CONTENTS
Contributing Authors = ⅶ
Foreword / by Randall L. Braddom = ⅸ
Preface = xiii
Acknowledgments = xiii
PART ONE/PRINCIPLES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION
1 Anatomic Terminology / RALPH BUSCHBACHER = 3
2 Basic Tissue Organization and Function / RALPH BUSCHBACHER = 7
3 Tissue Injury and Healing / RALPH BUSCHBACHER = 20
4 Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Sports Medicine Approach / RALPH BUSCHBACHER = 25
5 Medications Used in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation / RALPH BUSCHBACHER ; CHRISTINA DALMADY-ISRAEL = 29
6 Therapeutic Modalities / RALPH BUSCHBACHER = 41
7 Exercise: Principles, Methods, and Prescription / MICHAEL D. ROBINSON ; STEVEN E. BRAVERMAN = 52
8 Electrodiagnostic, Imaging, and Laboratory Studies / RALPH BUSCHBACHER = 62
9 Manual Physiotherapy / PHILLIP R. BRYANT ; SANDY TIMOK, PT = 69
10 The Role of Manipulation in Disorders of the Spine / THOMAS FLORIAN = 77
11 The Musculoskeletal Examination / RALPH BUSCHBACHER = 85
PART TWO/MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC ANATOMIC REGIONS
12 Head and Neck / RALPH BUSCHBACHER = 95
13 Back, Spine, and Chest / ANDREA R. CONTI = 113
14 Shoulder Girdle and Arm / RALPH BUSCHBACHER = 133
15 Elbow and Forearm / ROBERT P. WILDER ; ROBERT P. NIRSCHL ; JANET SOBEL = 153
16 Wrist and Hand / BARBARA E. MCNEIL ; RALPH BUSCHBACHER = 170
17 Hips and Pelvis / ANDREA CONTI = 186
18 Thigh and Knee / JOE H. GIECK ; SUSAN A. FOREMAN ; ETHAN N. SALIBA ; RALPH BUSCHBACHER = 197
19 Lower Leg, Ankle, and Foot / JOHN LEARD ; DENISE L. MASSIE ; JACK BRAUTIGAM ; RALPH BUSCHBACHER = 216
PART THREE/SPECIAL ISSUES
20 Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain Syndrome / LESLIE SCHUTZ = 239
21 Musculoskeietal Disorders in the Pediatric Population / BARBARA KOCH ; PHILLIP R. BRYANT = 245
22 Geriatrics / RALPH BUSCHBACHER ; LOIS P. BUSCHBACHER = 250
23 Musculoskeletal and Medical Concerns in Women / RALPH BUSCHBACHER ; LOIS P. BUSCHBACHER = 257
24 Principles of Bracing and Prescription of Assistive Devices / PATRICIA PAYNE = 265
25 Chronic Pain / PHILLIP R. BRYANT = 279
26 Fitness for Life: The Role of Exercise in Preventing and Treating Medical Disease / LOIS P. BUSCHBACHER ; RALPH BUSCHBACHER = 285
27 Musculoskeletal Issues in Persons with Disability / SHARON GEER RUSSO = 293
28 Psychological Components of Musculoskeletal Pain / MARY J. WELLS = 303
Index = 311