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"Physical Rehabilitation" is the comprehensive, curriculum-spanning text for physical therapy students and a key reference for practicing physical therapists and other rehabilitation professionals. Focusing on the rehabilitation management of adult patients, it integrates basic surgical, medical, and therapeutic concepts to explain how to select appropriate evaluation procedures and to develop treatment goals and plans. This updated 5th edition has been revitalized with a new two-color design and more photographs, illustrations and tables resulting in a more user-friendly presentation. ... Read more

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PT textbook
I received the textbook within the week that I ordered it, and I used standard shipping. So that was awesome.Also, the book was in the exact condition as it was described.This seller did really well.Thanks so much.

Good Book
Book arrived quickly to my house and was in the stated condition when it came.

Great Price for this book
The book was shipped quickly and it new condition... it was one of the best prices around, definately better then my school used prices..

Lots to read
This book is huge, there is so much to cover and they tried to put it all in one book.This may be an expensive one but is well worth the money as it is a comprehensive overview of rehabilitation.

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The book arrived in perfect condition, brand new and the complete transaction was smooth and easy.Great job. A + ... Read more

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1. Introduction

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This book is a derivative of Dr. Miller’s well-regarded Cerebral Palsy and focuses on rehabilitation techniques. The book discusses the theory and techniques used by physical and occupational therapists, and also provides suggestions for implementing an Individual Education Plan. Tables and algorithms are included to help in the decision-making process for determining what treatment would be most beneficial. Chapters in section one deal with fundamental aspects of cerebral palsy management, from understanding motor impairment, to evaluating equipment use, to navigating the relationship with the families of patients. In section two, physical therapists cover specific rehabilitation techniques, including neurodevelopment therapy, hippotherapy, and assistive devices. On the accompanying CD there are more than 100 case studies, as well as videos of children with gait disorders.

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Excellent reference for CP Physical Therapy
This book has almost everything ( except specific details on therapeutic techniques) that a pediatric PT working with CP needs to know. After reading the first chapter,I got hooked on reading the rest of the book. The chapters on assistive device and gait were so intensively written. The best part, I believe, is the CD companion, with tons of case studies, pictures, and videos, that augments learning. ... Read more

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Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA. Handbook includes five new chapters on topics such as the use of computer technology in teaching and learning, assessing the teaching-learning process, patient education, facilitating adherence to healthy lifestyle behavioral changes, and using computer materials in home education programs. Previous edition: c1997. DNLM: Physical Therapy. ... Read more

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just what i ordered
this was just what i ordered, and it was in better condition than i thought it would be.

A new outlook
I am a registered Physical Therapist in Jamaica, WI.
I purchased this book for a course in my DPT program at NSU. It proved to be very helpful and helped to guide me in my new outlook on patient teaching/compliance. ... Read more

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Are you looking for the latest information to open the door to the career of your dreams? Opportunities in Physical Therapy Careers covers a range of jobs in this industry, from those that require high school and trade school to associate, four-year, and graduate degrees. You'll find up-to-date salary statistics, training requirements, as well as the lowdown on life on the job. This comprehensive, no-nonsense guide takes the stress out of launching a career that's both satisfying and financially rewarding.

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The best career book. Clear and practical
I loved this book because it gives all possible and useful info about current field of Physical Therapy as well some history of the field. I could not find any unimportant information neither disinformation. I suggest this book not only to those who is looking for a career, but to Physical Therapy professionals as well. I`m personally impressed by this book.

Book is fine but source of jobs needed.
The book may tell you how to become an physical therapist but it does not point to available jobs. There are many websites that claim to offer jobs but it often remains difficult. At, http://www.physicaltherapycrossing.com you can find jobs dealing with this specific career field. At http://www.physicaltherapycrossing.com/ , they only have jobs from employer websites and offer far more jobs than other job boards.

A One Sitting Read
A quick and easy intro to the field of physical therapy. I recommend going to your local bookstore and reading it over a cup of coffee. I finished the book in an hour or so by thoroughly reading certain parts and skimming others. Not a bad book, just not worth buying.

