Fundamental Orthopedic Management for the Physical Therapist Assistant, 6th Edition

• Comprehensive coverage addresses not only core concepts related to orthopedic care, but also includes biomechanics, pharmacology, imaging, in-depth reviews of the types of tissue healing, and the PTA's role in physical assessment and interventions.
• More than 600 illustrations and 75 summary tables reinforce orthopedic concepts and procedures.
• A focus on critical thinking and application prepares you for the treatment room and for the clinical practicum portions of your PTA program.
• Important Concepts highlight useful tips to remember in patient practice.
• Key terms and learning objectives begin each chapter, serving as checkpoints for understanding and helping you study effectively for examinations.
• Chapter summaries highlight essential, need-to-know information.
• Review questions at the end of each chapter prepare you for the kind of critical thinking you will be required to do in practice.
• Glossaries in each chapter make it easy to find definitions of key terminology.
• Useful appendices provide a quick reference to information such as commonly used medications, fracture eponyms, and reference ranges for lab tests.

Tentative Table of Contents: PART I: BASIC CONCEPTS OF ORTHOPEDIC MANAGEMENT 1. Patient Supervision and Observation During Treatment 2. The Role of the Physical Therapist Assistant in Physical Assessment 3. Differential Diagnosis and Emergent Conditions 4. Muscle Flexibility and Range of Motion 5. Muscle Strength 6. Endurance 7. Balance and Coordination PART II: REVIEW OF TISSUE HEALING 8. Composition and Function of Connective Tissue 9. Ligament Healing 10. Bone Healing 11. Cartilage Healing 12. Muscle and Tendon Healing 13. Neurovascular Healing and Thromboembolic Disease PART III: BASIS FOR MOVEMENT 14. Fundamentals of Normal and Abnormal Gait 15. Concepts of Joint and Soft Tissue Mobilization 16. Biomechanics and Kinesiology PART IV: MANAGEMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC PATIENTS BY REGION 17. Orthopedic Management of the Ankle, Foot, and Toes 18. Orthopedic Management of the Knee 19. Orthopedic Management of the Hip and Pelvis 20. Orthopedic Management of the Lumbar, Thoracic, and Cervical Spine 21. Orthopedic Management of the Shoulder 22. Orthopedic Management of the Elbow 23. Orthopedic Management of the Wrist and Hand PART V: MANAGEMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC PATIENTS BY CONDITION 24. Orthopedic Management of Rheumatic Disorders 25. Orthopedic Management of Pain and Pain Syndromes 26. Orthopedic Management of Orthotics and Prosthetics 27. Musculoskeletal-Related Dysfunctions of the Pelvic Floor PART VI: TOPICS IN ORTHOPEDICS 28. Concepts of Orthopedic Pharmacology 29. Imaging for the Physical Therapist Assistant Appendix A: Commonly Used Medications in Orthopedics Appendix B: Reference Ranges for Commonly Used Tests Appendix C: Units of Measurement and Terminology for the Description of Exercise and Sport Performance Appendix D: Fracture Eponyms Appendix E: Major Movements of the Body and the Muscles Acting on the Joints Causing the Movement

Robert C. Manske, PT, DPT, SCS, MEd, ATC, CSCS, Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Therapy, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA