Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada

Aims & Scope

Physiotherapy Canada is the official, scholarly, refereed journal of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA), giving direction to excellence in clinical science and reasoning, knowledge translation, therapeutic skills and patient-centred care.

Founded in 1923, Physiotherapy Canada meets the diverse needs of national and international readers and serves as a key repository of inquiries, evidence and advances in the practice of physiotherapy.

Physiotherapy Canada publishes the results of qualitative and quantitative research including systematic reviews, meta analyses, meta syntheses, public/health policy research, clinical practice guidelines, and case reports.

Key messages, clinical commentaries, brief reports and book reviews support knowledge translation to clinical practice.

In addition to delivering authoritative, original scientific articles and reports of significant clinical studies, Physiotherapy Canada’s editorials and abstracts are presented in both English and French, expanding the journal’s reach nationally and internationally.

Key messages form an integral part of each research article, providing a succinct summary for readers of all levels.

This approach also allows readers to quickly get a feel for ‘what is already known’ and ‘what this study adds to’ the subject.

Clinician’s commentaries for key articles assist in bridging research and practice by discussing the article’s impact at the clinical level.

The journal also features special themed series which bring readers up to date research supporting evidence-informed practice.

The Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) is the national professional association representing almost 15,000 members distributed throughout all provinces and territories.

CPA’s mission is to provide leadership and direction to the physiotherapy profession, foster excellence in practice, education and research, and promote high standards of health in Canada.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Health Professions, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Measuring balance in the elderly: preliminary development of an instrument

  Citation: 2008

  Authors: Katherine

• Assessing Disability and Change on Individual Patients: A Report of a Patient Specific Measure

  Citation: 703

  Authors: P.

• A New Test of Dynamic Standing Balance for Stroke Patients: Reliability, Validity and Comparison with Healthy Elderly

  Citation: 331

  Authors: Keith D.

• Getting More from the Literature: Estimating the Standard Error of Measurement from Reliability Studies

  Citation: 257

  Authors: Paul W.

• Risk Factors Associated with Falls in Older Adults with Dementia: A Systematic Review

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Eresha, Michelle, Jane, Corey H., Susan W.

• Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Treatment of Muscle Impairment: Critical Review and Recommendations for Clinical Practice

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Ethne L., Pamela, Joseph, Sandy, Barbara L., Alison M.

• Balance and its measure in the elderly: a review

  Citation: 142

  Authors: Katherine

• Psychometric Properties of Activity, Self-Efficacy, and Quality-of-Life Measures in Individuals with Parkinson Disease

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Vanina, Laura, M. Suzanne, Amy

• Measuring recovery of arm-hand function in stroke patients: A comparison of the Brunnstrom-Fugl-Meyer test and the Action Research Arm test

  Citation: 132

  Authors: W.J.G.

• Fear and Avoidance of Movement in People with Chronic Pain: Psychometric Properties of the 11-Item Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK-11)

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Eleni G., Mary Ann, Michael Raymond, Eugenio, Madri, Tasneem