Petty’s Musculoskeletal Examination and Assessment: A Handbook for Therapists

Together with its companion volume, Petty’s Principles of Musculoskeletal Treatment and Management, this invaluable book provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of musculoskeletal practice for undergraduate physiotherapy students.

This volume will help you competently examine and assess patients with a variety of issues. Each region is covered in detail, including muscles, nerves and joints. It offers an up-to-date, person-centred approach, based on clinical reasoning and latest evidence, with numerous learning aids, case studies and illustrations to help you apply theory to practice.

Petty's Musculoskeletal Examination and Assessment is edited by leading experts Dionne Ryder and Kieran Barnard, with contributions by highly regarding physiotherapists from across the country, making this set a must-have for all students of physiotherapy.

Table of Contents:

Vol 1

Examination and Assessment:

Introduction

Principles of Communication and its application to Clinical reasoning.
Lisa Roberts and Neil Langridge

Clinical reasoning and assessment
Dionne Ryder
Seek collaboration with Matt Low

Subjective Examination
Hubert Van Griensven and Dionne Ryder

Physical Examination
Hubert Van Griensven and Dionne Ryder

TMJ
Helen Cowgill

Upper Cervical spine
Gail Forrester-Gale
Headache/ dizzy pt

Cervicothoracic junction
Chris Worsfold
Localised sympt with referral into shoulder.

Thoracic
Linda Exelby
Approach
Nicola Heneghan Specialist interest and research profile in this area.
Pain associated with breathing - rib based symptoms?

Shoulder
Colette Ridehalgh and Kevin Hall
Instability? Cuff related dysfunction?

Elbow
Colleen Balston and Dionne Ryder
Epicondylalgia

Wrist and Hand
Dionne Ryder
Trauma TFCC fracture?

Lumbar
Chris Worsfold
Acute on persistent non-specific LBP

Pelvis
Bill Taylor
Howard Turner
Post-partum pelvis + DRA

Hip
Kieran Barnard
FAI OA GT

Knee
Kieran Barnard
OA deg meniscus or ACL?

Foot and ankle
Andrea Moulson
Ankle sprain or fracture?
Vol 2, Principles of Treatment and Management:
Title
Author
Introduction
Eds
Function and Dysfunction of Joints
Catherine Hennessey and Ioannis Paneris
Principles of Joint Treatment
Clair Hebron
Function of and Dysfunction of Muscle and Tendon
Paul Comfort and Lee Herrington
Principles of Muscle and Tendon Treatment
Paul Comfort and Lee Herrington
Function and Dysfunction of Nerve
Colette Riehalgh and Annita Schmid
Principles of Nerve Treatment
Colette Riehalgh and Annita Schmid
Considering Vascular Tissue
Alan Taylor and Roger Kerry
Considering Serious Pathology
Sue Greenhalgh, Laura Finucane, Chris Mercer
Understanding and Managing Persistent Pain
Hubert Van Griensven
Principles of Exercise Rehabilitation
Lee Herrington and Simon Spencer
Advancing clinical Practice:
FCP, USGI etc
Eg. Amanda Hensmen Crook or Sarah Withers,
Dr Peter Restighini