Overview

This book teaches active and passive movement testing, a pair of basic skills essential to both diagnozing and treating patients with orthopaedic conditions. Active movement testing is examining the contractile (muscle) function of anatomical structures comprising a joint. Passive movement testing is examining the inert (ligament, joint, capsule) function of anatomical structures comprising a joint. The PT will use data from each test to determine which anatomical structure is most likely the source of dysfunction for each patient. Over 400 illustrations provide visual and written instructions for each examination. The book, which follows the ""Guide to Physical Therapy Practice"", provides comprehensive information on most active and passive movement tests for all areas of the body. No other text provides such comprehensive coverage, including evaluation techniques for the extremities, all parts of the spine, pelvis and temporomandibular joints.

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"""This book could be useful for instruction of professional physical therapist students, and physical therapists assistant as well as beginning physical therapist practitioners..."" Physical Therapy 20030501 ""This book offers the reader an introductory resource on joint mobilization techniques and replicates the work of previous authors. The exclusion of other portions of the clinical examination process make this book more suitable for a class specific to manual therapy techniques or as a supplemental text to a comprehensive clinical exam text that includes postural assessment, gait analysis, patient history techniques etc. I see it as a general reference for the orthopedic physical therapist."" Doody's 20020909"

This book could be useful for instruction of professional physical therapist students, and physical therapists assistant as well as beginning physical therapist practitioners... Physical Therapy 20030501 This book offers the reader an introductory resource on joint mobilization techniques and replicates the work of previous authors. The exclusion of other portions of the clinical examination process make this book more suitable for a class specific to manual therapy techniques or as a supplemental text to a comprehensive clinical exam text that includes postural assessment, gait analysis, patient history techniques etc. I see it as a general reference for the orthopedic physical therapist. Doody's 20020909

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