PNA Clinical Pathways
Condition-Based Physiotherapy Treatment Plans
Start with assessment and red flags, then build a complete management pathway: outcome measures, modalities, manual therapy, exercise prescription, home program, progression and escalation criteria.
Assess
History, objective testing, function and differential screening.
Screen
Red flags, precautions and referral thresholds before treatment.
Treat
Select useful modalities and manual therapy only when they support the goal.
Progress
Build exercise, load, function and self-management step by step.
Clinical Library
Browse by condition category
Spine & MSK
Mechanical Neck Pain
Active rehabilitation is the foundation. Manual therapy and selected modalities can be used to reduce symptoms and create a window for movement, strengthening and self-management.
Open treatment planCervical Radiculopathy
Management combines neurological monitoring, symptom-guided movement, progressive exercise and selected manual/neurodynamic techniques when they reduce arm symptoms rather than peripheralize them.
Open treatment planNon-Specific Low Back Pain
Education, activity and progressive exercise are central. Manual therapy can be an adjunct when it creates meaningful short-term improvement that is transferred into active rehabilitation.
Open treatment planLumbar Radiculopathy / Sciatica
Treatment is guided by neurological status, symptom behavior and function. Exercise, education and graded activity are primary; manual therapy and neurodynamics are adjuncts.
Open treatment planLower Limb MSK
Knee Osteoarthritis
Progressive strengthening, aerobic activity and education are core treatments. Manual therapy and modalities can be used for short-term symptom relief to support exercise adherence.
Open treatment planHip Osteoarthritis
Strength, activity and load management drive long-term improvement. Manual therapy may improve short-term pain and mobility when combined with exercise.
Open treatment planPatellofemoral Pain
Load management plus hip and knee strengthening are the main treatment. Taping or manual therapy may be useful short-term adjuncts for painful tasks.
Open treatment planPlantar Heel Pain
Education, progressive foot/calf loading and activity modification are central. Stretching, taping and manual therapy can be used as adjuncts.
Open treatment planSports & Lower Limb
Lateral Ankle Sprain
Early protected loading, range restoration, strength and balance are central. Manual therapy may help dorsiflexion and pain when used with exercise.
Open treatment planAchilles Tendinopathy
Progressive calf loading is the core treatment. Manual techniques and modalities may reduce symptoms temporarily but should not replace loading.
Open treatment planHamstring Strain
Progressive loading with early protected movement, later eccentric work and high-speed exposure is central to reducing recurrence.
Open treatment planShoulder & Upper Limb
Adhesive Capsulitis
Management is stage- and irritability-sensitive. Education, pain control, mobility and progressive strengthening are used without repeatedly provoking severe post-treatment flares.
Open treatment planRotator Cuff Related Shoulder Pain
Progressive shoulder loading, education and activity modification are primary. Manual therapy can be used when it improves pain or movement enough to support exercise.
Open treatment planLateral Elbow Tendinopathy
Load management and progressive wrist extensor strengthening are central. Manual therapy can provide short-term pain relief that supports loading.
Open treatment planNeurological
Stroke Rehabilitation
High-repetition, task-specific practice, strength, aerobic activity and functional training are central, with safety and individual neurological deficits guiding dosage.
Open treatment planParkinson's Disease
Large-amplitude movement, cueing, strength, balance, gait and aerobic exercise help preserve function and manage bradykinesia and falls risk.
Open treatment planSpinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation is level- and completeness-specific, emphasizing prevention of secondary complications, strength, mobility, transfers, wheelchair skills, standing/gait when appropriate and lifelong health.
Open treatment planPediatrics & Neurological
Cardiopulmonary & Post-Operative
Oncology & Women's Health
Upper Limb & Peripheral Nerve
How to use these plans
These are educational clinical pathways, not automatic prescriptions. A real patient may need a different diagnosis, dosage, exercise choice, referral or medical treatment. Red flags, comorbidities, post-operative restrictions, age, irritability and patient goals always take priority over a template.