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PHYSICAL THERAPY

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Indexes & Abstracts


AMED (ALLIED AND COMPLIIMENTARY MEDICINE) (OVID)
Coverage is from 1985 -Present 
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/eres/countact.cfm?resourceid=1192 
CINAHL - EBSCO
Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature. Electronic version covers 1982- Present. 
URL: http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/search?vid=1&hid=2&sid=35796e5a-45ca-4eb8-83a9-94fe722d1c5a%40sessionmgr2 
MEDLINE (OVID)
Three separate components of Medline available through OVID interface: Medline 1966 - present (offers author/journal/keyword/subject, or MESH, searching), Oldmedline 1950 - 1965 (offers same but subject searching), and In-Process around 2 recent months (offers same but subject searching).  
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/eres/countact.cfm?resourceid=1301 
PROQUEST DIGITAL DISSERTATIONS
Available in electronic format as PROQUEST DIGITAL DISSERTATIONS, (formally known as Dissertation Abstracts) through the Columbia University Libraries Databases link. Contain mostly U.S. doctoral dissertations. Full text online is available for more than 10 recent years. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AQP0595  
PSYCINFO (OVID)
Coverage is from 1806 - Present. Indexes psychology and psychiatry articles from a variety of journals. 
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/eres/countact.cfm?resourceid=1203 
SCIENCE CITATION INDEX (WEB OF KNOWLEDGE INCLUDING WEB OF SCIENCE)
The chief aim of this index is to provide access to related articles by indicating sources in which a known article by a given author has been cited. Over 3,300 journals are indexed. 
URL: http://portal.isiknowledge.com/portal.cgi?Init=Yes&SID=1An77E1GMhCDH11CcAA 
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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Guides


A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ACUPRESSURE-- JIN SHIN DO
Teeguarden, I.M..  RM723.A27 T44 1996. 
A MANUAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC TERMINOLOGY
Blauvelt, C.T..  7th ed. Unlike a standard dictionary, the chapters in this manual are defined according to areas of orthopaedic specialty. 
REF RD731 .B612 2008. 
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN REHABILITATION.
Leskowitz, E.D..  Part of a series: Medical guides to complementary and alternative medicine. 
RM930 .L476 2003. 
DICTIONARY OF REHABILITATION
Eisenberg, M.G..  REF RM 930.D455 . 
DICTIONARY OF SPORTS INJURIES AND DISORDERS
Potparic, O..  REF RC 1206.P68 1996. 
INTERNET FOR NURSES AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Edwards, M.A..  3rd ed. 
REF TK 105.87 .I57 E36 . 
KEY WORDS IN PHYSICAL REHABILITATION: A GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY USAGE
Cammack, S et. al.  REF RM930 .K47 . 
MELLONI'S ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
Melloni, B.J..  An illustrated dictionary with concise descriptions. 
REF QM100 .M44 1998. 
QUICK REFERENCE TO PHYSICAL THERAPY
Pauls, J.A..  Presents descriptions, causes, assessments, and physical treatment of various disorders. 
REF RM701 .P38 1996. 
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Directories and Associations


AMERICAN MASSAGE THERAPY ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.amtamassage.org 
CANADIAN PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.physiotherapy.ca 
NEW YORK PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.nypta.org 
PHYSICAL THERAPY - WEB SPACE - ORGANIZATIONS
Presents a list of physical therapy organizations and associations, journals, schools, listservs, and related links. 
URL: http://www.automailer.com/tws/organ.html 
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF EDUCATIORS IN PHYSIOTHERAPY(ISEP)
URL: http://www.isep.org.au/index.html 
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Test & Measurements


FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE
Palmer, M.L..  2nd ed.Provides comprehensive approach to evaluating and assessing musculoskeletal structures. 
RC925.7 .P24 1998. 
PHYSICAL REHABILITATION: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT
O'Sullivan, S.B..  4th ed. Integrates current research in basic and clinical sciences with physical therapy assessment and treatment procedures. 
HSL Stacks RM700 .Os8 2001 Q. 
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Audio Visual and Software


FLORENCE KENDALL'S MUSCLE TESTING VIDEO LIBRARY
Kendall, F.P..  5 videocassettes (ca. 225 min.) 
MEDIA RM701.6 .F66 1987. 
NET ANATOMY
This database is designed to teach and review human anatomy. Ideal for medical, dental and nursing students, as well as other students in the health sciences. Many of the contributors to this database are full-time academicians. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu:/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio6388671 
RANGE OF MOTION EXERCISES
One videocassette (24 min.). This program demonstrates: Assisting with ambulation, assisting a falling patient, range of motion exercises: head and neck, upper extremities, lower extremities. 
HSL Media: RM725 .R36 2003. 
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Internet Guides and Resources


AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
Advances the profession through practice, research and education, legislation at state and federal levels, etc. 
URL: http://www.apta.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home 
FREE MEDICAL JOURNALS
Click the link "Specialty" then select "Physical Therapy" and scroll the journal titles available free. 
URL: http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/ 
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY SCIENCE
A semiannual journal published by the Society for Physical Therapy Science, a group of physical therapists in Japan, abstracts are available. 
URL: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jpts/_vols/-char/en 
ONTARIO PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATION
Provides news, employment, conference, product and service information on physiotherapy. 
URL: http://www.opa.on.ca 
PEDRO - THE PHYSIOTHERAPY EVIDENCE DATABASE
CEBP.  PEDro is an initiative of the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP). 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. 
URL: http://www.pedro.fhs.usyd.edu.au/index.html 
PT CENTRAL
Includes physical therapy information, online university, news, jobs, events, consumer health tips, PT resources and links. 
URL: http://www.ptcentral.com 
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Meta-directories of Websites


LINKS TO RESOURCES IN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES
Karolinska Institute, University Library; Well organized, comprehensive subject guide from Karolinska Institute. Offers links to multiple professional and patient resources available from various institutions on the WEB. 
URL: http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/C05.html 


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