Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

This book explains how physiotherapy has arrived at a critical point in its history due to aging populations, increased chronic illness, and scepticism towards biomedicine. It draws on critical analyses of historical and social conditions to examine key discourses that now threaten the profession, aiming to redefine the future of physiotherapy by exploring practice from economic, philosophical, political, and sociological perspectives.

This text provides a comprehensive guidebook for the physical rehabilitation of musculoskeletal pain and injury. It uses an evidence-based perspective integrating clinical reasoning, exercise dosing, pain science, and modern techniques such as blood flow restriction training and dry needling. Chapters cover manual therapy and exercise progressions regionally (extremity joints, spine, and temporomandibular joints) and are suitable for physical therapy and athletic training students and clinicians.

A comprehensive, evidence-based textbook detailing the multidisciplinary approach to managing patients with traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injuries. Covers early medical management, functional assessment, therapeutic interventions, psychosocial adjustments, and maximizing long-term functional independence and quality of life.

A comprehensive manual detailing the diagnosis and treatment of myofascial pain and dysfunction, specifically focusing on trigger points in the upper half of the body. Includes detailed pictorial indices linking specific muscles to referred pain patterns in the head, neck, torso, shoulder, and arm.

Evidence-based guide focusing on the prevention and rehabilitation techniques for low back injuries and chronic low back pain.

A comprehensive question-and-answer review book designed to help professionals and students prepare for examinations in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

This book explores seven organizing principles of human movement using the Feldenkrais Method as a framework for learning. Topics covered include the dynamic nature of balance, the role of skeletal alignment, the connection between head and pelvis, neuroplasticity, and integrating movement qualities to achieve ease and mastery in physical action.

A comprehensive guide focusing on the clinical management, long-term rehabilitation, and care of patients suffering from spinal cord injuries, addressing essential medical issues, including bladder, bowel, and sexual health.

A comprehensive resource utilizing a symptom-based approach to aid physical therapists in clinical diagnosis.

A concise reference guide detailing the anatomical and pathological causes of low back pain. Topics include definitions of low back pain, osteoarthritis, spinal stenosis, disc crushing, compression fractures, spondylolysis/spondylolisthesis, herniated discs, and multiple myeloma affecting the lumbar spine.

A comprehensive textbook covering the core concepts of physical medicine and rehabilitation, focusing on musculoskeletal disorders, pain management, and therapeutic rehabilitation strategies.

An illustrated guide dedicated to the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of the shoulder complex, covering topics such as physiopathology, injuries, and joint diseases.