Practical Exercise Therapy

Margaret Hollis and Phyllis Fletcher Cook are the authors of Practical Exercise Therapy, 4th Edition, published by Wiley.

• Introduction; Biomechanics; Fundamental and Derived Positions; Relaxation; Passive Movements; Respiratory Care - basic exercises; Apparatus: small, soft and large; Suspension; Springs, Thera-bands, Pulleys, Weights and Water; Re-education of Walking; Examination, Assessment and Recording of Muscle Strength; Mobilization of Joints; Assessment of a Patients Suitability for Group Treatment; Group Exercise; Preparation of Group Activities; Exercises for Infants and Children; Special Regimes; Neurophysiology of Movement; Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF); PNF Arm Patterns; PNF Leg Patterns; PNF Head and Neck, Scapular and Trunk; PNF Techniques; Functional Activities on Mats; Balance; Gait; Index.