Orthopaedics for the Physical Therapist Assistant - Softcover

Dutton, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763797553 ISBN 13: 9780763797553

Verlag: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

Orthopaedics for the Physical Therapist Assistant provides the physical therapist assistant (PTA) student with a broad overview of orthopaedics. This comprehensive text describes the anatomy and biomechanics of each area of the spine, pelvis, and TMJ. Working from this foundation, detailed explanations on the re-evaluation and treatment of each of the various areas are given with an emphasis on techniques that are evidence-based.

Features
• An eclectic approach tying in anatomy, therapeutic exercise and kinesiology to the examination and pathology of each of the joints
• Terminology following the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice
• Special chapters on pediatrics, geriatrics, manual therapy, and women’s health.
• End-of-chapter questions for student review and assessment
• More than 700 illustrations, tables, figures, and photographs
• An Image Bank with full-color photos
* Five appendixes include a guide to conduct for physical therapist assistants, documentation, commonly used abbreviations, common laboratory values, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation terms and techniques.

Instructor Resources: PowerPoint Slides, TestBank, Image Bank with color photos

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Mark Dutton is a Physical Therapist at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. He has over 20 years ofexperience in practice and has authored several academic physical therapy textbooks.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0763797553
• ISBN 13: 9780763797553
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 733
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar