57 Articles)
- Balance Training (51 Articles)
- Coordination, Communication, and Documentation (55 Articles)
- Electrotherapy (308 Articles)
- Gait and Locomotion Training (149 Articles)
- Integumentary Repair (26 Articles)
- Manual Therapy (150 Articles)
- Patient/Client-Related Instruction (68 Articles)
- Physical Agents/Modalities (180 Articles)
- Self-Care and Home Management (39 Articles)
- Therapeutic Exercise (597 Articles)
- Work and Community Reintegration (54 Articles)
- Musculoskeletal System/Orthopedic
- Amputation (38 Articles)
- Anatomy and Physiology: Musculoskeletal System (98 Articles)
- Gait Disorders (183 Articles)
- Kinesiology/Biomechanics (402 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Ankle (68 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Back (66 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Elbow (28 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Foot (73 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Hand (43 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Head and Jaw (24 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Hip (108 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Knee (234 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Low Back (278 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Lower Extremity (164 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Neck (59 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Shoulder (107 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Spine (88 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Trunk (45 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Upper Extremity (28 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Wrist (9 Articles)
- Muscular Dystrophy (18 Articles)
- Osteoarthritis (64 Articles)
- Osteoporosis (11 Articles)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (39 Articles)
- Tendinitis (14 Articles)
- Musculoskeletal System/Orthopedic: Other (98 Articles)
- Neurology/Neuromuscular System
- Anatomy: Central Nervous System and Neuromuscular System (48 Articles)
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (6 Articles)
- Balance (161 Articles)
- Cerebral Palsy (125 Articles)
- Hemiplegia/Paraplegia/Quadriplegia (167 Articles)
- Motor Control and Motor Learning (228 Articles)
- Multiple Sclerosis (15 Articles)
- Parkinson Disease and Parkinsonian Disorders (46 Articles)
- Poliomyelitis/Postpolio (9 Articles)
- Psychomotor Disorders (4 Articles)
- Spasticity (60 Articles)
- Spinal Cord Injuries (107 Articles)
- Stroke (Neurology) (206 Articles)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (37 Articles)
- Vestibular System Disorders (36 Articles)
- Neurology/Neuromuscular System: Other (155 Articles)
- Other Diseases/Conditions
- AIDS/HIV (5 Articles)
- Cancer (38 Articles)
- Obesity (10 Articles)
- Other Diseases or Conditions (43 Articles)
- Outcomes Measurement (110 Articles)
- Pain (133 Articles)
- Pediatrics
- Cerebral Palsy (Pediatrics) (124 Articles)
- Cystic Fibrosis (Pediatrics) (10 Articles)
- Down Syndrome (28 Articles)
- Motor Development (160 Articles)
- Neonates (39 Articles)
- Pediatrics: Other (148 Articles)
- Pharmacology (76 Articles)
- Physical Therapist Practice
- Clinical Competence (43 Articles)
- Clinical Decision Making (122 Articles)
- Cross-Cultural (20 Articles)
- Ethics and Legal Issues (44 Articles)
- Evidence-Based Practice (217 Articles)
- Professional Issues (536 Articles)
- Professional-Patient Relations (107 Articles)
- Physical Therapist Practice: Other (20 Articles)
- Psychosocial
- Abuse (7 Articles)
- Fear-Avoidance (24 Articles)
- Psychosocial: Other (42 Articles)
- Research Methods
- Statistics (51 Articles)
- Research: Other (88 Articles)
- Sports Physical Therapy (38 Articles)
- Women's Health
- Breast Cancer and Lymphedema (24 Articles)
- Pelvic Floor and Incontinence (18 Articles)
- Pregnancy (14 Articles)
- Women's Health: Other (27 Articles)
- Editorials
- All Editorials (265 Articles)
- Rebecca Craik (24 Articles)
- Alan Jette (11 Articles)
- Marilyn Lister (17 Articles)
- Steven Rose (11 Articles)
- Jules Rothstein (166 Articles)
- Case Reports (235 Articles)
- Perspectives (115 Articles)
- Updates (64 Articles)
- Randomized Controlled Trials (66 Articles)
- Systematic Reviews/Meta-analyses (41 Articles)
- Practice Guidelines (15 Articles)
- LEAP: Linking Evidence And Practice (3 Articles)
- Health Policy in Perspective (4 Articles)