Principles of Musculoskeletal Treatment and Management

A Handbook for Therapists

Nicola J. Petty, Kieran Barnard (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

2017 | 3rd edition
Elsevier Health Sciences (Verlag)
978-0-7020-6719-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Now in its third edition, this core textbook continues to provide a comprehensive, evidence-enhanced guide to the principles of treatment and management of the musculoskeletal system. Nicola Petty is joined by Kieran Barnard in editing this new edition which also sees an expanded number of specialist clinicians and academics contributing individual chapters. Principles of Musculoskeletal Treatment and Management provides both students and experienced practitioners with an invaluable guide to the principles applied in contemporary musculoskeletal therapy.






Provides theory and research knowledge to underpin treatment and management strategies for patients with musculoskeletal conditions
 Provides a rationale to support clinical decision-making
Offers an up-to-date evidence-enhanced approach to patient treatment and management
Emphasizes the importance of communication and clinical reasoning, as well as hands-on and rehabilitation skills



Brand-new chapter on the principles of communication and its application to clinical reasoning
Brand-new chapter on the principles of exercise rehabilitation
Highlights the health benefits of some treatment approaches
References updated throughout

Inhalt

FOREWORD
PREFACE
CONTRIBUTORS
1 INTRODUCTION
Section 1
PRINCIPLES OF TISSUE MANAGEMENT
2 FUNCTION AND DYSFUNCTION OF JOINTS
3 PRINCIPLES OF JOINT TREATMENT
4 FUNCTION AND DYSFUNCTION OF MUSCLE AND TENDON
5 PRINCIPLES OF MUSCLE AND TENDON TREATMENT
6 FUNCTION AND DYSFUNCTION OF NERVE
7 PRINCIPLES OF NERVE TREATMENT
Section 2
PRINCIPLES OF PATIENT MANAGEMENT
8 UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING PERSISTENT PAIN
9 PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO CLINICAL REASONING
10 PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE REHABILITATION
INDEX

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.09.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Physiotherapy Essentials
• Zusatzinfo: Approx. 250 illustrations; Illustrations
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 191 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 580 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Orthopädie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Sportmedizin
• ISBN-10: 0-7020-6719-9 / 0702067199
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7020-6719-8 / 9780702067198
• Zustand: Neuware