Practical
Manual of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Diagnostics,
Therapeutics, and Basic Problems encompasses the
most concise review of all physical medicine and rehabilitation
in authoritative, definitive, and up-to-date coverage. Information
on pharmacology, joint and soft tissue injections, nerve blocks,
and trigger point therapy are included. This approach is multidisciplinary,
offering information needed for the physiatrist, physical
therapist, neurologist, orthopaedist, podiatrist and occupational
therapist.
Key Features
of Practical Manual of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation:
Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and Basic Problems
* Encompasses the most concise review of all of physical medicine
and rehabilitation.
*
Written in easy-to-read outline format with material categorized
in logical predictable way.
* The book has a
small trim size and flexbinding, ideal for clinical quick
reference.
* Written by a physiatrist
who is also a physical therapist.
Table
of Contents for Practical Manual of Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation: Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and Basic Problems
I. PM&R Clinical Examination
1.1 Clinical Evaluation
and Documentation
II. PM&R
Diagnostic Tests
2.1 Laboratory Tests
2.2 Non-invasive
Imaging Studies
2.3 Invasive Imaging
Studies
2.4 Electrodiagnostic
Tests
2.5 Musculoskeletal
and Work-Related Tests
2.6 Pulmonary Function
Tests
2.7 Exercise Tolerance
Tests
2.8 Functional Assessment
Instruments
2.9 Psychologic
Tests
III. PM&R
Differential Diagnoses
3.1 Differential
Diagnoses of Pain
3.2 Differential
Diagnoses of Non-Pain Problems
IV. PM&R
Management Tools
4.1 Physical Medicine
4.2 Therapeutic
Exercises
4.3 Orthoses
4.4 Prostheses
4.5 Adaptations
for Activities of Daily Living
4.6 Gait Aids and
Gait Patterns
4.7 Manual- and
Powered-Mobility Systems
4.8 Pharmacologic
Agents
4.9 Joint and Soft
Tissue Injections
4.10 Nerve Blocks
4.11 Trigger-Point
Injections
V. Basic
PM&R Problems
5.1 Deconditioning
5.2 Pressure Ulcers
5.3 Venous Thromboembolism
5.4 Spasticity
5.5 Neurogenic Communication
Disorders
5.6 Dysphagia
5.7 Voiding Dysfunctions
5.8 Bowel Problems
5.9 Problems in
Human Sexuality
5.10 Acute and Chronic
Pain
5.11 Work-Related
Musculoskeletal Problems
5.12 Chronic Pulmonary
Problems
5.13 Cardiac Problems
Readers
comments about Practical Manual of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation:
Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and Basic Problems:
"HOLY
COW! I just came upon this book in the rehab section and had
to get it. I've struggled through Braddom for three years
now, and wish I'd had this little handbook"
"The best
book of its kind; I highly recommend it!"
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