Therapeutic exercise : moving toward function /

Includes bibliographical references and index

I. FOUNDATION OF THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE : -- Introduction to therapeutic exercise and the model of functioning and ability -- Patient management -- Strategies for improving therapeutic exercise outcomes -- Prevention and the promotion of health, wellness, and fitness

II. IMPAIRMENTS OF BODY FUNCTIONS AND THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE : -- Impaired muscle performance -- Impaired aerobic capacity/endurance -- Impaired range of motion and joint mobility -- Impaired balance and mobility -- Impaired posture and movement -- Pain

III. SPECIAL PHYSIOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS IN THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE : -- Soft tissue injury and postoperative management -- Therapeutic exercise for arthritis -- Therapeutic exercise in obstetrics

IV. SAMPLE SPECIALTIES OF THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE INTERVENTION : -- Kinetic chain applications in functional movement -- Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation -- Aquatic therapeutic exercise

V. FUNCTIONAL APPROACH TO THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES : -- The lumbopelvic region -- The pelvic floor -- The hip -- The knee -- The ankle and foot

VI. FUNCTIONAL APPROACH TO THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE FOR THE UPPER EXTREMITIES : -- The temporomandibular joint -- The cervical spine -- The thoracic spine -- The shoulder girdle -- The elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand

VII. CASE STUDIES ; -- APPENDIX 1: Red flags : recognizing signs and symptoms -- APPENDIX 2: Red flags: potentially serious symptoms and signs in exercising patients -- APPENDIX 3: 2016 PAR-Q +: The physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone

The fourth edition of this text provides a conceptual framework for learning how to make clinical decisions regarding the prescription of therapeutic exercise, from deciding which exercise(s) to teach, to how to teach them, to the dosage required for the best possible outcome. Throughout this text, readers will learn how to treat, with the use of therapeutic exercise and related interventions, the impairments that correlate to functional limitations and the disability and to work toward the most optimal function possible