Musculoskeletal Interventions: Techniques for Therapeutic Exercise, Fourth Edition

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide Dr. William Prentice is Professor of Exercise and Sport Science and Coordinator of the Sports Medicine Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also serves as the Director of the NATA approved Graduate Athletic Training Education Program. He received his BS and MS from the University of Delaware and his Ph.D. in Sports Medicine and Applied Physiology from the University of Virginia. He also has a BS in Physical Therapy from the University of North Carolina. He is a Certified Member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association and has received the Sayers A. "Bud" Miller Distinguished Athletic Trainer Educator Award and the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award from the NATA. In 2004 he was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame. Dr. Prentice served as the Athletic Trainer for the Women's Soccer Program, which has won eighteen NCAA National Championships. He teaches graduate courses in sports medicine and athletic training. Dr. Prentice is the author of nine best-selling texts in athletic training, sports medicine, and health-related fitness.

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