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 (51 Articles)
- American Physical Therapy Association
- APTA Presidential Addresses (27 Articles)
- Mary McMillan Lectures (27 Articles)
- Policies, Positions, and Standards (33 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 (52 Articles)
- Venous Thrombosis (5 Articles)
- Cardiovascular/Pulmonary System: Other (127 Articles)
- Diabetes (67 Articles)
- Diagnosis/Prognosis
- Classification (56 Articles)
- Clinical Prediction Rules (21 Articles)
- Diagnosis/Prognosis: Other (139 Articles)
- Disability Models (50 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 (139 Articles)
- Postprofessional Education (6 Articles)
- Education: Other (33 Articles)
- Examination/Evaluation
- Patient/Client History (13 Articles)
- Systems Review (11 Articles)
- Tests and Measurements (829 Articles)
- Examination/Evaluation: Other (59 Articles)
- Geriatrics
- Alzheimer Disease (3 Articles)
- Falls and Falls Prevention (78 Articles)
- Osteoarthritis (52 Articles)
- Osteoporosis (8 Articles)
- Stroke (Geriatrics) (198 Articles)
- Geriatrics: Other (146 Articles)
- Health Policy & Administration
- Economics (15 Articles)
- Health Care Reform (34 Articles)
- Health Care System (107 Articles)
- Medical Records Systems (9 Articles)
- Health Policy & Administration: Other (40 Articles)
- Health Services Research (98 Articles)
- Health and Wellness/Prevention (36 Articles)
- Integumentary System
- Anatomy and Physiology: Integumentary System (1 Article)
- Burns (14 Articles)
- Skin Abnormalities and Diseases (45 Articles)
- Wound Care (77 Articles)
- Integumentary System: Other (10 Articles)
- Intervention
- Adaptive/Assistive Devices (329 Articles)
- Airway Clearance (54 Articles)
- Balance Training (48 Articles)
- Coordination, Communication, and Documentation (53 Articles)
- Electrotherapy (299 Articles)
- Gait and Locomotion Training (144 Articles)
- Integumentary Repair (25 Articles)
- Manual Therapy (147 Articles)
- Patient/Client-Related Instruction (60 Articles)
- Physical Agents/Modalities (175 Articles)
- Self-Care and Home Management (37 Articles)
- Therapeutic Exercise (583 Articles)
- Work and Community Reintegration (53 Articles)
- Musculoskeletal System/Orthopedic
- Amputation (35 Articles)
- Anatomy and Physiology: Musculoskeletal System (96 Articles)
- Gait Disorders (178 Articles)
- Kinesiology/Biomechanics (397 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Ankle (67 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Back (66 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Elbow (27 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Foot (72 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Hand (41 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Head and Jaw (23 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Hip (104 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Knee (230 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Low Back (274 Articles)
- Injuries and Conditions: Lower Extremity (160 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 (9 Articles)
- Muscular Dystrophy (15 Articles)
- Osteoarthritis (63 Articles)
- Osteoporosis (11 Articles)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (39 Articles)
- Tendinitis (14 Articles)
- Musculoskeletal System/Orthopedic: Other (97 Articles)
- Neurology/Neuromuscular System
- Anatomy: Central Nervous System and Neuromuscular System (44 Articles)
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (6 Articles)
- Balance (158 Articles)
- Cerebral Palsy (121 Articles)
- Hemiplegia/Paraplegia/Quadriplegia (164 Articles)
- Motor Control and Motor Learning (222 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 (150 Articles)
- Other Diseases/Conditions
- AIDS/HIV (5 Articles)
- Cancer (37 Articles)
- Obesity (10 Articles)
- Other Diseases or Conditions (42 Articles)
- Outcomes Measurement (106 Articles)
- Pain (124 Articles)
- Pediatrics
- Cerebral Palsy (Pediatrics) (121 Articles)
- Cystic Fibrosis (Pediatrics) (10 Articles)
- Down Syndrome (26 Articles)
- Motor Development (151 Articles)
- Neonates (38 Articles)
- Pediatrics: Other (141 Articles)
- Pharmacology (73 Articles)
- Physical Therapist Practice
- Clinical Competence (42 Articles)
- Clinical Decision Making (120 Articles)
- Cross-Cultural (20 Articles)
- Ethics and Legal Issues (43 Articles)
- Evidence-Based Practice (213 Articles)
- Professional Issues (520 Articles)
- Professional-Patient Relations (104 Articles)
- Physical Therapist Practice: Other (20 Articles)
- Psychosocial
- Abuse (7 Articles)
- Fear-Avoidance (24 Articles)
- Psychosocial: Other (41 Articles)
- Research Methods
- Statistics (50 Articles)
- Research: Other (86 Articles)
- Sports Physical Therapy (38 Articles)
- Women's Health
- Breast Cancer and Lymphedema (23 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 (230 Articles)
- Perspectives (113 Articles)
- Updates (64 Articles)
- Randomized Controlled Trials (65 Articles)
- Systematic Reviews/Meta-analyses (41 Articles)
- Practice Guidelines (15 Articles)
- LEAP: Linking Evidence And Practice (2 Articles)
- Health Policy in Perspective (4 Articles)