[Book Description]

This new edition of the renowned manual has been painstakingly revised to provide the most up-to-date guidelines and rationales for choosing and following appropriate exercise interventions. Topics including muscle performance, stretching and mobilization techniques, surgical procedures, soft-tissue injury and repair, exercise rehabilitation, postoperative management, and posture are thoroughly covered. This classic book remains the authoritative source in describing functional exercises and exercises that improve the performance of functional activities, including closed-chain, plyometric, and stabilization exercises.


[Contens]

PARTⅠ. General Concepts and Techniques
Chapter 1. Therapeutic Exercise: Foundational Concepts
Chapter 2. Range of Motion
Chapter 3. Resistance Exercise
Chapter 4. Principles of Aerobic Exercise
Chapter 5. Stretching
Chapter 6. Peripheral Joint Mobilization
Chapter 7. Aquatic Exercise

PARTⅡ. Application of Therapeutic Exercise Techniques to Regions of the Body
Chapter 8. Principles of Treating Soft Tissue, Bony, and Postsurgical Conditions
Chapter 9. The Shoulder and Shoulder Girdle
Chapter 10. The Elbow and Forearm Complex
Chapter 11. The Wrist and Hand
Chapter 12. The Hip
Chapter 13. The Knee
Chapter 14. The Ankle and Foot
Chapter 15. The Spine and Posture: Structure, Function, and Management Guidelines
Chapter 16. The Spine: Exercise Interventions for the Neck and Trunk

PARTⅢ. Special Areas of Therapeutic Exercise
Chapter 17. Principles of Exercise for the Obstetric Patient
Chapter 18. Management of Vascular Disorders of the Extremities
Chapter 19. Management of Pulmonary Conditions

Appendix A. Systematic Musculoskeletal Examination Guidelines
Appendix B. Management Guidelines

Glossary
Index