Evidence-based physical therapist practice. -- What is evidence?. -- The quest for evidence : getting started. -- Questions, theories, and hypotheses. -- Research design. -- Research subjects. -- Variables and their measurement. -- Research validity. -- Unraveling statistical mysteries. -- Appraising evidence about diagnostic tests and clinical measures. -- Appraising evidence about prognostic factors. -- Appraising evidence about interventions. -- Appraising evidence about clinical prediction rules. -- Appraising outcomes research. -- Appraising evidence about self-report outcomes measures. -- Appraising systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines. -- Patient/client preferences and values. -- Putting it all together.