Master the PTA’s role in orthopedic care — from the examination to treatment planning and interventions!
Fundamental Orthopedic Management for the Physical Therapist Assistant, 5th Edition
helps you understand and apply the principles of orthopedic science to clinical practice. First you will learn the basics of assessing flexibility, strength, endurance, and balance, and then you’ll become a more valuable PTA by learning the essentials of tissue healing, gait and movement, kinesiology, and the management of orthopedic patients by region and condition. This edition reflects the latest, evidence-based practice and adds updates to the Evolve website. Written by clinician and educator Robert Manske, along with a team of expert contributors, this book describes how to work effectively with a supervising physical therapist!
Comprehensive coverage
addresses not only core concepts related to orthopedic care, but also includes biomechanics, pharmacology, imaging, in-depth reviews of the types of tissue healing, and the PTA's role in physical assessment and interventions.
More than 600 illustrations
and 75 summary tables
reinforce orthopedic concepts and procedures.
A focus on critical thinking
and application
prepares you for the treatment room and for the clinical practicum portions of your PTA program.
Important Concepts
highlight useful tips to remember in patient practice.
Key terms and learning objectives
begin each chapter, serving as checkpoints for understanding and helping you study effectively for examinations.
Review questions
at the end of each chapter
prepare you for the kind of critical thinking you will be required to do in practice.
Glossaries
in each chapter make it easy to find definitions of key terminology.
Useful appendices
provide a quick reference to information such as commonly used medications, fracture eponyms, and reference ranges for lab tests
.
NEW! Updated content
and
references
are added
throughout the book to reflect changes in practice patterns.
NEW! Expanded full-color illustrations
add clarity to anatomy and procedural drawings and make it easier to learn important concepts
NEW! Updated chapter summaries
highlight essential, need-to-know information
NEW! Updated educator and student resources on the Evolve website
provide tools to make teaching and learning easier.