Palmer College of Chiropractic

David D. Palmer
Health Sciences Library

Physical Therapy Subject Guide

Directories and Associations

• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  This website offers members information on continuing education, practice knowledge, and research skills.

• American Physical Therapy Association Website
  Covers information on membership, publications, practice, and general education of physical therapy.

• National Rehabilitation Association (NRA)
  Provides users with publications, training, and current news in rehabilitation.

• Illinois Physical Therapy Association
  Provides information on publications, education, and membership in the physical therapy profession in Illinois.

• Iowa Physical Therapy Association
  Information on advancing physical therapy, practice, and research in Iowa is covered on this website.

Internet Guides and Resources

• ADVANCE for Physical Therapists and PT Assistants
  National, biweekly online publication contains PT news and job listings.

• Pediatric Physical Therapy
  Commercial Web site designed with the Pediatric Physical Therapist in mind.

• Physical Therapist Online
  This site has information on courses, clinics, job vacancies, and news relevant to the profession.

• Physical Therapy – Web Space - Organizations
  This is a comprehensive list of physical therapy organizations and associations.

Print Books on Physical Therapy

• Fundamental orthopedic management for the physical therapist assistant / Gary A. Shankman. RD731 .S5513 2004

• Guide to physical therapist practice / American Physical Therapy Association. RM701 .G84 2001

• Psychology in the physical and manual therapies / edited by Gregory S. Kolt and Mark B. Andersen ; foreword by Katherine F. Shepard. RM701 .P74 2004

• Physical therapy of the shoulder / edited by Robert A. Donatelli. RD557.5 .P48 2004

• Physical rehabilitation of the injured athlete / [edited by] James R. Andrews, Gary L. Harrelson, Kevin E. Wilk. REF RD97 .P49 2004

• Chronic pain management for physical therapists / [edited by] Harriët Wittink, Theresa Hoskins Michel ; with a foreword by Daniel B. Carr. RB127 .C496 2002

Electronic Books

• Facilitated Stretching/ Robert E. McAtee (netLibrary)

• The Making of Rehabilitation: A political economy of medical specialization, 1890-1980/ Glenn Gritzer and Arnold Arluke (netLibrary)

Print Journals

• Pediatric physical therapy /the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association.

• Clinical cases in physical therapy / Mark A. Brimer and Michael L. Moran.

Electronic Journals

• Journal of Physical Therapy Science (DOAJ)

• Pediatric Physical Therapy (LWW)

• PT: Magazine of Physical Therapy (Academic Search Premier)

• Physical Therapy Reviews (Academic Search Premier)

• Physical Therapy (Academic Search Premier)

Audio Visual

• Physical Therapy [videorecording] / Elvin Hirl. Circulating AV RM700 VI 568

• Physical Therapy and Chiropractic [videorecording] : Collision Course? / Karl C. Krantz. Circulating AV RM700 VI 637

• On purpose August 1997 [sound recording] / Patrick Gentempo, Christopher Kent. Circulating AV RZ245 SC 309 pt 1/2 T 1-3/