Physiotherapyy Competencyy Examination
Keyy Referencee Listt
October 2023
MUSCULOSKELETAL
American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. 10th ed.
Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2018.* C, N, O
Bélanger A. Therapeutic Electrophysical Agents: Evidence Behind Practice. 3rd ed. Baltimore:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2015.* N, O
Bellew JW, Michlovitz, SL, Nolan TP Jr. Michlovitz’s Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention. 6th ed.
Philadelphia: F.A. Davis; 2016.* N, O
Brody LT, Hall CM. Therapeutic Exercise: Moving Toward Function. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters
Kluwer; 2018.* N, O
Brukner P, Clarsen B, Cook J, Cools, A, Crossley K, Hutchinson M, et al. Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports
Medicine: Injuries, Vol. 1. 5th ed. North Ryde: McGraw-Hill; 2017.* N
Cameron MH. Physical Agents in Rehabilitation: An Evidence-Based Approach to Practice. 5th ed. St
Louis: Elsevier Saunders; 2018.* N, O
Dutton M. Dutton’s Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation and Intervention. 5th ed. New York:
McGraw-Hill; 2020.* N
Physiotherapy
Expertise
Frontera WR, Silver JK, Rizzo TD Jr. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Musculoskeletal
Disorders, Pain, and Rehabilitation. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2019.* N, O
Jull G, Moore A, Falla D, Lewis J, McCarthy C, Sterling M, editors. Grieve’s Modern Musculoskeletal
Physiotherapy. 4th ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier; 2015.
Kisner C, Colby LA, Borstad J. Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques. 7th ed. Philadelphia:
F.A. Davis; 2018.* C, N, O
Magee DJ, Manske RC. Orthopedic Physical Assessment. 7th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2021.* C, N, O
Magee DJ, Zachazewski JE, Quillen WS, Manske RC. Pathology and Intervention in Musculoskeletal
Rehabilitation. 2nd ed. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2016.* N, O
Moore GE, Durstine JL, Painter PL, editors. ACSM’s Exercise Management for Persons with Chronic
Diseases and Disabilities. 4th ed. Champaign: Human Kinetics; 2016.* C, N, O
O’Sullivan SB, Schmitz TJ, Fulk GD. Physical Rehabilitation. 7th ed. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis; 2019.* C, N, O
Thompson WR, editor. ACSM’s Clinical Exercise Physiology. 1st ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer;
2019.* O
* Also used for:
C – Cardiovascular-Respiratory
M – Musculoskeletal
N – Neurological
O – Other
NEUROLOGICAL
Blumenfeld H. Neuroanatomy through Clinical Cases. 2nd ed. Sunderland: Sinauer; 2010.
Carr J, Shepherd R. Neurological Rehabilitation: Optimizing Motor Performance. 2nd ed. Edinburgh:
Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2010.* C
Lazaro RT, Reina-Guerra SG, Quiben MU. Umphred’s Neurological Rehabilitation. 7th ed. St Louis:
Elsevier; 2020.* C, O
Rehabilitation Measures Database [webpage on the Internet]. Chicago: Shirley Ryan Ability Lab; 2021
[cited 2021 Oct 12]. Available from: https://www.sralab.org/rehabilitation-measures.* C, M, O
Shumway-Cook A, Woollacott MH. Motor Control: Translating Research into Clinical Practice. 5th ed.
Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2017.* O
CARDIOVASCULAR-RESPIRATORY
Frownfelter D, Dean E, editors. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy: Evidence to Practice.
6th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby; 2023.* M, N, O
Hillegass E. Essentials of Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy. 4th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2017.* N, O
Physiotherapy Paz JC, West MP, Panasci K, Greenwood KC. Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists. 5th ed. St.
Expertise Louis: Elsevier; 2020.* M, N, O
Reid WD, Chung F, Hill K. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy: Management and Case Studies. 2nd ed.
