Research Guides: Physical Therapist Assistant: Find Health Websites

Credible PTA websites

This page includes a list of government and non-government sites that contain credible information!
Finding credible nursing or health-related information on the internet can be difficult. Anyone can put something up on the internet, so Google with caution. The U.S. Government is the largest publisher in the world. There are TONS of credible, health .gov websites.

Medline Plus From the National Library of Medicine, this site brings together consumer health information from various reputable government agencies. It includes simple health information, medical encyclopedia, tutorials and drug/supplement information
PT Central PT Central provides study materials and assorted resources for study materials for physical therapy students.
Move Forward MoveForwardPT.com is the official consumer information website of the American Physical Therapy Association. The website includes videos!
Physical Therapy Channel This online video library is for physical therapists, students, educators, and other healthcare disciplines. The site was created in 2008 by a special team of physical therapists.
Netter Images Netterimages.com is a collection of medical illustrations by world renowned medical illustrator, Frank H. Netter, MD, and physician-artists, John Craig and Carlos Machado. Make use of the flash card system for anatomy.
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body This Web site features 1,247 pictures from the classic 1918 publication of Gray's Anatomy. Also contains a subject index.
Healthline Body Maps This site allows visitors to explore the human body in 3D. Embedded links to additional resources complement the interactive models.
Get Body Smart This website has point and read descriptions of all parts of the human body with the movement of each part of the body demonstrated, tutorials on anatomy and physiology and quizzes.