Library: Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT): Clinical Tools

Physical Therapy Apps

aVor on the Apple app store. A teaching, training and test tool for the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) system and its disorders, including BPPV. It demonstrates eye saccades, including those caused by canalithiasis (free-floating particles in the canals), and both functioning and dysfunctional VOR. It shows how BPPV is caused and treated.
CamScanner - Scan, save, search, and upload. Easily manage documents anytime, anywhere. Use professionally or clinically.
Clinometer® on Apple.
Clinometer on Google Play. Clinometer is an instrument that measures vertical slopes, usually the angle between ground or the observer and a tall object.
Essential Anatomy 5 from Elsevier. All of the anatomy, always in your pocket.
Figure1 on Apple and Google Play. The most relevant patient cases and sharpest medical minds at your fingertips.
iWalkAssess on the Apple Store and Google Play. The latest evidence-informed approach to walking assessment post-stroke
Muscle Trigger Points A reference for trigger points and referral patterns for 108 muscles. Features 160 trigger points with their corresponding referral patterns, 80 conditions that can be caused by trigger points, and 25 videos that show how to release specific muscles.

ClinicalKey
Clinical calculators and decision tree calculators sorted by condition and specialty. Includes calculators such as the Spinal Manipulation Success Prediction for Low Back Pain.

UpToDate
**Available only to ACHE students, faculty, staff, and select residency programs.** UpToDate Access Instructions(pdf)
Evidence-based, physician-authored clinical information at the point-of-care to improve health outcomes.

AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - Provides access to AHRQ data sources.
APTA Clinical Practice Guidelines
Clinical practice guidelines on physical therapy topics developed by the American Physical Therapy Association.
HSTAT (Health Services/Technology Assessment Texts)
Welcome to this free, Web-based resource of full-text documents that provide health information and support health-care decision making.

Stroke Engine
Stroke Engine provides the most current information about interventions and assessment tools used in stroke rehabilitation

Trip Database (Turning-Research-Into-Practice)
Trip is a clinical search engine designed to find high quality research evidence to support clinical practice and care. It simultaneously searches evidence-based sources of systematic reviews, practice guidelines, MEDLINE's Clinical Queries, medical image databases, e-textbooks, and patient information.