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The definitive resource for designing and implementing evidence-based rehabilitation programs using therapeutic exerciseWritten and edited by top experts in their fields, Musculoskeletal Interventions provides the rehabilitation techniques, strategies, and considerations you need to effectively treat patients of all ages, abilities, and functional levels. With expanded coverage of movement systems, along with clinical pearls and hundreds of illustrations, this edition has been fully revised to reflect a contemporary movement system approach patient care. It focuses on the practical application of theory in a clinical setting, making it ideal for students and experienced physical therapists alike. Designed to make finding what you need quickly and easily, Musculoskeletal Interventions is organized into five sections:Foundations of the Rehabilitation Process

Introduces the human movement system, the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, and the clinical reasoning processProvides grounding on tissue healing, the Neuromuscular Scan Examination, pain, posture, and functionTreating Physiologic Impairments During Rehabilitation

Details general impairments that require attention throughout the rehabilitation processCovers muscle performance, endurance and aerobic capacity, mobility, range of motion, and neuromuscular controlTools of Rehabilitation

Explains how to achieve optimal outcomes using various tools, including plyometric exercise, open- and closed-kinetic chain interventions, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques, joint mobilization, postural stability and balance interventions, core stabilization training, aquatic therapy, functional movement screening, and moreInterventions Strategies for Specific Regions

Describes applications of techniques and interventions related to common movement-based, overuse, traumatic, and postoperative musculoskeletal dysfunctionProvides guidance on conditions common to the shoulder complex, elbow, wrist, hand, digits, groin, hip, thigh, knee, lower leg, ankle, foot, and spineDiscusses pathomechanics and injury mechanisms while focusing on rehabilitation strategies and concerns for specific injuries and providing example protocolsSpecial Considerations for Specific Patient Populations

Provides application of all previous intervention strategies and how these may need to be selected, adapted, and utilized for geriatric patients, pediatric patient, and physically active femalesMusculoskeletal Interventions is filled with features that help you understand and retain critical information. Learning aids include objectives, tales, clinical pearls, figures, video links, summary points, chapter-ending treatment guidelines, and references.  

Principles of Athletic Training: A Guide to Evidence-Based Clinical Practice is designed to educate athletic trainers in courses concerned with the scientific, evidence-based, clinical foundations of athletic training and sports medicine. The goal is to help students become competent health care professionals who will continue to advance the athletic training profession. The text leads students from general foundations to specific concepts related to injury prevention, evaluation, management, and rehabilitation. Students will explore the complexities of the profession of athletic training. An overarching goal is to incorporate the best available evidence to support recommendations for patient care. The 18th edition includes more than 850 instructional videos demonstrating injury evaluation skills, clinical techniques, and rehab exercises, all conveniently accessed through the eBook.