Opportunities in Physical Therapy Careers
I highly recommend this book for anybody who has even a little interest in majoring in physical therapy. This book gave me so much information on every angle of this career: the advantages and disadvantages, how to get started from scratch, how to save money. It is perfect for a student in high because it gives us information on the classes we should take and the colleges we should consider. Don't wait to read this book.

a VERY basic introduction
I found this book to be an extremely basic introduction to the field of Physical Therapy.It might be helpful to a student in High School (or perhaps even Junior High) But for an undergraduate or grad student it was of little or no help. ... Read more

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A comprehensive textbook spanning the entire scope of cardiovascular and pulmonary practice

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A superb scholarly and instructional text
Written by one of the world's top practitioners and teachers of aquatic therapy, Aquatic Therapy offers the comprehensive Diagnostic Aquatic Systems Integration approach to understanding and applying aquatic therapy for healthful benefit. Covering basic aquatic therapy, the Bad Ragaz Ring Method, Watsu, the Halliwick Method, Clinical Wassertanzen, and Cardiquatics, Aquatic Therapy uses black-and-white diagrams and photographs as well as extensive and technical text to cover everything from water dynamics and physics to physical guidelines for undertaking or coaching aquatic therapy to the particulars of various techniques, clinical applications, and much more. A superb scholarly and instructional text especially for physical therapy students and professionals, focusing upon a valuable and often-overlooked means for recovery, fitness, and improvement. ... Read more

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Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy Skills for Physical Dysfunction gives a comprehensive, in-depth overview of occupational therapy history and theory, the occupational therapy process and practice, evaluation and intervention in the occupational performance areas, performance skills and client factors, implementation of intervention, and intervention applications. The text focuses on occupation-based practice in the context of working with physical disabilities, and takes a client-centered approach. New chapters and expert contributors bring a fresh approach to the text. New content on motor control and learning, prevention, and cultural diversity is integrated throughout. * Information on motor control and learning, and prevention * Cultural diversity/sensitivity * Evidence-based content * Case examples * Client-centered perspective ... Read more

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Great Price and Fast Shipping!
I really do not have a review about the book. I have a friend who needed it for a college course and asked me to get it for her. I searched and amazon had it for a great price and it was here in just a couple of days. Sellers on ebay could not match the price for a hardcover textbook, they only had softcover for the same price.
Thank You!

Terrific Textbook
the book came in perfect shape and wonderful timing. it was packaged with care and came in the condition i expected. it was a pleasure doing business...

Great Resource
This book allows you to get a good visual understanding on how physical dysfunction is effected by injury in the brain. It is a great compliment reading to my neuro text.

A must for occupational therapy practitioners...
Here it is. The latest update for physical disability science within occupational therapy. Whether you are a current student in need of another source, or an experienced practitioner with a desire to go back and check the basics. This updated book will have more than one topic to get you up to speed. I love it, and frequently reference it. It's also nice to know that added emphasis is placed on realistic case studys throughout the book.
Enjoy!!

-Derek Malayeri OTR/L, CA. ... Read more

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University of Southern California, Los Angeles.Reference for physical therapy clinicians and students on the special aspects of rehabilitation in the brain injury patient. Discusses both cognitive and physical rehabilitation. 13 contributors, 12 U.S. ... Read more

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This book provides theoretically based but practically oriented guide to the use of therapeutic modalities for students in physical therapy programs. It is intended for use in courses where various clinically oriented techniques and methods are presented.

The second edition addresses a wide range of modalities, from electrical to thermal to manual to light (laser) therapy. Each chapter discusses the physiological basis for use, clinical applications, specific techniques of application through the use of related laboratory activities, and relevant individual case studies. The book is rounded out with pedagogical aids, including objectives, glossary of key terms, references, and appendices containing trigger points in the body and a list of manufactures of modality equipment. ... Read more

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Descriptive
Well written and easy to read...I purchased this book because the modality book my teacher selected was a difficult read. ... Read more

