Therapeutic Exercise for Physical Therapist Assistants 3E

Therapeutic Exercise for Physical Therapist Assistants is the first and only textbook that offers the training you need to fulfill your responsibilities as a physical therapist assistant. This book gives you the knowledge and skills to effectively implement patient treatment plans using therapeutic exercise techniques that you administer under the direction of a physical therapist.
Detailed descriptions are provided for the gamut of therapeutic exercises, including range of motion, stretching, open chain resistance training, plyometrics, and functional return. You learn the purpose, position, and procedure for each technique for a complete understanding of how to guide patients in performing these exercises.

NEW TO THIS EDITION
· Three New Chaptershave been added:
o Joint Mobilization
o Therapeutic Exercise for the Preparation of Gait Activities
o Application of Therapeutic Exercise Using Sample Protocols
· Review Questions at the end of each chapter test your knowledge and comprehension.

FEATURES
· Chapter Objectives summarize key concepts at the beginning of each chapter.
· Case Studies demonstrate how the techniques presented in the text are applied to actual patients and how physical therapist assistants and physical therapists work together.
· Pediatric and Geriatric Boxes set forth recommendations for exercises that accommodate the needs of children and the elderly.
· Clinical Guidelines summarize how, why, and when to use specific techniques.
· A Glossary defines key words and concepts that you need to know.
With contributions from 26 therapeutic exercise experts, this textbook not only helps you develop the skills needed to become a physical therapist assistant, but it will also serve as a valuable on-the-job reference for many years to come.

Contributors
Reviewers
Preface to Third Edition
Acknowledgments

PART I: Foundations of Therapeutic Exercise 

1. Introduction to Therapeutic Exercise

2. The Role of the Physical Therapist Assistant

PART II: Mobility 

3. Range of Motion

4. Joint Mobilization

5. Stretching Activities for Increasing Muscle Flexibility

PART III: Strength and Power 

6. Principles of Resistance Training

7. Open-Chain–Resistance Training

8. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

9. Closed-Kinetic–Chain Exercise

10. Plyometrics

PART IV: Balance 

11. Balance Training

12. Reactive Neuromuscular Training

PART V: Cardiopulmonary Applications 

13. Principles of Aerobic Conditioning and Cardiac Rehabilitation

14. Enhancement of Breathing and Pulmonary Function

PART VI: Functional Progression in Therapeutic Exercise 

15. Functional Progression for the Spine

16. Functional Progression for the Extremities

PART VII: Unique Applications of Therapeutic Exercise 

17. Aquatic Therapy

18. Therapeutic Exercise for the Preparation
of Gait Activities

19. Principles of Contextual Fitness and Function for Older Adults

20. Application of Therapeutic Exercise using Sample Protocols

Glossary
Index