ISBN:
9780443121876
Copyright:
2026
Page Count:
464
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$106.99
Primary Care for the Physical Therapist, 4th Edition
by William G. Boissonnault, PT, DPT DHSc, FAAOMPT, FAPTA and William R. Vanwye, PT, DPT, PhD
Paperback
ISBN:
9780443121876
Copyright:
2026
Page Count:
464
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$106.99
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Specifically designed to address the expanding role of physical therapists in primary care, Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage, Fourth Edition, covers all the information and skills your students need to be successful in the field. Updated content throughout the text helps them stay up to date on the best practices involving patient examination, medical screening, patient triage and management, and communication. This edition also features new chapters on pediatrics and diet and nutrition, new information on innovative primary care models with integrated physical therapist services, and on telehealth in the post-COVID era. An enhanced ebook is included with every new print purchase. This is a must-have resource for any physical therapy student wanting to obtain the clinical expertise and clinical decision-making abilities needed to serve essential roles in the primary care model as the profession strives to transform the health of society.
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- NEW! Pediatrics and Diet and Nutrition chapters offer comprehensive coverage in these key areas
- NEW! Information on the topics of existing primary care models with integrated physical therapist services and telehealth in the post-COVID era
- NEW! Updated coverage throughout reflects the current state of primary care and physical therapy practice
- NEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, features video clips, plus digital access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
- UPDATED! Content aligns with the latest edition of the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice
- Tailored content reflects the specific needs of physical therapists in primary care
- Information on how to screen and examine the healthy population enhances understanding of the foundations of practice and the role physical therapists can fill in primary care models
- Emphasis on communication skills underscores this essential aspect of quality patient care
- Overview of the physical examination grounds therapists in the basis for differential diagnosis and recognizing conditions
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Section One: Foundations
1. Primary Care and Physical Therapist Practice: Now and Beyond
2. Evidence-Based Examination of Diagnostic Information and Outcome Measures
3. Health and Wellness Perspective in Primary Care
4. Diet and Nutrition in Primary Care
5. The Patient Interview: The Science Behind the Art
Section Two: Examination/Triage
6. Symptom Investigation: Part I-Chief Complaint by Body Region
7. Symptom Investigation: Part II-Chief Complaint by Symptom
8. Symptom Investigation: Part III-History of Trauma
9. Patient Health History Including Identification of Health Risk Factors
10. Review of Systems
11. Patient Interview: The Physical Examination Begins
12. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems Review
13. Upper Quarter Screening Examination
14. Lower Quarter Screening Examination
15. Diagnostic Imaging
16. Laboratory Tests and Values
17. Electrodiagnostic Testing (EMG, NCV, etc.)
Section Three: Life Cycle/Special Populations
18. The Pediatric Population
19. The Adolescent Population
20. The Obstetric Population
21. The Geriatric Population
Section Four: Wrap Up
22. "Do-Not-Want-to Miss" List of Nine Conditions
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