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Retail Price: $199.New version 1.1--It's The CD version of APTA's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, Second Edition--and MUCH, MUCH MORE! An indispensable tool for the cutting-edge physical therapist, Interactive Guide Version 1.1 has an easy-to-use, hyperlinked format plus: * Annotations on the reliability and validity of nearly 500 specific tests or measures. * More than 1,500 references for articles on reliability and validity, linked to MEDLINE abstracts. * Robust search capability, including the ability to search on keywords, ICD-9-CM codes, and key concepts-and the ability to perform searches using more than one term. * Downloadable PDF examination and evaluation forms. ... Read more

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Prepare for practice with the book tailored specifically for physical therapist assistants! Physical Rehabilitation for the Physical Therapist Assistant provides a clear, easy-to-read, evidence-based guide to the PTA's role in patient management, covering the core concepts related to physical rehabilitation and emphasizing the PTA's role in intervention. A treatment-oriented focus addresses each of the four categories of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Preferred Practice Patterns: musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary. The final section of the book addresses interventions which overlap many practice patterns. Written by rehabilitation experts Michelle Cameron, MD, PT and Linda Monroe, MPT, in consultation with Susan Schmidt, a practicing PTA, and Carla Gleaton, the director of a PTA education program, this text will be a valuable resource both in the classroom and in professional practice.

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Univ. of Indianapolis, IN. Textbook, for physical therapy students, explaining the theories, methods, and ethics of research. Equips the reader to evaluate the literature critically and design and implement effective research projects. Previous edition: c1993. Softcover. DNLM: Physical Therapy. ... Read more

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Good reference
I like the way the text is written. There are myriad research terms and concepts related to scientific inquiry and research. This text is helpful in breaking down those terms and concepts. ... Read more

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This workbook provides more than 50 questions and exercises designed to empower those with physical loss and disability to better understand and accept their ongoing processes of loss and recovery. The exercises in Coping with Physical Loss and Disability were distilled from ten years of clinical social work experience with clients suffering from quadriplegia, paraplegia, amputation, cancer, severe burns, HIV/AIDs, and neuro-muscular disorders arising from accidents, injury, and disease.
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Coping with Physical Loss and Disability: A Workbook is the second book in the New Horizons in Therapy Series. This series is specifically designed to empower clients to work on their own in a therapeutic setting. As many therapists will state, it's often what the client does outside the session that can make the biggest difference in recovery.

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A Must Have For The Professional's Reference Library
Coping With Physical Loss and Disability
Author:Rick Ritter, MSW
Publisher:Loving Healing Press
ISBN:978-1-932690-18-7

Rjck Ritter, a social worker, veteran, and himself disabled certainly knows about this topic.Written in an easy to comprehend and easy to use workbook style, it's outstanding as a reference tool.All facets of dealing with disability are covered:the physical, spiritual, mental and emotional, as well as the actual practical logistical adjustments that need to be made.

Coping with a physical loss and disability is difficult, and attempting to work through the emotional, financial, logistical, family and other areas of change can seem hugely daunting.Knowing where to start can be an immense help.

Ritter's workbooks offers just that kind of help, and in an easy to understand series of questions.Through honest answers to these questions, you can learn the best method of dealing with your difficulties.You will learn how to establish a support system of caring professions, family and friends.You will be led through the process of setting your daily schedule, rehabilitation and recovery, along with determining realistic short and long term goals.

Additionally, the author includes an extensive list of suggested readings, films on pertinent issues and an excellent guide to therapeutic techniques.Also helpful is the listing of available organizations, foundations and associations, including organizations that support sports for persons with disabilities.

A specific section of the workbook is prepared especially for therapists and will prove most helpful to professionals in assisting their clients with disabilities.

An outstanding resource for anyone dealing with a disability, professionals in all areas of therapy as well as friends, family and caretakers of the disabled.Highly recommended as a permanent part of the professional's reference library.

The good, the bad, the ugly, and in the end, the great!
"Coping with Physical Loss and Disability" by Rick Ritter, MSW, is a jarring book at 92 pages.When I first got it, I thought it would be a regular self-help book, and I admit I was skeptical.But I opened it and it turned out to be a workbook.

