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Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets » (2nd Edition)

Book cover image of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets by Jeffrey D. Placzek

Authors: Jeffrey D. Placzek, David A. Boyce
ISBN-13: 9781560537083, ISBN-10: 1560537086
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Date Published: June 2006
Edition: 2nd Edition

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Author Biography: Jeffrey D. Placzek

Book Synopsis

Focused and concise, this text is packed with all of the information you need in orthopaedic physical therapy in an easy-to-use, reader friendly format. It is ideal for specialty board exams and clinical rotations and a valuable "quick refresher" for practicing orthopaedic PTs.

Features Include

  • Concise answers that include the author's pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets"
  • Bulleted Lists, algorithms,and illustrations for quick review
  • 82 succint chapters written by experts in orthopaedic physical therapy
  • all the most important, "need-to-know" questions and answers in the proven format of the highly acclaimed Secrets Series
  • Thorough, highly detailed index

Table of Contents

I. BASIC SCIENCE                                    
II. DISEASE PROCESSES
III. ELECTROTHERAPY AND MODALITIES
IV. SPECIAL TOPICS
V. EXERCISE
VI. THE SHOULDER
VII. THE ELBOW AND FOREARM
VIII. THE WRIST AND HAND
IX. THE SPINE
X. THE SACROILLAC JOINT
XI. THE HIP AND PELVIS
XII. THE KNEE
XIII.  THE FOOT AND ANKLE
INDEX

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