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Clinical Practice Guidelines

The American Physical Therapy Association supports evidence-based practice to reduce unwarranted variation in care and improve the value of physical therapist services.

Clinical practice guidelines assist clinical decision-making but do not take the place of clinician judgment. APTA does not endorse any of these guidelines unless specifically noted.

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Physical Therapy Management of Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults (CPG+)

April 1, 2025 | CPG

Patient Age: Aged (65+), 80 and over (80+)
Condition & Symptoms: Falls

Advanced Breast Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment (Updated) [NICE CG81]

February 19, 2025 | CPG

Patient Age: Middle Aged (45-64), Adult (25-44), Aged (65+), Young Adult (19-24)
Condition & Symptoms: Cancer, Lymphedema

Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy Diagnosis, Non-surgical Medical Care and Rehabilitation: A Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG+)

January 30, 2025 | CPG

Patient Age: Young Adult (19-24), Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+), 80 and over (80+)
Condition & Symptoms: Shoulder Conditions

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations

January 16, 2025 | CPG

Patient Age: Condition & Symptoms: Stroke

Overweight and Obesity Management [NICE NG246]

January 14, 2025 | CPG

Patient Age: Preschool Child (2-5), Child (6-12), Adolescent (13-18), Young Adult (19-24), Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+), 80 and over (80+)
Condition & Symptoms: Obesity

VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Rehabilitation of Individuals With Lower Limb Amputation, V. 3.0

December 1, 2024 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), Aged (65+), Middle Aged (45-64)
Condition & Symptoms: Amputation

Achilles Pain, Stiffness, and Muscle Power Deficits: Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy Revision - 2024

December 1, 2024 | CPG

Patient Age: Adolescent (13-18), Young Adult (19-24), Adult (25-44), Aged (65+), Middle Aged (45-64)
Condition & Symptoms: Ankle Conditions, Foot Conditions

Diabetic Foot Ulcer Beyond Wound Closure: Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG+)

November 22, 2024 | CPG

Patient Age: Young Adult (19-24), Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+), 80 and over (80+)
Condition & Symptoms: Diabetes Complications, Foot Conditions, Wounds and Injuries

2024 Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke

October 21, 2024 | CPG

Patient Age: Child (6-12), Adolescent (13-18), Young Adult (19-24), Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+), 80 and over (80+)
Condition & Symptoms: Stroke

Physical Therapy Management of Congenital Muscular Torticollis: A 2024 Evidence-Based CPG

October 1, 2024 | CPG

Patient Age: Infant (1-23mo), Newborn (birth-1mo), Child (6-12)
Condition & Symptoms: Torticollis

Summary of Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Bell's Palsy (Idiopathic Facial Palsy) – 2023 Update Edited by the Japan Society of Facial Nerve Research

October 1, 2024 | CPG

Patient Age: Young Adult (19-24), Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+), Child (6-12), Adolescent (13-18)
Condition & Symptoms: Bell Palsy, Autoimmune Diseases

Cerebral Palsy in Under 25s [NICE NG62]

September 19, 2024 | CPG

Patient Age: Child (6-12), Preschool Child (2-5), Young Adult (19-24), Adolescent (13-18)
Condition & Symptoms: Cerebral Palsy