Chapter 7 Strength Testing: Isokinetic Testing & Evaluation (Class II Devices) This section reviews complications during isokinetic testing. Nine knee (or related) injuries were reported to the FDA from 5/28/97…
Chapter 6 Pain Assessment Pain assessment sometimes involves pressing a device into a patient’s body part to evaluate responsiveness to pain. Two sources express concern of inflicting trauma or potentially…
Chapter 4 Screening for Falls in Older Persons Screening procedures may help to identify those older individuals more at risk for falls. Guidelines for fall prevention in older persons were…
Chapter 1 Blood Pressure Assessment SPHYGMOMANOMETER Concerns for sphygmomanometer use relate to circulatory occlusion in select patients and the possibility of cross-contamination from the cuff.
3 Shoulder Injuries Robert C. Manske, PT, DPT, SCS, MEd, ATC, CSCS BACKGROUND GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF SHOULDER REHABILITATION IMPORTANCE OF THE HISTORY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SHOULDER PATHOLOGY ROTATOR CUFF…
8 Spinal Disorders Robert C. Manske, PT, DPT, SCS, MEd, ATC, CSCS WHIPLASH INJURY: TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE FOR THE CERVICAL SPINE TREATMENT-BASED CLASSIFICATION OF LOW BACK PAIN CORE…
1 Hand and Wrist Injuries S. Brent Brotzman, MD FLEXOR TENDON INJURIES TRIGGER FINGER (STENOSING FLEXOR TENOSYNOVITIS) FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS AVULSION (“JERSEY FINGER”) EXTENSOR TENDON INJURIES FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS OF…
5 Foot and Ankle Injuries S. Brent Brotzman, MD ANKLE SPRAINS ANKLE-SPECIFIC PERTURBATION TRAINING CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY SYNDESMOTIC INJURIES INFERIOR HEEL PAIN (PLANTAR FASCIITIS) ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE FIRST…
4 Knee Injuries S. Brent Brotzman, MD ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES PERTURBATION TRAINING FOR POSTOPERATIVE ACL RECONSTRUCTION AND PATIENTS WHO WERE NONOPERATIVELY TREATED AND ACL DEFICIENT GENDER ISSUES IN ACL…
7 Special Topics Robert C. Manske, PT, DPT, SCS, MEd, ATC, CSCS, S. Brent Brotzman, MD RUNNING INJURIES: ETIOLOGY AND RECOVERY-BASED TREATMENT RUNNING INJURIES: SHOES, ORTHOTICS, AND RETURN-TO-RUNNING PROGRAM GROIN…
