Management of Common Musculoskeletal Disorders: Physical Therapy Principles and MethodsThe fundamental textbook of orthopedic physical therapy is now in its thoroughly updated Fourth Edition. This new edition presents a "how-to" approach focusing on the foundations of manual therapy. More than 1,200 illustrations and photographs demonstrate therapeutic techniques. Extensive references cite key articles, emphasizing the latest research. Reflecting current practice standards, this edition places greater emphasis on joint stabilization techniques and the role of exercise. Coverage includes new material on soft tissue manipulations and myofascial evaluation. This edition also features case studies covering real-life practice scenarios. |
Contents
Injury and Repair | 15 |
Arthrology27 | 27 |
6 | 50 |
and Concepts of Management61 | 61 |
PART III | 72 |
Clinical DecisionMaking | 97 |
Introduction to Manual Therapy | 109 |
Therapeutic Exercises | 123 |
Temporomandibular Joint | 625 |
Clinical ApplicationsSpine | 669 |
Cervical Spine | 707 |
Thoracic Spine | 765 |
Thoracic Spine Evaluation | 779 |
Thoracic Spine Techniques804 | 804 |
CervicothoracicUpper Limb | 833 |
Summary of Steps to CervicothoracicUpper | 840 |
Relaxation and Related Techniques | 261 |
Functional Exercise | 267 |
Clinical Applications | 279 |
Elbow and Forearm | 357 |
Hip | 441 |
Knee | 487 |
Lower Leg Ankle and Foot559 | 559 |
Common terms and phrases
abduction abnormal activities ankle articular assessment biomechanical Bone Joint Surg calcaneus capsular carpal cartilage cervical chronic Churchill Livingstone Clin clinical collagen compression condyle connective tissue disorders distal dorsiflexion dysfunction elbow end feel evaluation examiner exercises extension extensor external rotation fascia femoral femur fibers fingers flexed flexion flexor foot forearm friction functional glenohumeral joint glide hamstring hand humerus iliotibial iliotibial band increased injury involved joint capsule joint surfaces joint-play knee lateral lesion Manual Therapy massage mechanical medial ment metatarsal mobilization movement muscle Musculoskeletal myofascial nerve normal occur Orthop pain palpated passive patella patient pelvic Philadelphia Phys Ther Physical Therapy piriformis plantar position posterior posture pronation proprioceptive proximal quadriceps radial range of motion Rehabilitation relaxation result rotator cuff scapula shoulder spinal Sports stability strain stress stretch structures subtalar subtalar joint supination syndrome techniques tendon tennis elbow thoracic thumb tibia tion transverse treatment ulnar Williams & Wilkins wrist