Research by Subject: Physical Therapy
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CINAHL 
Index to articles on nursing, physical therapy, health care administration, and allied health professions; Some 1982-current.
Health Sciences: a Sage Full-Text Collection
Journals from Sage Publishing in full text covering nursing,health services & administration, child psychiatry, public health, aging and gerontology, physiology, physical medicine & rehabilitation, pediatrics, learning disability, health education & health promotion, and health evaluation.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text
Access to the full text of over 240 journals covering sports, physical education, exercise, sports medicine, sports science, kinesiology, coaching, training, sport administration, sport law and legislation, sports facility design and management, doping, health education, biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention, rehabilitation, physical therapy, nutrition, exercise physiology, recreation, leisure studies, tourism, allied health, occupational health and therapy.
MEDLINE (EBSCO)
Medical info from the National Library of Medicine: medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care system, pre-clinical sciences, etc.
Note: Also available via ScienceDirect and PubMed
MEDLINE (ScienceDirect)
Medical info from the National Library of Medicine: medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care system, pre-clinical sciences, etc.
Note: Also available via EBSCO and PubMed; this version integrated with ScienceDirect.
ScienceDirect
Full-text scientific, technological, medical journals; subjects covered include biology, biochemistry, business management and accounting, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, environmental science, mathematics, medicine, neuroscience, nursing, physics, psychology, education, and communication. Includes access to selected full-text reference books. Indexing/Abstracts to additional titles.
General OneFile
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Note: Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile
Health Sciences: a Sage Full-Text Collection
Journals from Sage Publishing in full text covering nursing,health services & administration, child psychiatry, public health, aging and gerontology, physiology, physical medicine & rehabilitation, pediatrics, learning disability, health education & health promotion, and health evaluation.
PsycINFO
Bibliographic citations in psychology for journal articles, books, and book chapters. 1872-present.
Psychology: a Sage Full-Text Collection
Psychology journals from Sage Publishing covering Applied Psychology, Assessment, Child Development, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Family Studies, Group Work, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Language Acquisition, Learning Disabilities, Neuropsychology, Personality, Psychiatry, School Psychology, Social Psychology, and Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
ERIC (Ebsco interface)
Educational information produced by the Educational Resource Information Center; annotated references to published and unpublished materials. 1966-present.
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine 
Website includes teaching materials and analytical tools (pre-test probability, likelihood ratios, levels of evidence)for appraising evidence related to clinical care decisions.
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Provides full-text materials, abstracts and citations to patient and consumer health information. Provides browsable access to Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Medical & Health Information Directory, Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary, the USPDI, vol. 2: Advice for the Patient, and other resources.
Orthopedic FAQs and Patient Information 
FAQ for general orthopedic topics and specific faqs for the elbow, hand/wrist, shoulder, rnback, spine, knee, and foot & ankle. Developed by the Southern California Orthopedic rnInstitute. Includes images and video files.
Spine-Health.com
Website features “hundreds of articles about back pain, neck pain and treatment options, including physical therapy and exercise programs.” The site is non-commercial - all of the articles are peer-reviewed by members of the sites's Medical Advisory Board.
Information Mastery Practicum & Course (University of Virginia Health System)
Online practicum and course on Information Mastery, a methodology for providing clinicians with the best possible information available at the \"point-of-care\" to assist in caring for their patients. Course includes modules about \"Evaluating Information About Therapies\" and \"Evaluating Information About Diagnostic Tests and Clinical Decision Rules\".
Clinical Trials (NIH)
Provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers.
Cochrane Controlled Trials Register
CCTR is a bibliography of controlled trials identified by contributors to the Cochrane Collaboration and others, as part of an international effort to hand search the world's journals and create an unbiased source of data for systematic reviews. CCTR includes reports published in conference proceedings and in many other sources not currently listed in MEDLINE or other bibliographic databases.
Ithaca College Physical Therapy Department
Link to program website.
Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
Call Number: Ref RC 71 .A14 2004
Presents the most up-to-date, reliable information on diagnosis and treatment of medical diseases and disorders. Selected references to the clinical literature and general bibliographies are included, emphasizing material published within the last five years.
Stedman's medical dictionary for the health professions and nursing.
Call Number: R121 .S8 2005
Provides simple definitions on key terminology in the field of medicine with full color illustrations of the human anatomy.
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
Call Number: Ref R 121 .D73 1994
Standard work, frequently revised. Used to find the spelling, meaning and derivation of specific [medical] terms. Has a special chapter on fundamentals of Medical Etymology.
Quick Reference Dictionary for Physical Therapy
Call Number: Ref RM 696.5 .Q53 2003
This source provides quick access to words and their definitions that are encountered on a day-to-day basis in the field of physical therapy
ADAM Medical Encyclopedia
Includes articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. Also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
An agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, provides clinical information, funding sources, research, and statistical information. Topics covered include evidence-based practice and outcomes & effectiveness.
ebrary
Over 44,000 full-text ebooks on business & economics, education, technology, humanities, life & physical sciences, law & politics, medicine, social & behavioral sciences, language & literature, and career guidance. Approximately 175 ebooks are single-user access titles; all other ebooks support multiple-user simultaneous use. In order to view, copy, or print from an ebook, you must download and install the ebrary Reader plugin.
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Health source: consumer edition
Full-text for several consumer health periodicals; indexing/abstracts of additional periodicals; health-related pamphlets; health reference books; Clinical Reference Systems reports; Stedman's Medical Dictionary.
The Introduction to Muscle Physiology and Design
Links to information from the National Skeletal Muscle Research Center.
Merck Manual
Call Number: Ref Desk RC 55 .M4
The most widely used medical text in the world. Disorders are mainly organized according to organ systems primarily affected, on the basis of disciplines (e.g. gynecology, obstetrics ect.) Normally gives etiology, pathology, symptoms and signs, diagnosis, treatment.
Oxford Reference: Medicine
Contains an array of medical dictionaries.
Physicians Desk Reference
Call Number: Ref RS 75 .P5
Contains latest important prescription information on over 4,000 pharmaceutical products. Product descriptions have been prepared bymanufactures.
Atlas of Human Anatomy
A library of digital images of human anatomy.
Anatomy of the Human Body
The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body with color images.
Diagnostic Imaging for the Physical Therapist
An introduction to diagnostic imaging. Includes explanations of various modalities (including
MRI), plain and pathological films for upper and lower extremities and the spine, and
selected cases with associated films and explanations.
Human Anatomy Online
Interactive links to graphic depictions of the major physiological systems.
American Physical Therapy Association
a national, professional organization representing its members with the goal to foster advancement in physical therapy practice, education and research.
New York Physical Therapy Association
The NYPTA is dedicated to serving the public's health interests, improving the standard of health for people of all ages and advancing the benefits of physical therapy and the interests of physical therapy professionals in New York State.
Biomedical Ranked Journal Lists - Journal Citation Reports
Ranked lists of journals from biomedical fields - data is pulled from Thomson Scientifics' Journal Citation Reports(JCR).
Cochrane database of systematic reviews
Reviews of evidence-based health care treatment studies.
Cochrane databases
Evidence-based medicine database of peer-reviewed meta-analyses of published clinical trials, comprised of several different databases including the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE) and Cochrane Controlled Trials Register.
Note: Search all three at once from this link.
PEDro - Physiotherapy Evidence Database
Contains abstracts of randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physical therapy. Most trials have been rated for quality.
Health Services/Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT)
Searchable full-text database of clinical clinical practice guidelines, technology assessments and health information that support evidence-based practice.
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