LibGuides: Physical Therapy Assistant: Journals & Databases

Physical Therapy Journals

American Journal of Sports Medicine
A peer-reviewed scientific journal geared towards the orthopaedic sports medicine community that is the official publication of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM).
JOSPT: Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
Publishes scientifically rigorous, clinically relevant content for physical therapists and others in the health care community to advance musculoskeletal and sports-related practice.
Physical Therapy Journal
Publishes innovative and highly relevant content for both clinicians and scientists. PTJ is the official scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation This link opens in a new window
Focuses on the practice, research and educational aspects of physical medicine and rehabilitation.

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Consumer Health Complete EBSCO This link opens in a new window
Provides information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines.
Nursing/Academic Health Source EBSCO This link opens in a new window
Provides a core collection covering more than 542 full-text titles - of which 441 are peer-reviewed - in many medical disciplines including nursing and allied health.
CINAHL Plus Full Text EBSCO This link opens in a new window
Includes full text for nearly 770 journals indexed in CINAHL (Current Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature).
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed comprises more than 34 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Academic Search Complete EBSCO This link opens in a new window
Provides a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals - of which more than 7,300 are peer-reviewed journals.

Physical Therapy Infobase Films on Demand
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