Libguides: Physical Therapy: Articles and Case Studies

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UpToDate
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Gale eBooks (formerly "Gale Virtual Reference Library")
All subjects; extensive collection of reference books
Stat!Ref
Collection of nursing eBooks

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Physical Therapy
Search within this journal. Limit publication type to case study. Limit to appropriate publication dates. Add AND with your topic keyword to the end of the search to limit by topic.
PT in Motion
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
Advance Healthcare Network
Professional news for physical therapy; not peer-reviewed

CINAHL Complete
Nursing & allied health journal articles
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health
Reliable, comprehensive coverage of the fields of nursing and allied health including journals, video, dissertations & reference books
PubMed Central
Full text biomedical literature from PubMed
ScienceDirect
Peer-reviewed physical science, social science, and health / life science articles
Ovid Nursing & Health Professions Premier Collection
Full text journals from Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Anatomy.TV
From Primal Pictures, medically accurate 3D interactive human anatomy

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Therapeutic Exercise
Cardiac OR Cardiovascular OR Cardi* - Heart failure
Occupational
Task performance
Muscle Strengthening
Physical therapy

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