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Exercise Therapeutic Exercise: Moving Toward Function |  | Item | : | 9780781741354 | | Pub Date | : | Oct 2004 | | Edition | : | 2nd | | Pages | : | 787 | | Illustrations | : | 836 | | Cover | : | Hardbound | | Trim Size | : | 8.5" x 11" (21.6 x 28 cm) | | Author | : | Carrie M Hall PT, MHS | | | | Lori T Brody PT, MS, SCS, ATC |
Therapeutic Exercise: Moving Toward Function, Second Edition provides a conceptual framework for learning how to make clinical decisions regarding the prescription of the therapeutic exercise—from deciding which exercise(s) to teach, to how to teach them, to the dosage required for the best possible outcome. Throughout this text, readers will learn how to treat, with the use of therapeutic exercise and related interventions, the impairments that correlate to functional limitations and the disability and to work toward the most optimal function possible.
Features
- Terminology follows that used in the APTA's "Guide to Physical Therapy Practice" to help the reader master the official language of the field
- New chapters on the Prevention and the Promotion of Health, Wellness, and Fitness; and Impaired Aerobic Capacity and Endurance
- New coverage of joint mobilization, with detailed techniques
- Self-Management boxes provide step-by-step exercises written directly for the client
- Patient-Related Instruction boxes address patient education issues, with tips on enhancing communication and compliance
- Includes a sample complete intervention to encourage an understanding of the importance of encompassing the total body when prescribing therapeutic exercise
- Plus fully updated literature review and evidence-based data
Table Of Contents
FOUNDATIONS OF THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE
- Introduction to Therapeutic Exercise and the Expanded Disablement Model
- Patient Management
- Principles of Self-Management and Exercise Instruction
- NEW CHAPTER! Prevention and the Promotion of Health, Wellness, and Fitness
PHYSIOLOGIC IMPAIRMENTS AND THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE
- Impaired Muscle Performance
- NEW CHAPTER! Impaired Aerobic Capacity/Endurance
- Impaired Range of Motion and Joint Mobility
- Impaired Balance
- Impaired Posture
- Pain
SPECIAL PHYSIOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS IN THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE
- Soft Tissue Injury and Postoperative Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercise for Arthritis
- Therapeutic Exercise for Fybromyalgia Syndrome and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Therapeutic Exercise in Obstetrics
SAMPLE SPECIALTIES OF THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE INTERVENTION
- Closed Kinetic Chain Training
- Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
- Aquatic Physical Therapy
FUNCTIONAL APPROACH TO THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES
- The Lumbopelvic Region
- The Pelvic Floor
- The Hip
- The Knee
- The Ankle/Foot
FUNCTIONAL APPROACH TO THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE FOR THE UPPER EXTREMITIES
- The Temporomandibular Joint
- The Cervical Spine
- The Thoracic Spine
- The Shoulder Girdle
- The Elbow, Forearm, Wrist, and Hand
CASE STUDIES
Appendix 1: Red Flags—Recognizing Signs and Symptoms
Appendix 2: Red Flags—Potentially Serious Symptoms and Signs in Exercising Patients
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