Delisa's Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation: Principles And Practice, Two Volume Set (rehabilitation Medicine (delisa))

E-Book Overview

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.

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

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