Physical Therapy
This resource guide includes resources related to physical therapy. If you have any questions about the resources please contact the Program in Physical Therapy liaison, Will Olmstadt, using the e-mail link on this page. Page updated April 2008.
Guide Editor: Will Olmstadt
Resources:
Databases |
| All Databases at Becker Library |
| CINAHL Plus (EBSCO)--Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Provides access to citations in 3,265 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health, with indexing back to 1937. |
| Cochrane Library Includes 51 topical review groups and almost 3,300 complete reviews across all groups. Cochrane systematic reviews are considered a very strong form of evidence. The reviews from the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group and the Cochrane Back Group might be of particular interest. |
| EMBASE |
| HAPI (OVID)--Health and Psychosocial Instruments HAPI provides ready access to information on measurement instruments from 1985 to present, with many earlier measures. |
| Health and Wellness Center |
| images.MD |
| NARIC Research NARIC (National Rehabilitation Information Center) Research searches over 70,000 research publications and projects in the rehabilitation literature and related fields. |
| OVID OVID requires a password and username assigned by the library. Contact askreference@msnotes.wustl.edu or 362-7085 for more information. OVID includes MEDLINE and HAPI (Health and Psychosocial Instruments) databases. |
| PEDro, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database PEDro is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. It has been developed to give rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. Most trials on the database have been rated for quality to help you quickly discriminate between trials which are likely to be valid and interpretable and those which are not. |
| PsycINFO PsycINFO is provided by the Danforth Campus Olin Library and covers materials in psychology and related fields from 1887 - present. |
| PubMed |
| PubMed Clinical Queries Use PubMed Clinical Queries for clinical studies and systematic reviews. |
| SCOPUS |
| UpToDate Access is restricted to WU Medical School, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and St. Louis Children's Hospital on-site. Access through CareNet from BJH and SLCH is available only from the Quick Links menu. |
| Web of Science Includes Journal Citation Reports and Essential Science Indicators. |
| WorldCat.org WorldCat.org searches the catalogued holdings of thousands of participating libraries locally and worldwide. Use this to find materials in other St. Louis metro area libraries if necessary. Please do not hesitate to contact the library if you need assistance locating materials that might be in other libraries. |
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Electronic Books |
| Books@OVID |
| NCBI Electronic Books |
| Orthopedic Rehabilitation, Assessment, and Enablement , Ip, 2007. |
| Rittenhouse Electronic Books |
| STAT!Ref |
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Electronic Journals |
| ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal Electronic only--2004 to current |
| Advances in Physiology Education Electronic--1989 to current Print--1989 to 2004, shelved on Level 4 |
| American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Electronic--1996 to current Print--1988 to 2005, shelved on Level 4 |
| American Journal of Sports Medicine Electronic--1999 to current Print--1976 to current, shelved on Level 4 |
| Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Electronic--1995 to current Print--1953 to current, shelved on Level 4 |
| BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Electronic only--2000 to current |
| Bone and Joint Electronic only--2005 to 2007 Replaced by Lippincott's Bone and Joint Newsletter (see below) |
| Clinical Rehabilitation Electronic--1999 to current Print--1990 to 2006, shelved on Level 4 |
| Clinics in Geriatric Medicine Electronic--2000 to current Print--1985 to current, shelved on Level 4 |
| Clinics in Sports Medicine Electronic--1997 to current Print--1983 to current, shelved on level 4 |
| Disability and Rehabilitation Electronic--1999 to current Print--1992 to 2005, shelved on Level 4 |
| Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Electronic only--2006 to current |
| Gait and Posture Electronic--1995 to current Print--1994 to 1996, shelved on Level 4 |
| Human Movement Science Electronic--1995 to current Print--1982 to 1986, shelved on Level 4 |
| International Journal of Rehabilitation Research Electronic--2001 to current Print--1986 to 2004, shelved on Level 4 |
| International Journal of Sports Medicine Electronic--1999 to current Print--1980 to 2004, shelved on Level 4 |
| Journal of Anatomy and Physiology Electronic--1867 to 2005 |
