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Exercise Therapy in the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders - Softcover

 
9781405169387: Exercise Therapy in the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1405169389 ISBN 13: 9781405169387
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

Synopsis

Exercise Therapy in the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders covers the fundamentals of using exercise as a treatment modality across a broad range of pathologies including osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthropathies and osteoporosis. As well as offering a comprehensive overview of the role of exercise therapy, the book evaluates the evidence and puts it to work with practical ideas for the management of musculoskeletal disorders in different areas of the body, for differing pathologies and for a range of patients.

Part 1 introduces the reader tothe role of exercise in managing musculoskeletal disorders and covers measurement and assessment. Part 2 looks at the regional application of exercise therapy with chapters on areas of the body such as the cervical spine, the shoulder complex and the knee. Part 3 examines specific populations: the developing child, the cardiac and respiratory patient, obesity and osteoporosis.

Exercise Therapy in the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders is an invaluable resource for student physiotherapists as well as clinicians designing rehabilitation programmes for their patients.

KEY FEATURES

  • Concise and comprehensive
  • Team of expert contributors
  • Offers practical guidance
  • Evaluates the evidence

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Dr. Fiona Wilson values the ability to provide a wide range of quality services to people of all ages. She partners with her patients, giving them the education and information they need to make healthy lifestyle decisions on their own and prevent illnesses as much as possible.

John Gormley, School of Physiotherapy, University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

Juliette Hussey, School of Physiotherapy, University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

From the Back Cover

Exercise Therapy in the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders covers the fundamentals of using exercise as a treatment modality across a broad range of pathologies including osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthropathies and osteoporosis. As well as offering a comprehensive overview of the role of exercise therapy, the book evaluates the evidence and puts it to work with practical ideas for the management of musculoskeletal disorders in different areas of the body, for differing pathologies and for a range of patients.

Part 1 introduces the reader tothe role of exercise in managing musculoskeletal disorders and covers measurement and assessment. Part 2 looks at the regional application of exercise therapy with chapters on areas of the body such as the cervical spine, the shoulder complex and the knee. Part 3 examines specific populations: the developing child, the cardiac and respiratory patient, obesity and osteoporosis.

Exercise Therapy in the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders is an invaluable resource for student physiotherapists as well as clinicians designing rehabilitation programmes for their patients.

KEY FEATURES

  • Concise and comprehensive
  • Team of expert contributors
  • Offers practical guidance
  • Evaluates the evidence

From the Inside Flap

Exercise Therapy in the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders covers the fundamentals of using exercise as a treatment modality across a broad range of pathologies including osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthropathies and osteoporosis. As well as offering a comprehensive overview of the role of exercise therapy, the book evaluates the evidence and puts it to work with practical ideas for the management of musculoskeletal disorders in different areas of the body, for differing pathologies and for a range of patients.

Part 1 introduces the reader tothe role of exercise in managing musculoskeletal disorders and covers measurement and assessment. Part 2 looks at the regional application of exercise therapy with chapters on areas of the body such as the cervical spine, the shoulder complex and the knee. Part 3 examines specific populations: the developing child, the cardiac and respiratory patient, obesity and osteoporosis.

Exercise Therapy in the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders is an invaluable resource for student physiotherapists as well as clinicians designing rehabilitation programmes for their patients.

KEY FEATURES

  • Concise and comprehensive
  • Team of expert contributors
  • Offers practical guidance
  • Evaluates the evidence

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1405169389
ISBN 13 
9781405169387
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
280
Editor
Wilson Fiona