Thorofare: Slack; 2014.* N, O
OTHER
Avers D, Wong RA. Guccione’s Geriatric Physical Therapy. 4th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2020.* M, N
Boissonnault WG, Vanwye WR. Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage. 3rd
ed. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2021.* C, M, N
Goodman CC, Fuller KS, editors. Goodman and Fuller’s Pathology: Implications for the Physical
Therapist. 5th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2021.* C, M, N
Merck Manual Professional Version [Internet]. New Jersey: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.; 2017 [cited
2023 Oct 24]. Available from: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional.* C, M, N
Palisano RJ, Orlin MN, Schreiber J. Campbell’s Physical Therapy for Children. 5th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier;
2017.* C, M, N
Spearing EM, Pelletier ES, Drnach M. Tecklin’s Pediatric Physical Therapy. 6th ed. Philadelphia:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2022.* C, M, N
* Also used for:
C – Cardiovascular-Respiratory
M – Musculoskeletal
N – Neurological
O – Other
Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators (CAPR), Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA).
Code of Ethical Conduct; 2019 [cited 2023 Oct 24]. Available from
https://physiotherapy.ca/app/uploads/2022/08/code-of-conduct-en.pdf.
Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators (CAPR). Core Standards of Practice for Physiotherapists
in Canada; 2020 [cited 2023 Jan 27]. Available from https://alliancept.org/wp-
Communication content/uploads/2023/10/Core-Standards-of-Practice-May-2016-updated-November-2020-EN.pdf.
Collaboration Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA), Description of Physiotherapy in Canada; 2012 [cited 2023
Oct 24]. Available from https://physiotherapy.ca/app/uploads/2022/08/dopen-en.pdf.
Management
Dutton M. Dutton’s Introduction to Physical Therapy and Patient Skills. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill;
Leadership 2021.
Scholarship Fairchild SL, O’Shea RK, Washington RD. Pierson and Fairchild’s Principles & Techniques of Patient
Care. 6th ed. St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier; 2018.
Professionalism
Haddad A, Doherty R, Purtilo R. Health Professional and Patient Interaction. 9th ed. St Louis: Elsevier;
2019.
National Physiotherapy Advisory Group. Essential Competency Profile for Physiotherapist Assistants in
Canada; 2012 [cited 2023 Oct 24]. Available from
https://npag.ca/PDFs/Joint%20Initiatives/PTA%20profile%202012%20English.pdf.
Other Resources:
Canadian Council of Physiotherapy University Programs (CCPUP). National Physiotherapy Entry-to-Practice Curriculum
Guidelines; 2019 [cited 2023 Oct 24]. Available from https://peac-
aepc.ca/pdfs/Resources/Competency%20Profiles/CCPUP%20Curriculum%20Guidelines%202019.pdf.
National Physiotherapy Advisory Group (NPAG). Competency Profile for Physiotherapists in Canada; 2017 [cited 2023 Oct
24]. Available from
https://npag.ca/PDFs/Joint%20Initiatives/2017%20Competency%20Profile%20for%20PTs%202017%20EN.pdf.
PHYSIOTHERAPY STANDARDS OF PRACTICE:
British Columbia/Yukon: https://cptbc.org/legislation-standards/standards/
Alberta: https://www.cpta.ab.ca/for-physiotherapists/regulatory-expectations/standards-of-practice/
Saskatchewan: https://www.scpt.org/site/skstandardsofpracitice?nav=sidebar
Manitoba: https://manitobaphysio.com/for-physiotherapists/practice-directions-policies/
Ontario: https://www.collegept.org/rules-and-resources
Nova Scotia: https://nsphysio.com/for-members/standards-and-guidelines/practice-standards
Prince Edward Island: https://www.peicpt.com/documents
Newfoundland and Labrador: https://nlcpt.com/forms-downloads
* Also used for:
C – Cardiovascular-Respiratory
M – Musculoskeletal
N – Neurological
O – Other
