Musculoskeletal Interventions - 9780071793698

The definitive guide to designing and implementing evidence-based rehabilitation programs using therapeutic exercise -- updated in full color

Musculoskeletal Interventions, 2nd Edition, is a comprehensive guide to the system considerations, design, implementation, and progression of rehabilitation programs for musculoskeletal injuries and dysfunction. Encompassing many aspects of musculoskeletal rehabilitation, with contributions by an "all-star" cast of renowned authors, it focuses on the practical application of theory in a clinical setting, making it valuable to both students and experienced physical therapists.

Musculoskeletal Interventions features an easy-to-follow body region and functional approach to intervention strategies and is logically divided into five sections:

Foundations of the Rehabilitation Process addresses the important considerations in designing a rehabilitation program for the patient with a musculoskeletal injury and provides a guide-based overview of the rehabilitation process as well as an introduction to Clinical Reasoning and Algorithmic Thinking in rehabilitation.

Treating Physiologic Impairments During Rehabilitation presents information on various physical impairments that may need to be addressed as part of the rehabilitation process.

The Tools of Rehabilitation provides an overview of several rehabilitation tools and strategies, and delivers detailed coverage of how these interventions should be incorporated into a rehabilitation program to achieve the individualized treatment goals for patients with musculoskeletal pathologies.

Intervention Strategies for Specific Injuries covers specific rehabilitation techniques and interventions applied to the treatment of a wide variety of regional musculoskeletal injuries, dysfunctions, and post-operative conditions.

Special Consideration for Specific Patient Populations discusses treatment considerations for specific patient populations, such as the geriatric patient, pediatric patient, and physically active female.

This edition is enhanced by a new full-color presentation of all figures, as well as the inclusion of valuable learning aids, such as clinical pearls, protocol grids, algorithms, learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, end-of-chapter treatment guidelines and references, and hundreds of color illustrations. For instructors, more than 100 video clips are available online.

There is no more authoritative or evidence-based text for the physical therapist interested in gaining more in-depth exposure to the theory and practical application rehabilitation techniques used for intervention with musculoskeletal injuries and varied pathologies in diverse patient populations than Musculoskeletal Interventions, Second Edition.