Physical Therapist Assistant

The following journals related to physical therapy are available in full text from the Library. If you find a journal that is not in this list that you would like to use for an assignment, please check with your instructor.

Additional APTA journals are available to you as an individual based on your APTA membership. See the APTA Article Search for details. These journals are also good choices for your assignments. 

List of APTA and Section Journals:

• Physical Therapy (PTJ)
• Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal
• HPA Resource/PTJ-PAL
• International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
• Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy
• Journal of Aquatic Physical Therapy
• Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy
• Journal of Neurological Physical Therapy
• Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)
• Journal of Physical Therapy Education
• Journal of Women's Health Physical Therapy
• Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Practice
• Pediatric Physical Therapy
• Rehabilitative Oncology
• Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Most databases allow you to search for articles within a specific journal. To do this within an EBSCO database, scroll past the search boxes. In the row of options given, choose Publications. Then type the title of the journal that your looking for in the search box and click the magnifying glass icon to enter your search. 

If the database includes the publication you are seeking, you should see it listed by its title.

You can click the title to learn more about the journal, see which volumes are available, and to browse individual issues. Otherwise you can put a check mark next to the title and choose "Add to Search" to add the journal to the search form at the top of the page. You can then add additional keywords to search for articles within the journal.