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Internet Links for PTA and other Allied Health Students
November, 2007

This list is not meant to be an all-inclusive listing of sites at which you will find information for research or supplemental information for your classes. The sites have not been researched for author credentials or truthfulness in publication. Being on this list does not assure that information contained on a site is true!

Many of the sites relate to physical therapy because they are compiled by an instructor in that program. It is, however, obvious that this list will be very helpful to ANY Allied Health student!

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Definitions for using the table below:

Database: The site holds information within the website itself. Links are not required in order to gather information.

Search Engine: The site holds information on LINKS to other sites for gathering information. In other words, the "linked sites" are searchable from this address.

Database/Search Engine: A combination of the two types listed above.

Organization: A site for an organization related to the topic (e.g. topic of Multiple Sclerosis which is found in a site for the MS Society)

The table is in alphabetical order by site address:

By the way, if you are not comfortable using the internet, there is a great tutorial on how to use it at the following website address: www.webteacher.org

www.about.com/	Search Engine	(Similar to Ask Jeeves) Has info related to Allied Health under "Health and Fitness". General information.
www.access-board.gov	Database	Government information and standards on accessibility for persons with disabilities and related laws.	HUGE amount of information
www.apta.org	Organization	This is the national association representing PTs and PTAs
http://www.apta.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Current_Issue#article50763	Search Engine	APTA's links to a variety of reimburser's information.
www.aptastudent.org	Organization	This is a component of the APTA that is specifically dedicated to student issues
http://www.bmj.com/	Database Search Engine	British Medical Journal access to full text articles. They say next to the article if it is free.
www.bodyworlds.com	Database	This is the website for the traveling museum of "Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies." Excellent educational tool.	Click on "Intro" then "gallery"
www.cancer.org	Organization	This is the American Cancer Society's web site.
www.cdc.gov	Database	Center for Disease Control. A lot of information on diseases, symptoms and outbreaks.
www.census.gov	Database	Government demographics on everything from population to jobs, to income. (Comes in handy for research information).	TONS of information
http://www.centerforscirecovery.org/therapy.html	Organization	Part of the Rehab Institute of Michigan, the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery has several links to research.
www.clinicaltrials.gov	Database and Search Engine	Lots of current clinical trial information available.
www.cms.hhs.gov	Database	This is the site for the Health Care Finance Administration. Has updates and information on Medicare, Medicaid, Balanced Budget Act, Managed Care and so on.
www.diabetes.org	Database	Site of the American Diabetes Association. Research, updates, etc on diabetes.
www.fda.gov	Database & Search Engine	Food and Drug Administration site with lists of newly approved devices and techniques as well as information such as medicine updates and viral outbreaks	Use specific key words or you’ll get over-whelmed!
www.fedworld.gov	Search Engine	This site includes US government reports and statistics which are useful in research papers.
http://www.findarticles.com/	Search Engine	In this site you list keywords and full referenced articles come up
www.hookedonevidence.com	Search Engine	This is APTA's article search engine. You need your APTA membership number.
www.howstuffworks.com	Database	This is a site that gives simple descriptions of ... How stuff works! Just type in the topic.
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/he/tutorial/allied "Internet for Allied Health"	Tutorial	A tutorial for using the Internet for research in Allied Health.
http://www.jobsforpts.com	Database	A site to find jobs and post resumes for no cost.
www.lawcrawler.com	Search Engine	This is a site where you can search for legal information (e.g. for research)
www.mayo.edu	Database	Site for the Mayo Clinic in the U.S. Information on clinical trials for many diagnoses, research and education info.
www.medicalstudent.com	Database and Search Engine	Has links to journals, organizations, patient education. Go to cross section anatomy by clicking onto "Medical Textbooks"— "anatomy"—"Atlas of Human Anatomy in Cross Section" or "Anatomy tutorials".	# 1 choice for using!!!! Great! Many related links!!
http://medicine.plosjournals.org	Search Engine	Public Library of Science. new open-access journal source.	Use Advanced Search (top right)
www.medscape.com	Database	Searchable full-text medical articles with links to related information, fields of study and diagnoses.
www.medsearch.com	Search Engine	Mostly job search info, places to post your resume, etc.
www.mel.org	Search Engine	Michigan "e-Library". For research, log in as a Michigan resident and go to Cinahl to find articles in journals of associations and components (sections, etc.)	Cinahl is "Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature"
www.mfbrc.com	Organization	Mary Free Bed Rehab Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Specializes in Brain Injuries, Spinal Cord injuries, Pediatrics, and Strokes.
www.motivationsceu.com	Organization	This is a company which provides CEU training courses in many areas of interest in the field.
www.multiplesclerosis.com	Database	This is the site for the MS Society. Infor for patients, families and professionals
www.nationjob.com	Database	Information on job hunting, resumes and so on.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed	Database and Search Engine	Excellent research site with citations from "Medline" and "Pre-Medline" as well as other related databases. Info from National Library of Medicine (nlm) and National Institute of Health (nih).
www.nci.nih.gov	Organization	National Cancer Institute’s research information and demographics information on various forms of Cancer.
www.nih.gov	Search Engine	National Institute of Health site. Has practically unending information available on just about any topic related to health.	HUGE site!
www.nlm.nih.gov	Database and Search Engine	Click on "Images and Animations" to see samples of the Visible Human Project.	Just one example of what’s avail.
www.orthoclinics.com	Database	Information on surgeries, Q&A about procedures.	Lots of good information and illustrations
http://www.pedro.fhs.usyd.edu.au/index.html	Database	PEDro Physiotherapy Evidence Database
www.physicaltherapist.com	Organization	Chats, job listings, events, library links to research journal articles. Section on "online instruction" includes "Visible Human Project" cross sections.
www.ptcentral.com	Database & Search Engine	Lots of informal information on PT- related topics. Chat rooms, links to other interesting sites. Try clicking on "Tour" then "Interactive Inservices" followed by the "Resources" links and "2-D" for cross sections.
www.ptjobs.com	Database	Job listings for physical therapy positions. There appears to be a place to post resumes as well.	Not sure if there is a cost, so read carefully!
www.ptjournal.org	Search Engine	This site will search from 1995 - present in PT Journal.
www.ptresearch.org	Database	APTA's Section on Research's Website. Access to current research information
www.rehabtrials.org	Database & Search Engine	Clinical trials related to rehab techniques and equipment
http://www.who.int/trialsearch	Database & Search Engine	Search for clinical trials--very user-friendly.
www.sciwire.org	Organization	Articles and updates on laboratory and clinical trials related to spinal cord injury.	Go to "Research Forums"
www.stroke.org	Organization	National Stroke Association. Information related to CVAs.	Click on "What's New".
http://www.studystack.com/category-43	Study Stack	This is a well-organized study tool for Physical Therapy Topics.
http://therapyjobsnationwide.com/	Database	Job searches made easy. Can search by # miles from your zip code
www.ucpa.org	Organization	The United Cerebral Palsy web site.
http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/	Database	A virtual hospital for peds. You can choose from several areas to get information on fields of interest related to pediatric care.
http://www.wcpt.org/smfforum/index.php	Discussion Board	This is the discussion board for the World Confederation for Physical Therapy which includes numerous topic boards to network worldwide.
www.xray2000.co.uk	Database	Excellent graphics of bony xrays, etc both normal and abnormal. Explore, but be sure to look at the section, "IMAGEBASE" !