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 (49 Articles)
- American Physical Therapy Association
- APTA Presidential Addresses (26 Articles)
- Mary McMillan Lectures (26 Articles)
- Policies, Positions, and Standards (32 Articles)
- APTA: Other (18 Articles)
- Cardiovascular/Pulmonary System
- Anatomy and Physiology: Cardiovascular/Pulmonary System (24 Articles)
- Cardiac Conditions (64 Articles)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (12 Articles)
- Cystic Fibrosis (11 Articles)
- Edema (30 Articles)
- Lymphedema (20 Articles)
- Mechanical Ventilation (5 Articles)
- Pulmonary Conditions: Other (50 Articles)
- Venous Thrombosis (5 Articles)
- Cardiovascular/Pulmonary System: Other (127 Articles)
- Diabetes (66 Articles)
- Diagnosis/Prognosis
- Classification (55 Articles)
- Clinical Prediction Rules (21 Articles)
- Diagnosis/Prognosis: Other (134 Articles)
- Disability Models (47 Articles)
- Education
- Clinical Education (85 Articles)
- Continuing Education (30 Articles)
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) (18 Articles)
- Physical Therapist Assistant Education (7 Articles)
- Physical Therapist Education (137 Articles)
- Postprofessional Education (6 Articles)
- Education: Other (31 Articles)
- Examination/Evaluation
- Patient/Client History (12 Articles)
- Systems Review (10 Articles)
- Tests and Measurements (821 Articles)
- Examination/Evaluation: Other (57 Articles)
- Geriatrics
- Alzheimer Disease (3 Articles)
- Falls and Falls Prevention (78 Articles)
- Osteoarthritis (50 Articles)
- Osteoporosis (8 Articles)
- Stroke (Geriatrics) (198 Articles)
- Geriatrics: Other (145 Articles)
- Health Policy & Administration
- Economics (15 Articles)
- Health Care Reform (34 Articles)
- Health Care System (104 Articles)
- Medical Records Systems (9 Articles)
- Health Policy & Administration: Other (40 Articles)
- Health Services Research (96 Articles)
- Health and Wellness/Prevention (36 Articles)
- Integumentary System
- Anatomy and Physiology: Integumentary System (1 Article)
- Burns (14 Articles)
- Skin Abnormalities and Diseases (43 Articles)
- Wound Care (76 Articles)
- Integumentary System: Other (10 Articles)
- Intervention
- Adaptive/Assistive Devices (321 Articles)
- Airway Clearance (52 Articles)
- Balance Training (48 Articles)
- Coordination, Communication, and Documentation (47 Articles)
- Electrotherapy (293 Articles)
- Gait and Locomotion Training (144 Articles)
- Integumentary Repair (23 Articles)
- Manual Therapy (147 Articles)
- Patient/Client-Related Instruction (58 Articles)
- Physical Agents/Modalities (171 Articles)
- Self-Care and Home Management (34 Articles)
- Therapeutic Exercise (573 Articles)
- Work and Community Reintegration (53 Articles)
- Musculoskeletal System/Orthopedic
- Amputation (33 Articles)
- Anatomy and Physiology: Musculoskeletal System (93 Articles)
- Gait Disorders (176 Articles)
- Kinesiology/Biomechanics (392 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Ankle (67 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Back (66 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Elbow (25 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Foot (72 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Hand (40 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Head and Jaw (23 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Hip (104 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Knee (209 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Low Back (271 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Lower Extremity (158 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Neck (57 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Shoulder (105 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Spine (87 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Trunk (45 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Upper Extremity (26 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Wrist (8 Articles)
- Muscular Dystrophy (14 Articles)
- Osteoarthritis (61 Articles)
- Osteoporosis (11 Articles)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (37 Articles)
- Tendinitis (14 Articles)
- Musculoskeletal System/Orthopedic: Other (96 Articles)
- Neurology/Neuromuscular System
- Anatomy: Central Nervous System and Neuromuscular System (42 Articles)
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (6 Articles)
- Balance (158 Articles)
- Cerebral Palsy (119 Articles)
- Hemiplegia/Paraplegia/Quadriplegia (161 Articles)
- Motor Control and Motor Learning (213 Articles)
- Multiple Sclerosis (14 Articles)
- Parkinson Disease and Parkinsonian Disorders (46 Articles)
- Poliomyelitis/Postpolio (9 Articles)
- Psychomotor Disorders (4 Articles)
- Spasticity (59 Articles)
- Spinal Cord Injuries (107 Articles)
- Stroke (Neurology) (205 Articles)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (37 Articles)
- Vestibular System Disorders (35 Articles)
- Neurology/Neuromuscular System: Other (147 Articles)
- Other Diseases/Conditions
- AIDS/HIV (5 Articles)
- Cancer (37 Articles)
- Obesity (10 Articles)
- Other Diseases or Conditions (41 Articles)
- Outcomes Measurement (104 Articles)
- Pain (124 Articles)
- Pediatrics
- Cerebral Palsy (Pediatrics) (119 Articles)
- Cystic Fibrosis (Pediatrics) (10 Articles)
- Down Syndrome (25 Articles)
- Motor Development (146 Articles)
- Neonates (37 Articles)
- Pediatrics: Other (132 Articles)
- Pharmacology (70 Articles)
- Physical Therapist Practice
- Clinical Competence (42 Articles)
- Clinical Decision Making (120 Articles)
- Cross-Cultural (20 Articles)
- Ethics and Legal Issues (39 Articles)
- Evidence-Based Practice (212 Articles)
- Professional Issues (509 Articles)
- Professional-Patient Relations (95 Articles)
- Physical Therapist Practice: Other (19 Articles)
- Psychosocial
- Abuse (7 Articles)
- Fear-Avoidance (23 Articles)
- Psychosocial: Other (41 Articles)
- Research Methods
- Statistics (50 Articles)
- Research: Other (84 Articles)
- Sports Physical Therapy (36 Articles)
- Women's Health
- Breast Cancer and Lymphedema (23 Articles)
- Pelvic Floor and Incontinence (17 Articles)
- Pregnancy (14 Articles)
- Women's Health: Other (26 Articles)
- Editorials
- All Editorials (264 Articles)
- Rebecca Craik (24 Articles)
- Alan Jette (11 Articles)
- Marilyn Lister (16 Articles)
- Steven Rose (11 Articles)
- Jules Rothstein (166 Articles)
- Case Reports (224 Articles)
- Perspectives (112 Articles)
- Updates (64 Articles)
- Randomized Controlled Trials (64 Articles)
- Systematic Reviews/Meta-analyses (40 Articles)
- Practice Guidelines (15 Articles)
- LEAP: Linking Evidence And Practice (2 Articles)
- Health Policy in Perspective (4 Articles)