There are six sections of the book, going from what your original loss was to how you could ask for and get help for it.In fact, I really had to consider that particular question."Describe your loss in detail" was another.That was one of those where I had to write my feelings, and like many with disabilities I've told the story so many times, I figured I'd gotten it to a science.It was a blah story with which I started out, therefore; one I'd told a million times.

Then, something happened inside of me.I got angry.I don't do that too much; usually I'm at most irritated and that's that.Life is irritating to me these days for various personal reasons, so that was what the answer was like till that particular switch in my head went off. All of a sudden, there was a real answer.I actually started yelling "What?You want to know about the stupid primary care physician who said one leg was shorter than the other, when it turned out I had a blood clot in it?You want to know about my parents?What...?"

In the end, the question tore something out of me that I hadn't expected at all.

If you read this book, be prepared to do it slowly.At the end, you'll find a section of resources that is very intense.The author even stuck in movies that deal with disability!The book itself will take you to places inside that you didn't know existed, like that bit of anger -- believe me, I had more than one of those.I cried, I threw things, I felt sorry for myself, I sat for long periods of time thinking hard about questions my mind refused to answer but that on the other hand it wanted to.That test of my own will-power hurt a lot sometimes.But believe me when I say, it's very much worth it.

"Coping with Physical Loss and Disability:A Workbook" - Rick Ritter, MSW; LovingHealing Press 2006.

Best UsedIn A Professional Setting
After reading the other reviews I purchased this book. I have a degenerative muscle disease for which there is no treatment. Although I have coped fairly well up to this point, I was finding myself more and more isolated. As I answered the questions, I felt it would be better if I were going through this process with a professional. I answered as fully as I was able, but there doesn't seem to be any suggestions as to what to do with this information. The book suggests that you share your answers with three people. In my case that wasn't possible.I can see that it would be useful in conjunction with therapy. Without that professional input, the book left me hanging.

Just the help we needed.
As we prepared for our oldest daughter's amputaion, I searched for something to help guide us along as a family.This work book is wonderful.Although my daughter was emotionally ready for her loss, Rick Ritter was able to better address some of what we may have missed prior to her surgery.I strongly recomend this book for anyone dealing with physical loss them selves or that of a loved one.Joi Warburton, Las Vegas, NV

An outstanding workbook!
Rick Ritter has written a superb self-help workbook that will benefit readers who have suffered a physical loss or disability. Ritter has included 50 questions to be answered by the reader. He recommends these answers be shared with at least three other people. In responding to these questions, the reader is able to reflect on his or her disability or physical loss. The book engages the reader in discovering ways to deal with their physical loss. To those readers who have experienced such a loss, the workbook will provide a sense of empowerment to those still in grief or depression.

Ritter himself has experienced his own disability. As a social worker(MSW), he has had the opportunity to work with 100 people who have suffered a physical loss or disability. His workbook provides a roadmap for readers to follow to reach attainable goals.

Also included are interesting short stories of people he has worked with ranging from amputation, breast cancer, muscular dystrophy, AIDS, Multiple Sclerosis, and quadriplegia. He recounts how these people were able to cope with their loss.

Having a disability or having suffered a physical loss doesn't necessarily lead to unhappiness. How one responds to that loss is what really matters. Rick also uses spirituality, support systems, and holistic methods as an approach to coping with the loss. Resiliency is crucial in facing any loss or disability.

As a mother of a son with cerebral palsy, I can see how this workbook could be very useful. He is now a happy young man working as an attorney. His disability didn't stop him from being productive. Also, having battled my own muscle disease along with rheumatoid arthritis, I found it helpful. As the daughter of a mother transfused with HIV contaminated blood, I can see how this workbook could have benefited her.

The resources included at the end of his book are certainly a bonus. He has listed helpful organizations, suggested reading, and films relating to physical loss and disability.

Rick Ritter has given his readers a wonderful gift. "Coping with Physical Loss and Disability" is an empowering book that will benefit many readers. I highly recommend this workbook. Thank you, Rick for caring. Your workbook will be appreciated by many people.

