cover image - The Physiotherapist's Pocketbook: Essential Facts at Your Fingertips - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 4th Edition
ISBN: 9780443281556
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 12-15-2025
Page Count: 430
Imprint: Elsevier
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The Physiotherapist's Pocketbook: Essential Facts at Your Fingertips - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 4th Edition

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

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - The Physiotherapist's Pocketbook: Essential Facts at Your Fingertips - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 4th Edition
ISBN: 9780443281556
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 12-15-2025
Page Count: 430
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $37.99
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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
    • Evolve site with an image collection is available at https://evolve.elsevier.com.
  • SECTION 1 Neuromusculoskeletal anatomy
    Musculoskeletal anatomy illustrations
    Muscles listed by function
    Alphabetical listing of muscles
    Muscle innervation chart
    Nerve pathways
    Peripheral nerve motor innervation
    References and further reading

    SECTION 2 Neuromusculoskeletal assessment
    Cardinal planes
    Joint movements
    Normal joint range of movement
    Close packed positions and capsular patterns for joints
    Classification of ligaments and muscle strains
    Classification of fractures
    Common musculoskeletal tests
    Neurodynamic tests
    Neurological integrity tests
    Peripheral nerve sensory innervation
    Myotomes
    Medical research council scale for muscle power
    Reflexes
    Key features of upper and lower motor neurone lesions
    Neurological tests
    Cranial nerves
    Trigger points
    Common locations of palpations of pulses
    Common vascular tests
    Diagnostic criteria and clinical scoring systems
    Fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria
    Complex regional pain syndrome diagnostic criteria
    Red flags and serious pathology
    Distribution of referred pain
    Musculoskeletal assessment
    References and further reading

    SECTION 3 Neurology
    Neuroanatomy illustrations
    Signs and symptoms of cerebrovascular lesions
    Signs and symptoms of injury to the lobes of the brain
    Signs and symptoms of haemorrhage to other areas of the brain
    Clinical classification of stroke
    Functional implications of spinal cord injury
    Modified Ashworth scale
    Glossary of neurological terms
    Neurological assessment
    References and further reading

    SECTION 4 Respiratory
    Respiratory anatomy illustrations
    Respiratory volumes and capacities
    Lung volumes
    Lung capacities
    Chest X-rays
    Analyzing chest X-rays
    Auscultation
    Added sounds
    Voice sounds
    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
    Interpreting acid-base disorders
    Simple acid-base disorders
    Respiratory failure
    Oxygen devices and delivery systems
    Humidification
    Common modes of mechanical ventilation
    Cardiorespiratory monitoring
    ECGs
    Examples of ECGs
    Treatment techniques
    Tracheostomies
    Respiratory assessment
    References and further reading

    SECTION 5 Pathology
    Alphabetical listing of pathologies

    SECTION 6 Diagnostics
    Imaging
    Electrodiagnostic tests
    Summary of blood tests
    References and further reading

    SECTION 7 Pharmacology
    Drug classes
    A – Z of drugs
    Prescription abbreviations
    References and further reading

    SECTION 8 Appendices
    Acronyms and abbreviations
    Prefixes and suffixes
    Glossary of terms used to evaluate clinical tests
    Laboratory values
    Conversions and units
    Body mass index chart
    Gross motor developmental milestones
    National early warning score (NEWS2) for the acutely ill or deteriorating patient
    Physiological parameters
    Clinical response to the NEWS2 trigger thresholds
    Adult basic life support algorithm
    Paediatric basic life support algorithm
  • 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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