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Physical Therapy of the Cervical and Thoracic Spine

  • 3rd Edition - May 22, 2002
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Ruth Grant
  • Language: English

Physical Therapy of the Cervical and Thoracic Spine addresses physical therapists working with patients with neck and/or back pain-how to assess and how to treat these patien… Read more

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Physical Therapy of the Cervical and Thoracic Spine addresses physical therapists working with patients with neck and/or back pain-how to assess and how to treat these patients. The text covers anatomy, biomechanics and innervation in the first section, then presents examination and assessment of the patient and clinical management in the second and third sections of the text.

Physical Therapy of the Cervical and Thoracic Spine, third edition, has been written by contributors from many countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, the Czech Republic, Sweden, and the Netherlands. These authors include many leading names in physical therapy (e.g., David S. Butler, Robin A. McKenzie, and Shirley Sahrmann).

Key features

  • A variety of experts, renowned in their fields and in their approaches to clinical management, provide a trusted and valued resource for Physical Therapy professionals
  • People with neck and back pain are commonly treated by physical therapists, and the standard treatment is conservative manual therapy. Grant's book is one of the most comprehensive and authoritative available on this topic
  • The overall format is similar to the second edition in having three main sections: I Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Innervation; II Examination and Assessment; and III Clinical Management
  • Section I continues to use authors of international stature to cover these topics and bring the latest information to their updated chapters
  • Section II continues to use a predominantly Australian manual therapy approach, which has been a successful part of the last two editions. This section continues to include the work of Vladimir Janda on muscles and motor control
  • Section III continues to include physical therapists renowned in their fields and in their approaches to clinical management.

    • Readership

    Students and practitioners in physiotherapy and manual therapy

    Table of contents

    I. Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Innervation
    Functional and Applied Anatomy of the Cervical Spine. Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine. Biomechanics of the Thorax. Innervation and Pain Patterns of the Cervical Spine. Innervation and Pain Patterns of the Thoracic Spine.
    II. Examination and Assessment
    Clinical Reasoning in Orthopedic Manual Therapy. Examination of the Cervical and Thoracic Spine. Premanipulative Testing of the Cervical Spine-Reappraisal and Update. Combined Movements of the Cervical Spine in Examination and Treatment. Muscles and Motor Control in Cervicogenic Disorders. Upper Limb Neurodynamic Test: Clinical Use in a Big Picture Framework.
    III. Clinical Management
    Manual Therapy Techniques Applied to the Cervical Spine. Management of Cervical
    Headache. Management of Selected Cervical Syndromes. The Sympathetic Nervous
    System and Pain: A Reappraisal. Manual Therapy for the Thorax. Movement
    Impairment. Syndromes of the Thoracic and Cervical Spine. Mechanical Diagnosis
    and Therapy for the Cervical and Thoracic Spine. Neck and Upper Extremity Pain in
    the Workplace. Efficacy of Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Neck Pain. Reflection
    on the Changing. Nature of Professional Practice. Index.

    Product details

    • Edition: 3
    • Latest edition
    • Published: May 22, 2002
    • Language: English

    About the author

    RG

    Ruth Grant

    Affiliations and expertise
    Emeritus Professor, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia

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