About JOSPT

     Scholarly and peer-reviewed, the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy is increasingly international in scope and reach. The JOSPT features the latest evidence-based research and clinical cases in musculoskeletal health and rehabilitation, including physical therapy, orthopaedics, sports medicine, and biomechanics. Now in its 29th year, the Journal strives to offer high-quality research, immediately applicable clinical material, and useful supplemental information in a variety of formats.

     The monthly JOSPT is the official journal of its publishers, the Orthopaedic Section and the Sports Physical Therapy Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Through the print and electronic Journal, the publishers seek to advance musculoskeletal health and rehabilitation research and practice, and to educate and support the profession.

JOSPT's International Partners

    The JOSPT is also an officially recognized journal of several professional associations outside the United States.

     Professional sports physical therapy associations in Australia, Ireland, South Africa, and Switzerland have purchased online access to JOSPT for their members.  They are: Sports Physiotherapy Australia (SPA), a national special group of the australian Physiotherapy Association, Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine (CPSM), a clinical interest group of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP), the National Sports Group of the South African Society of Physiotherapy (SASP), Swiss Sports Physiotherapy Association (SSPA), and New Zealand Sports and Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Association (NZSOPA).

     Professional orthopaedic and sports physical therapy associations headquartered in the Netherlands and in Canada offer special JOSPT subscription rates to their members.  They are: the Canadian Orthopaedic Division and Sport Physiotherapy Canada (SPC), divisions of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, and the International Federation of Sports Physiotherapy (IFSP).

     The Journal is indexed by several well-known services in print and/or electronic format, in particular, Index Medicus (PubMed/Medline), Excerpta Medica (Embase), and Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL).

     Disclaimer:  The statements and opinions in the JOSPT are solely those of the individual authors, contributors, and editors.  The statements and opinions presented in abstracts, editorial comments, reviews, new product and course listings, advertisements, or other content do not reflect any endorsement by the Journal, the publisher, or the Orthopaedic Section and Sports Physical Therapy Section of the American Physical Therapy Association, Inc. (APTA).  Unless otherwise specified, the Journal, the publisher, and the Orthopaedic Section and Sports Physical Therapy Section of APTA disclaim any and all responsibility of liability for such material.  The appearance of advertisements in the Journal, its website, and any electronic communications is not a warranty, endorsement, or approval of the products or services advertised or of their effectiveness, quality, or safety.  The APTA and the publisher disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas or products referred to in the Journal's articles or advertisements.