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 processProvides grounding on tissue healing, the Neuromuscular Scan Examination, pain, posture, and functionTreating Physiologic Impairments During Rehabilitation

Details general impairments that require attention throughout the rehabilitation processCovers muscle performance, endurance and aerobic capacity, mobility, range of motion, and neuromuscular controlTools 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 moreInterventions Strategies for Specific Regions

Describes applications of techniques and interventions related to common movement-based, overuse, traumatic, and postoperative musculoskeletal dysfunctionProvides guidance on conditions common to the shoulder complex, elbow, wrist, hand, digits, groin, hip, thigh, knee, lower leg, ankle, foot, and spineDiscusses pathomechanics and injury mechanisms while focusing on rehabilitation strategies and concerns for specific injuries and providing example protocolsSpecial 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 femalesMusculoskeletal 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. 






 

Preface
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