| Journal of Applied Physiology Electronic--1948 to 1976, and 1985 to current Print 1948 to 1976 and 1985 to 2005, shelved on Level 3 |
| Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume Electronic--1948 to current Print--1948 to current, shelved on Level 3 |
| Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention Electronic only--2007 to current |
| Journal of Hand Therapy Electronic--2002 to current Print--1990 to current, shelved on Level 3 |
| Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation Electronic--1999 to current Print--1986 to 2005, shelved on Level 3 |
| Journal of Manipulative and Physiologial Therapeutics Electronic--1999 to current Print--1989 to 2004, shelved on Level 3 |
| Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation Electronic only--2004 to current |
| Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy Electronic only--2007 to current |
| Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Electronic--1997 to current Print--1994 to 2003, shelved on Level 3 |
| Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy Electronic--1994 to current Print--1979 to current, shelved on Level 3 Login id and password required for full-text. Please contact the liaison librarian, olmstadtw@wustl.edu. |
| Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics Electronic--2001 to current Print--1988 to 1999 |
| Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine Electronic--2001 to current Print--2001 to 2005, shelved on Level 3 |
| Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development Electronic--1996 to current Print--1985 to current, shelved on Level 3 |
| Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Electronic only--1995 to current |
| Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness Electronic--2003 to current Print--1961 to 2006, shelved on Level 3 |
| Lippincott's Bone and Joint Newsletter Electronic only -- 2007 to current |
| Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Electronic--1996 to current Print--1980 to 2005, shelved on Level 3 |
| Muscle and Nerve Electronic--1996 to current 1978 to 2004, shelved on Level 3 |
| Neurorehabilitation Electronic--1999 to current 2006 to current, shelved on Level 3 |
| Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair Electronic only--1999 to current |
| Pediatric Physical Therapy Electronic--2001 to current Print--1989 to 1995, shelved on Level 3 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics Electronic--1999 to current Print--1980 to 2007, shelved on Level 2 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics Electronic--1993 to current Print--1980 to current, shelved on Level 2 |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America Electronic--2002 to current Print--1992 to current, shelved on Level 2 |
| Physical Therapy Electronic--1990 to current Print--1964 to current, shelved on Level 2 |
| Physical Therapy in Sport Electronic only--2000 to current |
| Physiotherapy Electronic--1995 to current Print--1957 to 1992, shelved on Level 2 |
| Quality of Life Research Electronic--1997 to current Print--1994 to 2003, shelved on Level 2 |
| Rehabilitation Research and Development Progress Reports Electronic--1983 - 1985; 1987 - 1988; 1997 - 1999 Print--1985 to 1997, shelved on Level 3 |
| Sports Medicine Electronic--1998 to current Print--1984 to 2004, shelved on Level 2 |
| Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review Electronic only--2001 to current |
| SportScience Electronic only--1997 to current |
| Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation Electronic only--1998 to current |
| Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Electronic only -- 1998 to current |
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Historical Journals |
| American Journal of Phyiscal Therapy Print--1924 to 1936, shelved on Level 4 |
| Annals of Physical Medince Print--1952 to 1970, shelved on Level 4 |
| Archives of Physical Therapy Print 1938 to 1944, shelved on Level 4 |
| British Journal of Physical Medicine Print--1931 to 1957, shelved on Level 2 |
| Physical Therapy Review Print--1948 to 1961, shelved on Level 2 |
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Internet Resources |
| Abledata ABLEDATA provides objective information about assistive technology products and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources. |
| American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) |
| Clinical Trials in Rehabilitation |
| National Center on Physical Activity and Disability |
| National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
| National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research |
| Physical Therapist.com |
| The Hosford Muscle Tables: Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body |
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Print Journals |
| Journal of Rehabilitation Print--1945 to 2004, shelved on Level 3 |
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