Therapeutic exercise: foundations and techniques

Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, the 6th edition offers up-to-date exercise guidelines for individualizing interventions for those with movement disorders. Now with contributions from the leading experts in the field, it encompasses all of the principles of therapeutic exercise and manual therapy, including spinal surgery and spinal manipulation. This manual is a source for exercise instruction for the therapist and for patient self-management. It provides access to Kisner and Colby's Therapeutic Exercise Video Library online at DavisPlus, featuring over 30 new full color video clips, 94 in all, demonstrating basic therapeutic exercises and techniques.

General Concepts. Therapeutic exercise: foundational concepts -- Prevention, health, and wellness / Karen Holtgrefe. -- Applied Science of Exercise and Techniques. Range of motion -- Stretching for impaired mobility -- Peripheral joint mobilization/manipulation -- Resistance exercise for impaired muscle performance -- Principles of aerobic exercise / Karen Holtgrefe -- Exercise for impaired balance / Anne D. Kloos, Deborah L. Givens -- Aquatic exercise / Elaine L. Bukowski. -- Principles of Intervention. Soft tissue injury, repair, and management -- Joint, connective tissue, and bone disorders and management / Carolyn Kisner, Karen Holtgrefe -- Surgical interventions and postoperative management -- Peripheral nerve disorders and management -- Exercise Interventions by Body Region. The spine: structure, function, and posture -- The spine: management guidelines / Carolyn Kisner and Jacob N. Thorp -- The spine: exercise and manipulation interventions / Carolyn Kisner and Jacob N. Thorp -- The shoulder and shoulder girdle / Carolyn Kisner, Lynn Colby, John D. Borstad -- The elbow and forearm complex -- The wrist and hand -- The hip -- The knee / Lynn Colby, Carolyn Kisner, John DeWitt…