Practical Manual of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Jackson Tan, MD, PhD, PT, trained at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York City, NY. He is the sole author of the first and second editions of Practical Manual of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He has authored and co-authored 19 other scientific publications related to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

I. PM&R Clinical Examination 1.1 Clinical Evaluation and Documentation II. PM&R Diagnostic Tests 2.1 Laboratory Tests 2.2 Non-invasive Imaging Studies 2.3 Invasive Imaging Studies 2.4 Electrodiagnostic Tests 2.5 Musculoskeletal and Work-Related Tests 2.6 Pulmonary Function Tests 2.7 Exercise Tolerance Tests 2.8 Functional Assessment Instruments 2.9 Psychologic Tests III. PM&R Differential Diagnoses 3.1 Differential Diagnoses of Pain 3.2 Differential Diagnoses of Non-Pain Problems IV. PM&R Management Tools 4.1 Physical Medicine 4.2 Therapeutic Exercises 4.3 Orthoses 4.4 Prostheses 4.5 Adaptations for Activities of Daily Living 4.6 Gait Aids and Gait Patterns 4.7 Manual- and Powered-Mobility Systems 4.8 Pharmacologic Agents 4.9 Joint and Soft Tissue Injections 4.10 Nerve Blocks 4.11 Trigger-Point Injections V. Basic PM&R Problems 5.1 Deconditioning 5.2 Pressure Ulcers 5.3 Venous Thromboembolism 5.4 Spasticity 5.5 Neurogenic Communication Disorders 5.6 Dysphagia 5.7 Voiding Dysfunctions 5.8 Bowel Problems 5.9 Problems in Human Sexuality 5.10 Acute and Chronic Pain 5.11 Work-Related Musculoskeletal Problems 5.12 Chronic Pulmonary Problems 5.13 Cardiac Problems Appendix and Resources