Physical Therapy of the Cervical and Thoracic Spine

Physical Therapy of the Cervical and Thoracic Spine by Grant BPT MAppSc Grad Dip Adv Man Ther, Ruth. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780443065644.

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). 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. Grants 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.