Boasting a new full-color design, Orthopaedics for the Physical Therapist Assistant, Second Edition provides students with evidence-based guidelines for the assessment and rehabilitation of the orthopaedic patient. After considering the fundamental knowledge and skills needed by the PTA student, the text then explores therapeutic activities and the orthopaedic management of specific joints. These joint chapters follow a uniform structure that considers relevant anatomy and kinesiology, examination techniques, common pathologies, and the various strategies and techniques with which they can be addressed.

Orthopaedics for the Physical Therapist Assistant utilizes a range of pedagogical features to improve learning and retention. These include Chapter Objectives that assist students in identifying key learning outcomes; Key Point boxes that emphasize important concepts, and Case Studies that allow students to apply their knowledge. Each chapter ends with Review Questions that test retention of key concepts.

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Contents

Chapter 1 The Physical Therapist Assistant’s Role in Orthopaedics
Chapter 2 Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 3 The Nervous System
Chapter 4 Tissue Injury and Repair
Chapter 5 General Conditions
Chapter 6 Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 7 Galt and Posture
Chapter 8 Decision-Making for the Physical Therapist Assistant
Chapter 9 Manual Modalities
Chapter 10 Physical Agents and Mechanical Modalities
Chapter 11 Therapeutic Exercise
Chapter 12 Improving Mobility
Chapter 13 Improving Muscle Performance
Chapter 14 Improving Balance
Chapter 15 Improving Cardiovascular Conditioning
Chapter 16 The Vertebral Column
Chapter 17 Cervical Spine and Temporomandibular Joint
Chapter 18 Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage
Chapter 19 Lumbar Spine and Sacroiliac Joint
Chapter 20 Shoulder Complex
Chapter 21 Elbow and Forearm Complex
Chapter 22 Wrist and Hand
Chapter 23 Hip Joint Complex
Chapter 24 Knee Joint Complex
Chapter 25 Ankle and Foot
Chapter 26 The Pediatric Orthopaedic Population
Chapter 27 The Geriatric Orthopaedic Population
Appendix A American Physical Therapy Association Guide for Conduct of the Physical Therapist Assistant
Appendix B American Physical Therapy Association’s Documentation Guidelines
Appendix C Commonly Used Abbreviations in Orthopaedics
Appendix D Common Laboratory Values
Appendix E Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Terms and Techniques
Appendix F Close-Packed and Open-Packed Positions of the Joints