Musculoskeletal Interventions: Techniques for Therapeutic Exercise, Fourth Edition

Description:

The definitive resource for designing and implementing evidence-based rehabilitation programs using therapeutic exercise Written and edited by top experts in their fields, Musculoskeletal Interventions provides the rehabilitation techniques, strategies, and considerations you need to effectively treat patients of all ages, abilities, and functional levels. With expanded coverage of movement systems, along with clinical pearls and hundreds of illustrations, this edition has been fully revised to reflect a contemporary movement system approach patient care. It focuses on the practical application of theory in a clinical setting, making it ideal for students and experienced physical therapists alike. Designed to make finding what you need quickly and easily, Musculoskeletal Interventions is organized into five sections: Foundations of the Rehabilitation Process Introduces the human movement system, the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, and the clinical reasoning process Provides grounding on tissue healing, the Neuromuscular Scan Examination, pain, posture, and function Treating Physiologic Impairments During Rehabilitation Details general impairments that require attention throughout the rehabilitation process Covers muscle performance, endurance and aerobic capacity, mobility, range of motion, and neuromuscular control Tools of Rehabilitation Explains how to achieve optimal outcomes using various tools, including plyometric exercise, open- and closed-kinetic chain interventions, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques, joint mobilization, postural stability and balance interventions, core stabilization training, aquatic therapy, functional movement screening, and more Interventions Strategies for Specific Regions Describes applications of techniques and interventions related to common movement-based, overuse, traumatic, and postoperative musculoskeletal dysfunction Provides guidance on conditions common to the shoulder complex, elbow, wrist, hand, digits, groin, hip, thigh, knee, lower leg, ankle, foot, and spine Discusses pathomechanics and injury mechanisms while focusing on rehabilitation strategies and concerns for specific injuries and providing example protocols Special Considerations for Specific Patient Populations Provides application of all previous intervention strategies and how these may need to be selected, adapted, and utilized for geriatric patients, pediatric patient, and physically active females Musculoskeletal Interventions is filled with features that help you understand and retain critical information. Learning aids include objectives, tales, clinical pearls, figures, video links, summary points, chapter-ending treatment guidelines, and references.

Table of Contents:

PART 1 Foundations of the Rehabilitation Process

1 Introduction to Therapeutic Interventions: The Human Movement System

2 Understanding and Managing the Healing Process Through Rehabilitation

3 Neuromuscular Scan Examination

4 Impairments Caused By Pain

5 Impaired Posture and Function

PART 2 Treating Physiologic Impairments During Rehabilitation

6 Impaired Muscle Performance: Regaining Muscular Strength, Endurance, and Power

7 Impaired Endurance: Maintaining Aerobic Capacity and Endurance

8 Impaired Mobility: Restoring Range of Motion and Improving Flexibility

9 Impaired Neuromuscular Control: Reactive Neuromuscular Training

PART 3 The Tools of Rehabilitation

10 Plyometric Exercise in Rehabilitation

11 Open vs Closed Kinetic Chain Exercise in Rehabilitation

12 Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Techniques in Rehabilitation

13 Joint Mobilization and Traction Techniques in Rehabilitation

14 Regaining Postural Stability and Balance

15 Establishing Core Stability in Rehabilitation

16 Aquatic Therapy in Rehabilitation

17 Functional Movement Assessment

18 Functional Exercise Progression and Functional Testing in Rehabilitation

19 The Foundations of Movement: Developing Neuromuscular Control

PART 4 Rehabilitation Techniques for Specific Regions

20 Rehabilitation of Shoulder Injuries

21 Rehabilitation of the Elbow

22 Rehabilitation of the Wrist, Hand, and Digits

23 Rehabilitation of Hip, Groin, and Pelvis

24 Current Concepts of Knee Rehabilitation

25 Rehabilitation of Lower-Leg Injuries

26 Rehabilitation of the Ankle and Foot

27 Cervical and Thoracic Spine

28 Rehabilitation of Injuries to the Lumbar and Sacral Spine

PART 5 Special Considerations for Specific Patient Populations

29 Rehabilitation Considerations for the Older Adult

30 Considerations for the Pediatric Patient

31 Considerations for the Physically Active Female

Index