Physiotherapy in Orthopaedics
A Problem-Solving Approach

A problem-solving approach to orthopedics – from fractures, to soft tissue injury, to rheumatological disease!

Karen Atkinson (Author), Fiona J. Coutts (Author), Anne-Marie Hassenkamp (Author)

9780443074066, Elsevier Health Sciences

Paperback / softback, published 22 March 2005

376 pages
18.9 x 24.6 x 2.4 cm, 0.74 kg

"I found this book to be very well organized and easy to read. The concepts were presented so that both students and seasoned clinicians would understand them and be able to apply them to practice.
It achives its goal of helping students to focus on the patient and to realize that they have many and varied transferable skills they can draw upon in any situation.
This text is a must-have in any orthopedic clinic."
Advance for Physical Therapists & PT Assistants, November 2005

Drawing on their many years of experience in various orthopaedic settings, the authors of this valuable resource describe how to apply clinical reasoning to a diverse range of patient problems. The content of the book progresses logically from normal to abnormal findings and from simple to complex conditions. Engaging case studies and self-assessment sections help readers develop a reasoned and logical approach to the management of orthopaedic patients.

• Chapter summaries emphasize key areas of importance.
• Case studies illustrate problem-solving approaches and demonstrate how to manage specific client groups.
• Objectives and prerequisites are included for each section, alerting readers to what they should know before and after reading.
• Reading and practice assignments include recommended prerequisite knowledge and experience.
• Well-illustrated text includes line diagrams, photographs, and radiographs to clarify important concepts.

1. Introduction to Problem Solving
2. Changes in the Musculoskeletal System
3. Recognition of Change in the Musculoskeletal System:Assessment
4. Decision Making and Clinical Reasoning in Orthopaedics
5. Management of Fractures
6. Soft Tissue Injuries
7. Rheumatic Conditions
8. Total Joint Replacement
9. Bone Diseases
10. Gait Analysis in the Clinical Situation
11. Hydrotherapy

Subject Areas: Chiropractic & osteopathy [MXH], Complementary medicine [MX], Rehabilitation [MQV], Occupational therapy [MQT], Physiotherapy [MQS], Nursing [MQC], Orthopaedics & fractures [MNS], Sports injuries & medicine [MMS]