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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.

APTA provides its members with relevant clinical practice guidelines, which are based on a systematic review of the evidence. APTA, APTA academies and sections, and other health care associations, organizations, and societies publish the CPGs. APTA does not endorse any of these guidelines unless specifically noted.

The guidelines assist in clinical decision-making, not to take the place of clinician judgment. A team of experts conducts a CPG+ analysis on some of the CPGs — a translation aid for applying the guidelines to practice, including Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II.

APTA supports the development of CPGs.

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Canadian Cardiovascular Society Heart Failure Management 2013 Guidelines Update: Focus on Rehabilitation and Exercise and Surgical Coronary Revascularization

March 1, 2014 | CPG

Patient Age: Adult (25-44)
Condition & Symptoms: Heart Failure

Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults - 2014

February 5, 2014 | CPG

Patient Age: Aged (65+), Middle Aged (45-64)
Condition & Symptoms: Hypertension

Dutch Guidelines for Physiotherapy in Patients With Stress Urinary Incontinence: An Update

February 1, 2014 | CPG

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

Management of Lung Cancer [SIGN 137]

February 1, 2014 | CPG

Patient Age: 80 and over (80+), Aged (65+), Adult (25-44)
Condition & Symptoms: Cancer, Thoracic Conditions

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Adult Weight Management Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline

January 1, 2014 | CPG

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

North American Spine Society: Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis, Revised

January 1, 2014 | CPG

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

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Appropriate Use Criteria for Non-Arthroplasty Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

December 6, 2013 | CPG

Patient Age: Middle Aged (45-64), Aged (65+), 80 and over (80+)
Condition & Symptoms: Knee Conditions, Osteoarthritis

Screening for Primary Hypertension in Children and Adolescents: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

November 5, 2013 | CPG

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

American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Clinical Practice Guideline: Bell's Palsy

November 1, 2013 | CPG

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

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) Practice Guidelines: Elbow Disorders

November 1, 2013 | CPG

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

Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians

October 1, 2013 | CPG

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

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Appropriate Use Criteria for Optimizing the Management of Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears

September 20, 2013 | CPG

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