cover image - Kenyon - The Physiotherapist's Pocketbook: Essential Facts at Your Fingertips, 4th Edition
ISBN: 9780443281532
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 11-05-2025
Page Count: 430
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $44.99

Kenyon - The Physiotherapist's Pocketbook: Essential Facts at Your Fingertips, 4th Edition

by Karen Kenyon, MRes, BSc (Hons), BA (Hons), MCSP and Jonathan Kenyon, MSc, PGCert (Independent Prescribing), BSc (Hons), MMACP, MCSP

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cover image - Kenyon - The Physiotherapist's Pocketbook: Essential Facts at Your Fingertips, 4th Edition
ISBN: 9780443281532
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 11-05-2025
Page Count: 430
Imprint: Elsevier
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Now in its 4th edition, the best-selling The Physiotherapist's Pocketbook continues to provide an indispensable and comprehensive reference guide for clinicians in their daily practice. This edition has been expanded and updated to include the latest evidence and covers the core areas of physiotherapy – musculoskeletal, neurology, and respiratory.
    • Key facts and figures at your fingertips
    • A to Z list of pathologies and contraindications to treatment
    • Special tests and assessment tools
    • Over 100 illustrations detailing anatomy, nerve pathways, trigger points etc.
    • Pharmacology section with over 150 drugs described
    • Biochemical and haematological values
    • Common abbreviations
  • SECTION ONE NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL ANATOMY
    Musculoskeletal anatomy illustrations
    Muscles listed by function
    Alphabetical listing of muscles
    Muscle innervation chart
    Peripheral nerve motor innervation
    Anatomy of nerve pathways
    References and Further Reading 

    SECTION TWO NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL ASSESSMENT
    Joint movements
    Normal joint range of movement
    Average range of segmental movements
    Close-packed positions and capsular patterns for joints
    Classification of ligaments and muscle strains
    Classification of fractures
    Common musculoskeletal tests
    Neurodynamic tests
    Neurointegrity tests
    Dermatomes
    Peripheral nerve sensory innervation
    Myotomes
    Medical research council scale for muscle power
    Reflexes
    Key features of upper and lower motor neuron lesions
    Neurological tests
    Cranial nerves
    Trigger points
    Common locations of palpations of pulses
    Common vascular tests
    Joint hypermobility assessment
    Complex regional pain syndrome diagnostic criteria
    Diagnostic criteria for fibromylagia
    Red flags and serious pathology
    Distribution of referred pain
    Musculoskeletal assessment
    References and further reading

    SECTION THREE NEUROLOGY
    Neuroanatomy illustrations
    Signs and symptoms of cerebrovascular lesion
    Signs and symptoms of injury to the lobes of the brain
    Signs and symptoms of haemorrhage to other areas of the brain
    Stroke classification
    Modified Ashworth scale
    Windows of achievement for gross motor developmental milestones
    Glossary of neurological terms
    Neurological assessment
    References and further reading

    SECTION FOUR RESPIRATORY
    Respiratory anatomy illustrations
    Respiratory volumes and capacities
    Chest X-rays
    Auscultation
    Abnormal breathing patterns
    Percussion note 
    Sputum analysis
    Clubbing
    Capillary refill test
    Differential diagnosis of chest pain
    Common surgical procedures by speciality
    Arterial blood gas analysis
    Respiratory failure
    Oxygen devices and delivery systems
    Common modes of mechanical ventilation
    Cardiorespiratory monitoring
    ECGs
    Treatment techniques
    Tracheostomies
    Respiratory assessment
    References and further Reading

    SECTION FIVE PATHOLOGY
    Alphabetical listing of pathologies

    SECTION SIX DIAGNOSTICS
    Imaging
    Electrodiagnostic tests
    Summary of blood tests
    Laboratory values

    SECTION SEVEN PHARMACOLOGY
    Drug classes
    Alphabetical listing of medication
    Prescription abbreviations
    Further reading

  • Karen Kenyon, MRes, BSc (Hons), BA (Hons), MCSP, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust, UK and Jonathan Kenyon, MSc, PGCert (Independent Prescribing), BSc (Hons), MMACP, MCSP, Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK

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