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Physical Therapist Assistant Research Guide

Physical Therapist Assistant Research Guide

This guide is for students in the Physical Therapist Assistant program. After using this guide, students will be able to locate and cite sources needed to support and complete coursework, and find information and tutorials on processes that will provide research strategies.

Medical and Health Science Textbooks, Reference Books, and Dictionaries

Use textbooks and reference books to build basic foundational knowledge on your topic. Good for medical background information on a disease, disorder or condition. 

Find Books

Physical Therapy titles will be located at RM 700 in the NSCC Danvers Library Stacks. 

Professional Journals

Professional publications use research to determine the effectiveness of Physical Therapy interventions, and to improve upon diagnosis and prognosis of diseases, disorders and conditions. Use the Publication field limiter in CINAHL Advanced Search to limit your search to core PT publications.

Find Articles

Use current scholarly, peer reviewed journals to find evidence based research studies. Consider patient diagnosis/population, interventions and outcomes of interest when searching.

Anatomy & Physiology Study Tool

Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Videos

Point-of-Care Reference Tool

Under Interventions, see Treatment Modalities > Physical Therapy

Under Skills, see Health Professions > Physical Therapy 

Instructions to create a Dynamic Health account and download the Dynamic Health app

Health & Medical Streaming Videos

Find Streaming Video

PTA Licensure Exam Review and Study Guides

  • From the PrepSTEP home screen click on "Career Preparation". Then select "Prepare for Allied Health and Social Worker Exams"
  • Under "Prepare for Physical Therapist Assistant Certification" click on the link "Physical Therapist Assistant Practice Exams"
  • Note: You will be prompted to register for a free PrepSTEP account in order to take a practice exam. View Registration Instructions