Chapter objectives • Describe the bony anatomy, ligamentous structures, and surrounding musculature of the temporomandibular joint, including their functions. • Understand the arthrokinematics and biomechanics of the temporomandibular joint that…
Chapter Objectives • Explain the need for classification methods designed to direct the treatment of patients with low back pain. • Recognize red flags indicating the potential for a serious…
Chapter objectives • Define and discuss the importance of proprioception in the neuromuscular control process. • Define and discuss the different levels of motor control by the central nervous system…
Kevin E. Wilk, PT, DPT The Throwers’ Ten Exercise Program * * Modifed from Wilk, K.E., Andrews, J.R., Arrigo, C.A., et al. (2001): Preventative and Rehabilitation Exercises for the Shoulder and…
Kevin E. Wilk, PT, DPT * From Wilk, K.E., Andrews, J.R., Arrigo, C.A., et al. (2001): Preventive and Rehabilitative Exercises for the Shoulder and Elbow, 5th ed. Birmingham, AL, American Sports…
Interval throwing program for baseball players—phase I The interval throwing program (ITP) is designed to gradually return motion, strength, and confidence in the throwing arm after injury or surgery by…
Chapter objectives • Apply rehabilitation guidelines to sports-related wrist and hand injuries. • Describe the mechanism of injury and clinical picture with common hand injuries. • Identify treatment pitfalls to…
Chapter objectives • Explain the physical properties of water, including buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure, viscosity, and fluid dynamics. • Identify the effect of immersion on weight bearing and appropriately apply weight-bearing…
Chapter objectives • Incorporate biomechanical principles of the shoulder as they relate to prevention and postinjury or postsurgical rehabilitation for specific injuries. • Associate anatomic structures of the shoulder to…
Chapter objectives • Associate anatomic structures of the elbow with particular injuries based on the function of the structures during specific athletic endeavors. • Correlate the findings from a clinical…
