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cover image - Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card),4th Edition
ISBN: 9780323846615
Copyright: 2025
Publication Date: 01-02-2024
Page Count: 752
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Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 4th Edition

by Jeffrey D. Placzek, MD, PT and David A. Boyce, PT, EOD, OCS, ECS

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Publication Date: 01-02-2024
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List Price: $54.99
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Unlock the secrets to passing the Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS) exam with this comprehensive Q&A review! Offering a unique question-and-answer format, Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets, 4th Edition helps your students build the knowledge and skills needed to pass orthopaedic and sports certification specialty exams. The book introduces basic physical therapy concepts and then covers different healing modalities, clinical specialties, and orthopedic procedures typically prescribed for common injuries such as those to the shoulder, hand, wrist, spine, and knee. What’s more, this review also serves as a useful reference for practitioners who wish to provide the latest in evidence-based care.

    • NEW! Updated content throughout the book reflects contemporary practice standards and provides students with the current information they need to pass the Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS) examination.
    • NEW! eBook version is included with print purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
    • NEW! Updated references ensure that information is based on the latest scientific literature.
    • Coverage of topics found on the orthopedic specialty exam makes this a valuable review resource for those studying for the exam.
    • Wide scope of orthopedic coverage includes specialties ranging from anterior knee pain to X-ray imaging, featuring topics such as therapeutic dry needling plus functional movement screening and assessment.
    • Annotated references provide a useful tool for further reading and research.
    • Review questions are consistent with the level of difficulty encountered on the orthopedic or sports specialty examinations.
    • Evidence-based content is based on the latest orthopedic research.
    • Clinical tips provide guidance for a variety of physical therapy tasks and situations.
    • Charts, tables, and algorithms summarize information in logical, quick-reference frameworks.
    • NEW! Updated content reflects contemporary practice standards and provides the current information you need to pass the Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS) examination.
    • NEW! eBook version is included with print purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
    • NEW! Updated references ensure that information is based on the latest scientific literature.
  • I Basic Science
    CHAPTER 1 SKELETAL MUSCLE
    CHAPTER 2 BIOMECHANICS
    CHAPTER 3 SOFT TISSUE INJURY AND REPAIR
    CHAPTER 4 BONE INJURY AND REPAIR
    CHAPTER 5 EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
    II Disease Processes
    CHAPTER 6 ARTHRITIS
    CHAPTER 7 DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS
    III Electrotherapy and Modalities
    CHAPTER 8 ELECTROTHERAPY
    CHAPTER 9 IONTOPHORESIS, ULTRASOUND, PHONOPHORESIS, AND PHOTOBIOMODULATION THERAPY
    IV Special Topics
    CHAPTER 10 STRETCHING
    CHAPTER 11 MANUAL THERAPY
    CHAPTER 12 MASSAGE AND MYOFASCIAL MOBILIZATION
    CHAPTER 13 SPINAL TRACTION
    CHAPTER 14 NORMAL AND PATHOLOGIC GAIT
    CHAPTER 15 PHARMACOLOGY IN ORTHOPAEDIC PHYSICAL THERAPY
    CHAPTER 16 EVALUATION OF MEDICAL LABORATORY TESTS
    CHAPTER 17 ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC TESTS: NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES AND NEEDLE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
    CHAPTER 18 ORTHOPAEDIC NEUROLOGY
    CHAPTER 19 CLINICAL RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS
    CHAPTER 20 CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT
    CHAPTER 21 DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND CLINICAL REASONING
    CHAPTER 22 SPECIAL TESTS FOR MEDICAL SCREENING
