The following resources are available in TTC's Library System to assist in Physical Therapy courses.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
To access articles found in scholarly journals use the following suggested online databases:
Health Reference Center Academic (part of Infotrac)
This database provides access to numerous scholarly journals with full-text refereed articles, book reviews, etc. With daily updates, this database will provide you with the most current information on numerous topics in the field of physical therapy. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
Suggested journals within the database to use:
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Physical Therapy |
PT Magazine of Physical Therapy |
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JAMA (Journal of the American Medial Association) |
RN |
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The American Journal of Sports Medicine |
British Medical Journal |
| Journal of Aging Studies |
Research on Aging |
Health and Wellness Resource Center (part of Infotrac)
Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. The material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only. Within this database is a Medical Dictionary, Medical Encyclopedia, and a Drug Finder.
CINAHL Plus w/ Full Text - CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 620 journals indexed in CINAHL. CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature.
------------- Hardcopy/Print Format Journals
The library also subscribes to a number of journals in hardcopy/print format in the area Physical Therapy These titles are located in the library of at least one of the three campuses (Berkeley, Main, Palmer). Journals are for library use only, however each library has photocopy machines available.
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Physical Therapy (hardcopy 1998-2001; current online |
PT Magazine of Physical Therapy (hardcopy 1994-2003; current online) |
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Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy |
JAMA |
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS
The following audiovisual resources are available at TTC’s Main Campus in the AV room upstairs. All reserved materials are available for viewing in the library only. A TTC ID card is needed.
Videos
Stretching and Strengthening for the Lower Extremity Amputee RD808.S77
Balance, Agility, Coordination, and Endurance for Amputees RD808.B35
Prosthetic Gait Training for Lower Extremity Amputees RD808.P76
Video Atlas of Human Anatomy, the Lower Extremity QM531.V53
Video Atlas of Human Anatomy, the Trunk QM531.V53
Video Atlas of Human Anatomy, the Upper Extremity QM531.V53
INTERNET SITES
NOTE: Internet sites change constantly. If you find any of the above sites no longer functioning, please contact your instructor or the reference librarian @ the Main campus library. The link will then be removed.
Citing your work using APA style
For help with citing sources in APA style see one of the following:
http://www.apastyle.org/. (Official site of the American Psychological Association)
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing (Good examples of reference page and parenthetical (within text) citations) (Good examples of reference page and parenthetical (within text) citations)
APA documentation examples. (Sample reference page of commonly cited resources at TTC)
