APTA's collection of evidence-based practice resources is always growing and includes everything from tests and measures to full-scale clinical practice guidelines, some of which have been developed through collaborations between APTA sections and the association itself.

Resources that we added in 2024 — all free to members — include 10 clinical summaries, eight test and measure summaries, and five CPG+ resources.

New Clinical Summaries

Clinical summaries provide extensive information on the medical and physical therapist management of specific conditions.

1. Achilles Tendinopathy
2. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
3. Anterior Cruciate Ligament
4. Knee Osteoarthritis
5. Neck Pain
6. Parkinson's Disease
7. Patellofemoral Pain
8. Stroke: Overview and Classification
9. Stroke: Examination and Evaluation
10. Stroke: Interventions and Outcomes

New Test and Measure Summaries

These contain focused information about screening tools and outcome measures, including indications and recommendations from CPG authors and taskforces. They link to the test or measure when available.

1. Amputee Mobility Predictor, or AMP
2. Female Sexual Function Index, or FSFI
3. Functional Assessment Standardized Items, or FASI
4. Hip Outcome Score, or HOS
5. International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire — Urinary Incontinence, or ICIQ-UI, Short Form
6. Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite, or MSFC
7. Star Excursion Balance Test, or SEBT, and modified SEBT, or mSEBT (updated with ankle information)
8. Timed Up and Go Test, or TUG (updated with telerehabilitation information)

New CPG+ Knowledge Translation ResourcesLatest

APTA’s CPG+ pages for clinical practice guidelines share a summary of CPG recommendations for clinicians, along with a formal appraisal of the CPG’s quality.

1. Heel Pain – Plantar Fasciitis Revision
2. Hip Pain and Movement Dysfunction Associated with Non-arthritic Hip Pain: A Revision
3. Role of Physical Therapists in the Management of Individuals at Risk for or Diagnosed with Venous Thromboembolism
4. Telerehabilitation in Physical Therapist Practice: A CPG From APTA
5. Three-Dimensional Instrumented Gait Analysis for Children with Cerebral Palsy: An Evidence Based CPG

APTA acknowledges the 86 member volunteers who wrote and reviewed these tools, which integrate current best-available evidence in a user-friendly format to help you optimize the quality of your practice.