Therapeutic Exercise

A problem-solving text on therapeutic exercise. It includes a framework for making clinical decisions based on best possible course of treatment and suitable alternatives. Emphasis is placed on the importance of identifying impairments that correlate to functional limitations and disabilities.

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No one working in physical therapy should be without this essential book! This comprehensive, problem-solving text helps the reader build the foundation of knowledge and skills necessary to properly prescribe therapeutic exercise. It introduces an organized framework for making clinical decisions on the best possible course of treatment and suitable alternatives. Emphasis is placed on the importance of identifying impairments that correlate to functional limitations and disabilities. Designed for practicality and ease-of-application, the book includes guidelines on exercise execution, instructing the patient, and evaluation of prescribed programs for the desired functional outcome. Coverage includes the clinical reasoning process and methods of intervention. Special features include: selected intervention boxes; self-management boxes; patient related instruction boxes; lab activities; and 10 case studies. Lecturers - Click here to order a FREE Review Copy of this title