Physical Therapy Department
Librarian Liaison:
Faculty Representative:
Barbara Potts
Dr. Mary Parker
bp02@txstate.edu
mp40@txstate.edu
5-3682
5-3517
Library Fund Code 87
Program Purpose
Program
The Department of Physical Therapy offers the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) with a major in physical therapy. The
degree length may vary but is designed for completion in three years with 99 academic hours. The program is
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education. Graduates are eligible to take the
licensure examination upon completion of the degree.
Physical therapy is defined as the care and services provided by or under the direction and supervision of a physical
therapist. Physical therapists provide services to patients/clients who have impairments, functional limitations,
disabilities, or changes in physical function and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes. They
interact and practice in collaboration with a variety of professionals – physicians, dentists, nurses, educators, social
workers, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologist, audiologist and other personnel involved with the
patient/client. Physical therapists provide prevention and promote health, wellness and fitness. In addition they
provide consultative services to health facilities, colleagues, business, and community organizations and
agencies. Physical therapists provide health care to their patients/clients in a wide variety of settings, including, but not
limited to, physical therapy office practices, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, homes, long term care settings, schools,
industrial settings, and athletic/fitness centers.
Physical therapist education is built on the knowledge and skills characteristically attributed to completion of a
baccalaureate degree – general education that provides students with broad exposure to the humanities, arts, basic
science and social science; requirements that provide students with the opportunity to delve into a discipline at some
depth; and electives that provide students with the opportunity to explore other interests. Additionally, admission to
physical therapist education programs typically requires students to have completed a set of prerequisite courses in
biology, chemistry, physics, statistics, psychology, and human anatomy and physiology.
B. Selection Criteria
Collection efforts will concentrate on, but are not limited to the following:
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Anatomy & physiology of body systems
Professional issues
Evidence-bases practice
o Formulating clinical questions
o Methods of obtaining & appraising evidence
Clinical education
o Patient education
o Legal, ethical, & professional requirements
Clinical decision making
o Patient evaluation, intervention, & outcomes
o Patient care & physical, psychosocial, financial, environmental factors
o Case studies
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Diagnostics
o Pharmacology
o Medical imaging
o Electroneuromyography
Licensure process & preparation for licensure exam
Patient care skills & documentation
o Communication skills
o Health promotion & wellness
o Infection control
o Patient rights
Pathology
o Tissue inflammation & repair
o Infection
o Degenerative processes
o Aging process
o Review case studies and relevant research
Functional Neuroanatomy
Research in physical therapy
o Research & Statistical methodologies
o Literature review critique
o Developing research proposals
o Analysis & assessment of clinical practice patterns
Examination techniques
Neuroscience - Pediatric, Adult, & Geriatrics
Cardiopulmonary
Therapeutic tissue mobilization, light, heat, cold, ultrasound, hydrotherapy, compression, electrical currents,
traction, & isokinetics
Patient care and spinal cord injuries and complicating factors such as age, malnutrition, pain, infection, vascular
compromise, obesity, diabetes, HIV, & allergies
Management issues
o Basic management theories
o Principles& practice of health care delivery system
o Reimbursement resources & issues
o Internal & external forces impacting health care delivery
Musculoskeletal – Spine, lower & upper extremities
Teaching in the Health Professions - teaching & graduate instructional assistants
C. Subject Areas
Level 2 – Instructional
Library material required for all course offerings at Texas State is actively pursued.
Level 3 – Research
Material unique to the requirements of academic research is actively pursued.
Call number
Description
GV482.7
Exercise for people with disabilities
Collecting Level
Level 2 – Instructional
Level 3 – Research
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GV709.3-.4
Recreation, leisure and sports for people with
disabilities
KF2914-KF2915
Occupational Law, Professional Ethics
LB3458
School health services, physical therapy
QM1-695
Human anatomy
R727.4
Patient education
R727.42
Patient participation
R727.43
Patient compliance
R727.45
Patient advocacy
R727.5
Medical personnel and the public
RA975.5.P38
Patient education in medical centers
RA975.5.P6
Physical therapy services
RC180.5.P5
Special therapeutic methods and apparatus
RC271.P44
Therapeutics, special therapies
RC350.P48
Neurology, Diseases of nervous system, physical
therapy
RC376.5
Gait disorders
RC482
Therapeutics, psychotherapy, physical therapy
RC684.P57
RC735.P58
Diseases of the heart, therapeutics, physical
therapy
Diseases of the respiratory system, physical
therapy
RD97
Sports physical therapy
RC925-935
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
RC953.5-.8
Geriatrics, physical therapy
RD52.P59
Surgical post-operative care, physical therapy
RD736.P47
Orthopedic surgery, physical therapy
RD792-811
Orthopedic surgery, physical rehabilitation
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RD97
Sports physical therapy
RG129.P45
Gynecology and obstetrics, physical therapy
RF260
Vestibular system, exercise treatment
RJ53.P5
Pediatrics, physical therapy
RM695-950
Physical medicine, physical therapy
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D. Resources for Selecting
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Bowker's Books in Print
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins – Books, Journals Videos, Charts & Models )
Wolters Kluwer - Journals
F. A. Davis
Majors
Rittenhouse Book Distributing, Inc.
Amazon
E. Physical Therapy School Library Catalogs in Texas (for comparison)
from http://www.studentorgs.txstate.edu/ppto/styled/links.html
Angelo State University Library Catalog
U.S. Army-Baylor University- Fort Sam Houston Library Catalog
Hardin-Simmons University Library Catalog
Texas Tech University Library Catalog
Texas Women's University Library Catalog
University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio Library Catalog
University of Texas Medical Branch- Galveston Library Catalog
University of Texas Southwestern Health Sciences Center Library Catalog
University of Texas - El Paso Library Catalog
F. Texas State Physical Therapy Department – Faculty Alumni Universities (for comparison)
East Tennessee State University Library Catalog
University of Alabama at Birmingham Library Catalog
University of Kentucky Library Catalog
University of Texas at Austin Library Catalog
University of North Dakota Library Catalog
University of the Pacific Library Catalog
University of Pittsburgh Library Catalog
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