Evidence Based Practise Resources

Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) - Position Statements

The APA has developed the following position statements on the physiotherapy management of low back pain, neck pain, shoulder and knee pain. For further information regarding these position statements, please write to mpa@physiotherapy.asn.au.

Physiotherapy Evidence Database (Pedro)

This University of Sydney site is the first to systematically collect and quality-rate clinical research that is of specific interest to physiotherapists. It includes an excellent tutorial on how to read clinical trials and a very useful set of links to other evidence-based sites of interest.

Physiotherapy Evidence Database

Cochrane Collaboration

The Cochrane Collaboration is an international organisation dedicated to the systematic collection and critical appraisal of all clinical research. The Cochrane Collaboration also contains a database of “Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness”. The Cochrane Collaboration

Whiplash Guidelines

The NSW Motor Accident Authority site contains detailed guidelines for the management of whiplash-associated disorders. The site contains areas relevant to health providers and also for people who have sustained a whiplash injury. MAA Whiplash Guidelines

Center on Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury (COMBI)

An outline resource for those needing detailed information and support about outcome measures for brain injuries. The measures included in the COMBI are commonly used in the field of brain injury. The centers submitting the information shared here are all in receipt of Traumatic Brain Injury Model System grants (funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research). COMBI Center for Outcome Measures for Brain Injury

Clinical practice guidelines. 

Easy to search databases of evidence based clinical practice guidelines are located at;

National Health and Medical Research Council

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

or at the  National Guideline Clearinghouse

Specific health-related journals

To search for a specific article, subject or author, visit the US National Library of Medicine

Return to Work: Knowledge Base

A free information service for employees, employers, treating practitioners and insurers that provides concise, evidence-based information about getting injured workers back to work. Worldwide research is translated into plain English, with perspectives for each stakeholder added in an easy to read format: www.rtwknowledge.org

Resources: Evidence Based Practice

For an overview of evidence-based practice online, this domain provides a good source of links to various sites.

A ScHARR Introduction to Evidence Based Practice on the Internet

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