Neuromusculoskeletal examination and assessment: a handbook for therapists

This product provides you with an eBook - giving you the printed book, plus access to the complete book content electronically. Pageburst (formerly Evolve eBooks) allows you to quickly search the entire book, make notes, add highlights, and study more efficiently. Buying other Pageburst titles makes your learning experience even better: all of the eBooks will work together on your electronic "bookshelf", so that you can search across your entire library of eBooks. Now in its fourth edition, this core textbook continues to provide a comprehensive, systematic guide to the examination and assessment of patients with neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction. The new edition continues with Nicola Petty atthe helm but she is now joined by a reputable team of specialized clinicians and academics who have contributed to individual chapters. Neuromusculoskeletal Examination and Assessment focuses on the development of technical and clinical reasoning skills involved in differential diagnosis of joint, nerve and muscle tissues. It is designed for physiotherapy/manual therapy students and their teachers but is also ideal for those in the first years of their practice as an educational support for patient care. INDICE: List of contributors Foreword from the first edition Foreword fromthe third edition Foreword Preface 1 Introduction Nicola J Petty 2 Subjectiveexamination Dionne Ryder 3 Physical examination Dionne Ryder 4 Assessment Laura Finucane 5 Examination of the temporomandibular region Roger Kerry 6 Examination of the upper cervical region Roger Kerry 7 Examination of the cervicothoracic region Roger Kerry 8 Examination of the thoracic region Linda Exelby 9 Examination of the shoulder region Chris Mercer & Colette Ridehalgh 10 Examination of the elbow region Dionne Ryder 11 Examination of the wrist and hand Dionne Ryder 12 Examination of the lumbar region Laura Finucane & Chris Mercer 13 Examination of the pelvis Chris Mercer & Laura Finucane 14 Examination of the hip region Kieran Barnard 15 Examination of the knee region Kieran Barnard 16 Examination of the foot and ankle Chris Murphy Index

• ISBN: 978-0-7020-2990-5
• Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 466
• Fecha Publicación: 08/02/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés