ISBN:
9781455734665
Copyright:
2004
Publication Date:
07-03-2003
Page Count:
288
Imprint:
Saunders
List Price:
$51.99
Pocket Guide to Musculoskeletal Assessment - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 2nd Edition
by Richard E. Baxter, PT, DSC, OCS, ATC
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource - Access Card
ISBN:
9781455734665
Copyright:
2004
Publication Date:
07-03-2003
Page Count:
288
Imprint:
Saunders
List Price:
$51.99
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- Chapters are written in an outline format so readers can quickly find the information they need.
- Examination outlines utilize the "subjective" and "objective" portions of the traditional SOAPG note format —making the guide accessible to any health professional who performs musculoskeletal assessment.
- Special tests and treatment options are presented in tables, providing succinct, up-to-date information on the most common tests and treatment options.
- The convenient pocket size and lay-flat, spiral binding provides increased portability and usefulness.
- The extensive appendices of assessment tools and resources provide additional options for patient assessment.
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- The addition of many new special tests, including Scapular pinch, O'Brein's, Pain provocation, Anterior/Posterior load and shift, Biceps load, Posterior impingement sign, and Anterior slide tests (Chapter 3, Shoulder); TFCC load, Piano key, and Watson/radial stress tests (Chapter 5, Wrist & Hand); Hop and fulcrum te(Chapter 8, Hip); and Swain test (Chapter 9).
- Updated treatment options, plus the inclusion of additional treatment options, such as a description of neuromuscular training exercises for shoulder conditions, new treatment for finger injuries, mobilization and manipulation treatment options for the thoracic and lumbar spine, Femoral shaft stress fracture and Osteitis pubis for the hip, and Perturbation training for ACL deficient knees
- Expanded resources, including the Glasgow coma scale, information on blister care, the McGill Pain Questionnaire, Physical Therapy Preferred Practice Patterns, the UCLA Shoulder Scale, Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire, and the 2000 IKDC Subjective Knee Evaluation Form.
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Introduction
1. Cervical Spine
2. Shoulder
3. Elbow
4. Wrist and Hand
5. Thoracic Spine
6. Lumbar Spine
7. Hip
8. Knee
9. Foot and Ankle
10. Respiratory Evaluation
11. Inpatient Physical Therapy Cardiac Evaluation
12. Lower Extremity Amputee Evaluation
13. Neurologic Evaluation
14. Inpatient Orthopedic Evaluation
Appendixes
A. Dermatomes
B. Sclerotomes
C. Auscultation
D. Normal Range of Motion
E. Ligament Laxity Grading Scale
F. Capsular Pattern and Closed Back Positions for Selected Joints
G. Blister Care
H. Brachial Plexus Diagram
I. McGill Pain Questionnaire
J. Radiology
K. Physical Agent and Modalities
L. Types of Traction
M. Normal Values for Commonly Encountered Laboratory Results
N. Physical Therapy Preferred Practice Patterns
O. Abbreviations and Definitions
Index
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