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Physical Therapy Resources
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- PubMed
- PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 14 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
- CINAHL with Full Text
- The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 520 journals indexed in CINAHL. This authoritative file contains full text for many of the most used journals in the CINAHL index - with no embargo. Full-text coverage dates back to 1982.
- Abledata
- ABLEDATA provides objective information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources to consumers, organizations, professionals, and caregivers within the United States. We serve the nation's disability, rehabilitation, and senior communities. ABLEDATA is sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) , part of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the U.S. Department of Education.
- SPORTDiscus with Full Text
- The SPORTDiscus with Full Text database covers both serial and monographic literature on sports, fitness, and related disciplines, and provides selected full text access to more than 400 full text titles, out of thousands of journals indexed. For a list of the full text titles included, connect to resource and then click on the "Full Text Publications" link. (Source: vendor website.)
- PEDro
- This database is an initiative of the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP) at the University of Sydney, Australia. It has been developed to provide rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews in physiotherapy. Most trials in the database have been rated for quality to help one quickly discriminate between trials that are likely to be valid and interpretable and those which are not. Pedro contains citations of over 5,500 randomized control trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidlines relevent to physiotheraphy. Where possible, abstracts and links to full-text are provided.
- PsycInfo
- The American Psychological Association's PsycINFO database, with over 2,000,000 records, is the most comprehensive international database of psychology. It covers the academic research and practice literature in psychology from over 45 countries in more than 25 languages. PsycINFO includes relevant materials from related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, education, social work, law, criminology, social science, and organizational behavior. It provides indexes to journals, dissertations, book chapters, books, technical reports, and other documents from 1887 to the present. Many journals are available in full-text.
- Cochrane Library
- CDSR includes the full text of the regularly updated systematic reviews of the effects of health care prepared by The Cochrane Collaboration. The reviews are presented in two sections:
Complete reviews - Regularly updated Cochrane Reviews, prepared and maintained by Collaborative Review Groups (see Summary of CRG Output, under About the Cochrane Collaboration - Collaborative Review Groups for a listing of reviews and protocols organized by Collaborative Review Group) [and]
Protocols - Protocols for reviews currently being prepared (all include an expected date of completion). Protocols are the background, objectives and methods of reviews in preparation. (Source: vendor website)
- Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI)
- Health and Psychosocial Instruments provides ready access to information on measurement instruments (i.e., questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, coding schemes/ manuals, rating scales, projective techniques, vignettes/scenarios, tests) in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science. HAPI assists researchers, practitioners, educators, administrators, and evaluators, including students, to identify measures needed for research studies, grant proposals, client/patient assessment, class papers/projects, theses/dissertations, and program evaluation. By creating an organized resource of previously unavailable measurement information, HAPI: (a) provides a means of locating a variety of instruments, (b) helps to reduce inefficiency and cost, and (c) eliminates duplication and "reinvention of the wheel." (Source: vendor website.)
Internet Sites
Gateways
- NARIC Knowledgebase : Often calling itself the "one-stop shop for PT", this New Zealand site has links to journal abstracts, product information, associations, and education - free membership.
- Physiotherapy Global Net : Focusing on disability and rehabilitation. This database includes more than 2,800 groups, organizations, facilities, agencies, journals, magazines, newsletters, and Internet resources.
- MEDLINEplus: Rehabilitation
- MEDLINEplus: Sports Injuries
National Associations
Local Associations
Publications
Browse Journals in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation via HSL E-Journal Finder Subject Search
Find library materials
Other Library Guides
PT Pointers for the Library
Search the UNC-Chapel Hill Libraries Catalog for books, journal titles and reference materials.
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) - Used to classify books at the Health Sciences Library and other medical libraries. They are also used in Pubmed.
For Keyword and Subject searches use subject headings such as
| Athletic Injuries |
Balneology |
| Electric Stimulation Therapy |
Exercise Therapy |
| Hydrotherapy |
Manipulation, Orthopedic |
| Massage |
Occupational Therapy |
| Physical Medicine |
Physical Therapy |
| Range of Motion, Articular |
Rehabilitation |
| Rehabilitation Centers |
Sports Medicine |
Browse the Collection: Call number ranges for Physical Therapy are as follows:
Rehabilitation: WB 320
Physical Medicine and Physical Therapy: WB 460
Occupational Therapy: WB 555
Sports Medicine: QT 260
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