    CHAPTER 23 PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC PHYSICAL THERAPY
    CHAPTER 24 PELVIC HEALTH PHYSICAL THERAPY
    CHAPTER 25 INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT
    CHAPTER 26 CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE
    CHAPTER 27 THE NEUROSCIENCE OF PAIN AND TREATMENT
    CHAPTER 28 ANATOMY MNEMONICS
    CHAPTER 29 NUTRITION
    CHAPTER 30 DRY NEEDLING
    CHAPTER 31 EXERCISE IN AGING AND DISEASE
    CHAPTER 32 ORTHOPAEDIC RADIOLOGY
    CHAPTER 33 BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION TRAINING
    CHAPTER 34 RUNNING
    CHAPTER 35 DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND
    V The Shoulder
    CHAPTER 36 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE SHOULDER
    CHAPTER 37 SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT AND ROTATOR CUFF TEARS
    CHAPTER 38 SHOULDER INSTABILITY
    CHAPTER 39 ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS
    CHAPTER 40 TOTAL SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY
    CHAPTER 41 ACROMIOCLAVICULAR AND STERNOCLAVICULAR INJURIES: EVALUATION AND TREATMENT
    CHAPTER 42 SCAPULOTHORACIC DYSFUNCTION AND IMPAIRMENTS
    CHAPTER 43 FRACTURES OF THE CLAVICLE, PROXIMAL HUMERUS, AND HUMERAL SHAFT
    CHAPTER 44 NERVE ENTRAPMENTS OF THE SHOULDER REGION
    VI The Elbow and Forearm
    CHAPTER 45 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE ELBOW
    CHAPTER 46 COMMON ORTHOPEDIC ELBOW DYSFUNCTION
    CHAPTER 47 ELBOW FRACTURES AND DISLOCATION: PATTERNS, CLASSIFICATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT
    CHAPTER 48 NERVE ENTRAPMENTS OF THE ELBOW AND FOREARM
    VII The Wrist and Hand
    CHAPTER 49 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE WRIST AND HAND
    CHAPTER 50 COMMON ORTHOPEDIC DYSFUNCTION OF THE WRIST AND HAND
    CHAPTER 51 FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS OF THE WRIST AND HAND
    CHAPTER 52 NERVE ENTRAPMENTS OF THE WRIST AND HAND
    VIII The Spine
    CHAPTER 53 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE SPINE
    CHAPTER 54 CERVICAL SPINE
    CHAPTER 55 TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT
    CHAPTER 56 THORACIC SPINE AND RIB CAGE DYSFUNCTION
    CHAPTER 57 SCOLIOSIS
    CHAPTER 58 CLASSIFICATIONS OF LOW BACK PAIN
    CHAPTER 59 MECHANICAL AND DISCOGENIC BACK PAIN
    CHAPTER 60 LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS
    CHAPTER 61 SPONDYLOLYSIS AND SPONDYLOLISTHESIS
    CHAPTER 62 SPINE FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS: PATTERNS, CLASSIFICATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT
    IX The Sacroiliac Joint
    CHAPTER 63 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE SACROILIAC JOINT
    CHAPTER 64 SACROILIAC DYSFUNCTION
    X The Hip and Pelvis
    CHAPTER 65 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE HIP AND PELVIS
    CHAPTER 66 COMMON ORTHOPEDIC HIP DYSFUNCTION
    CHAPTER 67 FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS OF THE HIP AND PELVIS
    CHAPTER 68 TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY
    XI​  The Knee
    CHAPTER 69 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE KNEE
    CHAPTER 70 PATELLOFEMORAL DISORDERS
    CHAPTER 71 MENISCAL INJURIES
    CHAPTER 72 LIGAMENTOUS INJURIES OF THE KNEE
    CHAPTER 73 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
    CHAPTER 74 KNEE FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS
    CHAPTER 75 NERVE ENTRAPMENTS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY
    XII The Foot and Ankle
    CHAPTER 76 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE FOOT AND ANKLE
    CHAPTER 77 COMMON ORTHOPAEDIC FOOT AND ANKLE DYSFUNCTIONS
    CHAPTER 78 FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS OF THE FOOT AND ANKLE
    CHAPTER 79 FOOT BIOMECHANICS, ORTHOSES, AND SHOE DESIGN
    ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
    INDEX
  • Jeffrey D. Placzek, MD, PT, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Oakland University, Rochester; Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan and David A. Boyce, PT, EOD, OCS, ECS, Instructor, Physical Therapy Program, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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