Information Sources
Database Best Bets
Foundational Information
PT Texts
Medical E-Book Collections
Database Best Bets
Search for literature/articles, data, and research evidence
- CINAHL
- Cochrane Library
- Google Scholar
- Health & Medicine Reference
- PEDro
- Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine
- Physiopedia
- Physiotutors Video Tutorials
- PTNow
- PubMed
- REHAB+
- Rehabdata
- Rehabilitation Measures Database
- ScienceDirect
- Scopus
- TRIP
- UpToDate
Find full descriptions & explore more databases
Foundational Information
Gather background information and terminology for medical/health topics
- Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
- MedlinePlus – includes a medical encyclopedia
- UpToDate
- The 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult
- The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult
- Physical Therapy Clinical Education Glossary
PT Texts
Many of the required PT course texts are available on these platforms:
These texts available in print to borrow from the Health Sciences Library.
Use the Search Discovery to find more.
- ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription
- Atlas of Human Anatomy
- Anatomy and Human Movement: Structure and Function
- Campbell’s Physical Therapy for Children
- Clinical Orthopaedic Rehabilitation: An Evidence-Based Approach
- Comprehensive Guide to Geriatric Rehabilitation,
- Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral
- Introduction to Physical Therapy and Patient Skills
- Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System : Foundations for Rehabilitation
- Measurement of Joint Motion
- Moore’s Essential Clinical Anatomy
- Muscles: Testing & Function with Posture & Pain
- Observational Gait Analysis Handbook
- Orthopedic Physical Assessment
- Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist
- Pediatric Physical Therapy
- Physical Rehabilitation
- Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete
- Scientific Foundations & Principles of Practice in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
- Therapeutic Exercise: Moving Toward Function
- Trail Guide to Movement: Building the Body in Motion
Medical E-Book Collections
- Access Medicine
- Access Physiotherapy
- ProQuest Ebook Central
- F.A.Davis PT Ebooks
- PubMed Bookshelf
- FreeBooks4Doctors
Useful Websites
American Academy of Physical Therapy
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT)
National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
National Rehabilitation Association