Delisas Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation: Principles And Practice, Two Volume Set (rehabilitation Medicine (delisa))

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Thoroughly updated and now in full color, DeLisa's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is the "gold standard" in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation. It is the most modern and comprehensive book in the field. It can serve as both an introductory book for residents and a comprehensive reference book for practitioners. One volume covers physical medicine, the other rehabilitation medicine. Physical medicine covers principles of diagnosis and management, therapeutic approaches, and the management of specific conditions. Rehabilitation medicine covers the evaluation of the rehab patient, managing the rehab patient, and rehabilitation strategies and interventions. This edition has eight new chapters including evidence-based rehabilitation; robotic therapies; emerging technologies and interventions; and neural repair and plasticity.

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E-Book Information

• Year: 2,010

• Edition: Fifth, North American Edition, Two Volume Set

• Pages: 2,264

• Pages In File: 2,264

• Language: English

• Issue: 2011 12 30

• Identifier: 0781798191,9780781798198

• Ddc: 615.8/2

• Lcc: RM930 .R364 2010

• Paginated: 1

• Org File Size: 40,407,175

• Extension: pdf

• Toc: DeLisa's Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice, Fifth Edition......Page 1Half Title Page ......Page 3Title Page ......Page 5Copyright ......Page 6Dedication ......Page 7CONTENTS ......Page 9CONTRIBUTORS ......Page 13PREFACE ......Page 24PART I: Principles of Assessment and Evaluation ......Page 25OVERVIEW ......Page 27SETTING AND PURPOSE ......Page 28PATIENT HISTORY ......Page 29PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ......Page 35ANATOMICAL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO TEST INDIVIDUAL MUSCLE STRENGTH ......Page 46SUMMARY AND PROBLEM LIST ......Page 70REFERENCES ......Page 71APPENDICES ......Page 72CHAPTER 2: The Physical Examination ......Page 79EXAMINATION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE ......Page 80EXAMINATION OF THE SHOULDER ......Page 81EXAMINATION OF THE LUMBAR SPINE ......Page 85EXAMINATION OF THE KNEE ......Page 87REFERENCES ......Page 91WHY MUSCLE? ......Page 93MUSCLE ACTIONS AND UNITS OF MEASUREMENT ......Page 94STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SKELETAL MUSCLE ......Page 101STUDIES OF SINGLE MUSCLE FIBERS ......Page 105FUNCTIONAL TESTS OF MUSCLE PERFORMANCE .....