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Therapeutic exercise for musculoskeletal injuries / Peggy A. Houglum.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Athletic training education seriesPublication details: Champaign, Ill. ; Leeds : Human Kinetics, c2010.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xx, 1018 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780736075954 (hbk.) :
  • 9780736075954
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 615.82 HOU
LOC classification:
  • RD97 .H6843 2010
Contents:
Concepts of rehabilitation -- Concepts of healing -- Concepts in physics -- Examination and assessment -- Range of motion and flexibility -- Manual therapy techniques -- Muscle strength and endurance -- The ABCs of proprioception -- Plyometrics -- Functional and activity-specific exercise -- Posture and body mechanics -- Ambulation and ambulation aids -- Aquatic therapeutic exercise -- Swiss balls and foam rollers -- Therapeutic exercise for tendinopathy -- Therapeutic exercise for joint replacement -- Age considerations in therapeutic exercise -- Spine and sacroiliac -- Shoulder and arm -- Elbow and forearm -- Wrist and hand -- Foot, ankle, and leg -- Knee and thigh -- Hip.
Summary: A comprehensive textbook for students and practitioners in physiotherapy, athletic injury prevention and rehabilitation programmes, this title covers a range of therapeutic techniques including plyometrics, functional exercise, body mechanics, posture, aquatics and swiss balls.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 615.82 HOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 217605
Short Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 615.82 HOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 217607
Short Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 615.82 HOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 217606

Previous ed.: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Concepts of rehabilitation -- Concepts of healing -- Concepts in physics -- Examination and assessment -- Range of motion and flexibility -- Manual therapy techniques -- Muscle strength and endurance -- The ABCs of proprioception -- Plyometrics -- Functional and activity-specific exercise -- Posture and body mechanics -- Ambulation and ambulation aids -- Aquatic therapeutic exercise -- Swiss balls and foam rollers -- Therapeutic exercise for tendinopathy -- Therapeutic exercise for joint replacement -- Age considerations in therapeutic exercise -- Spine and sacroiliac -- Shoulder and arm -- Elbow and forearm -- Wrist and hand -- Foot, ankle, and leg -- Knee and thigh -- Hip.

A comprehensive textbook for students and practitioners in physiotherapy, athletic injury prevention and rehabilitation programmes, this title covers a range of therapeutic techniques including plyometrics, functional exercise, body mechanics, posture, aquatics and swiss balls.

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