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Physical Therapy (DPT) Library Research Guide

AccessPhysiotherapy

 

Visit the AccessPhysiotherapy support page on the Access User Center for helpful user resources, and view the AccessPhysiotherapy Network for the Weekly Wound Care Conundrum and Weekly Physical Therapy Conundrum and for all the latest news and updates on AccessPhysiotherapy.

 

Overview of AccessPhysiotherapy

MyAccess Profile

To engage with AccessPhysiotherapy and its content and resources, users need to create a free MyAccess profile (upper-right sign in dropdown menu) in AccessPhysiotherapy. Users are encouraged to login each time they use the site. Download the PDF flyer below to learn more about creating a MyAccess profile.

Multimedia

Brukner/Khan's, Clinical Sports Medicine Audio Discussion

Because the site is mobile-optimized, you can listen on-the-go to these discussions on numerous topics in physiotherapy. 

These are an engaging listen for physiotherapists and students with discussions on numerous topics in physiotherapy which supplement Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine, the world-leading title in sport and exercise medicine, an authoritative and practical guide to physiotherapy and musculoskeletal medicine for clinicians and students.

These are an engaging listen for physiotherapists and students with discussions on numerous topics in physiotherapy which supplement Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine, the world-leading title in sport and exercise medicine, an authoritative and practical guide to physiotherapy and musculoskeletal medicine for clinicians and students.

Gross Anatomy Lectures

Student-friendly 10-15 minute lectures on different aspects and features of anatomy, including:

  • Back Muscles
  • Vertebral Column
  • Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves
  • Dermatomes
  • Myotomes
  • Anterior Thoracic Wall - Structure
  • Mediastinum
  • Mediastinum: Sympathetic Pathways
  • Overview of Abdomen, Pelvis, and Perineum: Osteology
  • Overview of Abdomen, Pelvis, and Perineum: Gut Tube

Please view the complete collection Gross Anatomy Lectures at this link.

Anatomy and Physiology Revealed (APR)

An interactive cadaver dissection experience designed to help you explore human anatomy using cadaver specimens and master physiology concepts through animation with detailed information and audio pronunciations to help build anatomical knowledge. Comprehensive quizzing reinforces learning.

Interactive cadaver dissection tool uses cadaver photos combined with layering technique that allows you to peel away layer by layer to reveal structures beneath the surface

Each section features animation, dissection, histology, and imaging slides and interactive self-test

Great way for students to learn and practice their anatomical knowledge through detailed imaging slides and animations

APR is keyboard navigable, offers descriptive text for functionality (buttons were added), is available for mobile delivery, and now has options for students with low vision, such as choice of highlighting colors and arrows within images. Efforts are ongoing to increase accessibility of this technology.

View the Anatomy & Physiology Revealed User Guide at this link.

Also, view the Anatomy & Physiology Revealed overview video below:

The video collection in AccessPhysiotherapy offers users student-friendly length procedural and conceptual videos in different categories navigable on the left-hand sidebar, including:

  • Clinical Presentation of Disease
  • Diagnosis
  • Examination/Evaluation
  • Interventions
  • Medical/Surgical Procedures
  • Physiologic Areas
  • Specialty Areas

View the complete video library in AccessPhysiotherapy at this link.

Multimedia items come with their own unique durable URLs found in the browser URL link at the top and can be linked to in coursework, e.g., LMS course page, lecture slides, syllabus, etc. See the "Linking to Content" box in this guide to find out more about linking to content on AccessPhysiotherapy for course integration.

In each video, users can take advantage of the player tools found in the menu in the video, including to share and download. The accompanying transcript is available for each video on AccessPhysiotherapy.

Interactive Modules

These modules are derived from Brukner and Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine, 4/e. Through videos, quizzes, images, and interactive elements, users will learn clinical approaches to assessment and techniques for managing common injuries and pain:

  • Module 1: Hip-Related Pain
  • Module 2: Acute Ankle Injuries
  • Module 3: Anterior Knee Pain
  • Module 4: Ankle Pain
  • Module 5: Acute Knee Injuries
  • Module 6: Lateral, Medial, and Posterior Knee Pain

Notes: (I icon), noteworthy facts (F icon), images and tables (respective icons) 

Study Tools

Study Tools in AccessPhysiotherapy provides thousands of review Q&A for board exam preparation and recertification.

    Click here to view all review titles which are great for self-assessment with thousands of Q&A designed to help students, residents, and physicians. Users can generate random and custom quizzes from the texts, and the results can be emailed. Users will need to be signed into their MyAccess profile. 
  • Simulated NPTE Exam is a timed mock test based on the National Physical Therapy Exam® Review Section: 2019 Online Simulated NPTE® Exam.

Quick Reference

Quick Reference on AccessPhysiotherapy provides clinical reference information to facilitate an accurate, quick diagnosis and provide authoritative treatment answers, including:

Quick Answers: Physiotherapy

  • This text offers concise outlines of common conditions and disorders at your fingertips whether used as a high-yield review for studying or for quick reference in the clinical setting.
  • It is a point-of-care tool that provides bulleted information about a variety of conditions and including diagnoses and treatment. This information will assist the reader in understanding various diagnoses and provide guidance in the issues associated with them. Each diagnosis follows a similar format for ease of use. Functional goals and impairments are identified to help strengthen documentation and communication with other healthcare professionals. Also included are links to provide additional resources.
  • Browse alphabetically or by topic.

Outcome Measures Toolbox

  • Gain quick access to vital tables and figures by topic area from AccessPhysiotherapy resources with links to the tables.
  • This resource compiles all measures (tools, scales, tests) used in patient interactions from the AccessPhysiotherapy resources so clinicians can access them all in one place rather than searching multiple textbooks to locate the exact resource needed.

Linking to Content

Instructors can link to content in AccessPhysiotherapy through their LMS using the durable URLs found in the browser of all text and chapter content, quick reference, multimedia, cases, and study tools. For a tutorial on how to link to content in AccessPhysiotherapy via durable URLs, please view the brief video below.

User Guide

The AccessPhysiotherapy User Guide walks the user through a step-by-step self-guided tour of the site, including information outlining all of the resources available in AccessPhysiotherapy. Select the PDF document below to download the AccessPhysiotherapy User Guide.

Cases

Cases in AccessPhysiotherapy provide materials for short, targeted case-based learning. They vary slightly, but for each case you get a patient history and systems review, short answer questions, clinical pearls, references, and a comprehensive quiz. The results of the quizzes can be emailed and collected for a grade, e.g., student to instructor. Cases are durable URL-enabled and can be linked to in coursework, e.g., LMS course page, lecture slides, syllabus, etc. See the "Linking to Content" box in this guide to find out more about linking to content on AccessPhysiotherapy for course integration.

Click here to view all cases on AccessPhysiotherapy, including:

  • Therapeutic Modalities
  • Clinical Neuroanatomy Cases
  • Ethics in Physical Therapy
  • Prosthetics and Orthotics Cases
  • Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist Cases
  • Case Files: Acute Care
  • Case Files: Neurological Rehabilitation
  • Case Files: Orthopedics
  • Case Files: Pediatrics
  • Case Files: Sports
  • Orthopedic Case Studies
  • Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine Case-Based Board Review