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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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American Cancer Society Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline

May 1, 2016 | CPG

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

Assessment and Management of Pressure Injuries for the Interprofessional Team, Third Edition

May 1, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64)
Condition & Symptoms: Ulcer, Wounds and Injuries

Physiotherapy for Cystic Fibrosis in Australia and New Zealand: A Clinical Practice Guideline

May 1, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), Child (6-12), Adolescent (13-18), Preschool Child (2-5), Young Adult (19-24)
Condition & Symptoms: Cystic Fibrosis

BTS/ICS Guideline for the Ventilatory Management of Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in Adults

April 1, 2016 | CPG

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

Lower Extremity Injury Medical Treatment Guidelines

March 16, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44), Young Adult (19-24), Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+)
Condition & Symptoms: Knee Conditions, Occupational Injuries

Management of Chronic Heart Failure [SIGN 147]

March 1, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: Middle Aged (45-64), Adult (25-44), 80 and over (80+), Aged (65+)
Condition & Symptoms: Heart Failure

Management of Diabetic Foot: A Clinical Practice Guideline by the Society for Vascular Surgery in Collaboration With the American Podiatric Medical Association and the Society for Vascular Medicine

February 1, 2016 | CPG

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

Recommendations on Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults

January 5, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: 80 and over (80+), Aged (65+)
Condition & Symptoms: Alzheimer Disease, Dementia

IWGDF Guidance on the Diagnosis and Management of Foot Infections in Persons With Diabetes

January 1, 2016 | CPG

Patient Age: 80 and over (80+), Middle Aged (45-64), Adult (25-44), Aged (65+), Young Adult (19-24), Adolescent (13-18)
Condition & Symptoms: Diabetes Complications, Foot Conditions

IWGDF Guidance on Footwear and Offloading Interventions to Prevent and Heal Foot Ulcers in Patients With Diabetes

January 1, 2016 | CPG

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

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Appropriate Use Criteria for Management of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Femoral Condyle

December 4, 2015 | CPG

Patient Age: Child (6-12), Adolescent (13-18), Young Adult (19-24)
Condition & Symptoms: Hip Conditions, Osteochondritis Dissecans

Updating ACSM’s Recommendations for Exercise Preparticipation Health Screening

November 1, 2015 | CPG

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