
Principles of Musculoskeletal Treatment and Management E-Book
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Now in its third edition, this core textbook continues to provide a comprehensive, evidence-enhanced guide to the principles of treatment and management of the musculoskeletal system. Nicola Petty is joined by Kieran Barnard in editing this new edition which also sees an expanded number of specialist clinicians and academics contributing individual chapters. Principles of Musculoskeletal Treatment and Management provides both students and experienced practitioners with an invaluable guide to the principles applied in contemporary musculoskeletal therapy.
- Provides theory and research knowledge to underpin treatment and management strategies for patients with musculoskeletal conditions
- Provides a rationale to support clinical decision-making
- Offers an up-to-date evidence-enhanced approach to patient treatment and management
- Emphasizes the importance of communication and clinical reasoning, as well as hands-on and rehabilitation skills
- Brand-new chapter on the principles of communication and its application to clinical reasoning
- Brand-new chapter on the principles of exercise rehabilitation
- Highlights the health benefits of some treatment approaches
- References updated throughout
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Content
PREFACE
CONTRIBUTORS
1 INTRODUCTION
Section 1
PRINCIPLES OF TISSUE MANAGEMENT
2 FUNCTION AND DYSFUNCTION OF JOINTS
3 PRINCIPLES OF JOINT TREATMENT
4 FUNCTION AND DYSFUNCTION OF MUSCLE AND TENDON
5 PRINCIPLES OF MUSCLE AND TENDON TREATMENT
6 FUNCTION AND DYSFUNCTION OF NERVE
7 PRINCIPLES OF NERVE TREATMENT
Section 2
PRINCIPLES OF PATIENT MANAGEMENT
8 UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING PERSISTENT PAIN
9 PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO CLINICAL REASONING
10 PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE REHABILITATION
INDEX
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