Perform accurate evaluations of orthopedic injuries The field's standard resource brings you the most current knowledge through a superb combination of detailed illustrations and precise language to make even the most complicated concepts and techniques clear. Organized by body region, each chapter begins with a review of anatomy and biomechanics; proceeds through clinical evaluation, pathologies, and related special tests; and concludes with a discussion of on-field or initial management of specific injuries. An access code inside new, printed texts unlocks range-of-motion animations and review questions for every chapter online. Updated & Revised! Today's most current information and best evidence-based practices Expanded! "Intervention Strategies" for each condition, an overview of the approaches that can be used which serve as the foundation for integrating the diagnostic process with the subsequent interventions New! "Clinical Correlations" tables, visual representations of key clinical findings and their relationships to pathologies and the key clinical findings associated with the pathology, facilitating the identification of which clinical tests may be used to develop the differential diagnosis Updated! Muscle test procedures with instructions on the use of hand-held dynamometry for more precise assessment of muscular strength than traditional muscle testing to enhance the process of obtaining precise, objective strength measurements during the evaluation process and, when possible, comparing those measurements with those assessed during manual muscle testing Updated! Information regarding the diagnostic accuracy of clinical testing, including additional representation of clinical prediction rules Expanded! Emphasis on integrating outcome measures into the examination process and connecting the outcomes to brief descriptions of the interventions used Conforming to or exceeding the National Athletic Training Educational Competencies Procedures for over 185 special, neurological, ligamentous, and range of motion tests, with distinctive boxes for each type of test, including goniometry, resisted range of motion and manual muscle tests, clinical tests, and special tests Precisely illustrated, step-by-step instructions for the correct position of patient and examiner, the evaluative procedure, positive test results, and implications "Evaluative Findings" boxes, "Practical Evidence Boxes" and "Observational Findings" boxes Unique palpation photographs with anatomical overlays to identify the underlying structure as well as tables of bony landmarks Assessments of the reliability of each test with grades that show the level of support from the available evidence
Professor, Division of Athletic Training, School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness, College of Health Sciences and Professions, Ohio University, Athens, OH Representative Chair, School of Rehabilitation and Medical Sciences,Professor and Director of Athletic Training, Central Michigan University Graduate Program Director, Athletic Training Program, Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences,Old Dominion University
I.Foundations of Examination 1. The Examination Process 2. Examination and Management of Acute Conditions 3. Evidence-Based Practice in the Diagnostic Process 4. Injury Pathology Nomenclature 5. Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Techniques 6. Assessment of Posture 7. Evaluation of Gait II.Lower Extremity Examination 8. Foot and Toe Pathologies 9. Ankle and Leg Pathologies 10. Knee Pathologies 11. Patellofemoral Pathologies 12. Pelvis and Thigh Pathologies III.Torso Examination 13. Lumbosacral Pathologies 14. Cervical and Thoracic Spine and Thorax Pathologies IV.Upper Extremity Examination 15. Shoulder and Upper Arm Pathologies 16. Elbow and Forearm Pathologies 17. Wrist, Hand, and Finger Pathologies V.Examination of the Head 18. Eye Pathologies 19. Face and Related Structure Pathologies 20. Head and Acute Cervical Spine Pathologies Appendix A: Diagnostic Evidence References Index
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