Nancy A. Draper (Author) A Burden of Silence: My Mother's Battle with AIDS



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Newly updated, this full-color resource offers a systematic approach to performing a neuromusculoskeletal assessment with rationales for various aspects of the assessment. This comprehensive text covers every joint of the body, head and face, gait, posture, emergency care, the principles of assessment, and preparticipation evaluation. The latest edition of this core text is the essential cornerstone in the new four-volume musculoskeletal rehabilitation series.

• Thorough, evidence-based content provides the information and detail you need to select the best diagnostic tests.
• Extensively updated information incorporates the latest research and most current practices.
• Case Studies help you apply what you learn from the book to real life situations.
• Tables and boxes throughout the text organize and summarize important information and highlight key points.
• Chapter Summaries review the assessment procedures for each chapter to help you find important information quickly.
• Case Histories in each chapter demonstrate assessment skills to help you apply them in practice.

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One major complaint
Well written, but I've got the fifth edition and there is one serious flaw that really frustrates me and shows a serious error in logic: If you go to the end of the chapter to check a reference, all that you will find is a note stating "To enhance this text and add value for the reader, all references have been incorporated into a CD-ROM provided with this text".

How exactly is that adding value? I have to go try and fish out some CD, attach the CD player to my laptop and try to navigate around until I find the reference list for that particular chapter?

How about just adding two pages at the end of each chapter with the reference lists? This is a serious flaw and shows an error in judgment, especially for those who like to actually check the references cited within the text.

Excellent
i buyed the orthopedic physical assessment book by Magee from amazon..i service was very good..i got my book before time..the packing was also good..the book was safe...it was good...amazon gives best thats why i always go for purchase through amazon..

OK
Packing worst corner broken
Watch when you pack. Book loose move in the box. It is delevery to Canada.

Not what I was looking for
Orthopedic Physical Assessment Enhanced Edition

I was looking for a book that would define orthopedic abbreviations for me and would tell me the normals of orthopedic ROM tests, names and definitions of orthopedic tests used in examination, etc. This book was not it.

Comprehensive and yet never dull
The first time I saw this book in the hands of an US exchange student, I became jealous. Everything I had learned as a fourth year pt student on diagnostic assessment was in there and more. I just had to have it. From details of observation to validity of test procedures, it is all there, even the more obscure and rarely used tests. In combination with lots of drawings (albeit not very detailed), x-rays, and pictures, everything you ever could want to know is available. And it is well written, compact but clear. It is THE book on the subject. ... Read more

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Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville. Provides comprehensive coverage of intervention and physical therapy techniques. Bridges the gap between veterinary medicine and human medicine programs, applying the principles of physical therapy to the evaluation and treatment of animals. Includes more than 300 illustrations highlighting key concepts and procedures. ... Read more

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Canine Physical Therapy
This in an excellent veterinary or animal science text reviewing canine physical therapy and rehabilitation. Covers basic concepts; patient assessment; therapeutic modalitites; and PT for specific canine conditions. College level education needed for good understanding of text.

textbook for an emerging field
This is a serious book written by the people who are pioneering the application of Physical Therapy to dogs.It is well written and organized.The authors are professors in Veterinary Medicine schools.It is not a book for light reading; it is scientifically based and detailed.

Excellent resource for small animal vets
This book is a great resource for all vets who have an interest in small animal rehabilitation. Read it from cover to cover, or just pick and choose your topics. It has great protocols for post operative rehab programs, instead of the usual "cage rest and leash walks". Overall I am very pleased and have referred to it many times.

Great reference book
My dog tore his ACL and I was unable to locate any physical therapy exercises on the internet.After a lot of searching, I found this book listed as a reference.The book is pretty technical, but it does contain a lot of usefull information.The $100 price tag is definitely worth it.Especially considering 1 trip to a Canine Physical Therapist is $50.

great book
This book was a recommended resource when I was taking the Canine rehab practitioner course.I used it quite often as a reference and still do in practice.It is great for the veterinary practitioner, physical therapistor the vet tech that would like to know more about how,when and why to perform physiotherapy for animals.It is quite a technical book so some knowledge of animals and anatomy is needed. ... Read more