UPC: 9781556429323 | Physical Therapy Management of Patients with Spinal Pain : An Evidence-Based Approach (Hardcover)

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Physical Therapy Management of Patients with Spinal Pain: An Evidence-Based Approach is an essential reference text to stay in stride with the recent health care education trend of evidence-based practice. The use of clinical data supported by external research provides an increased likelihood of successful client treatment ultimately leading to improved patient quality of life. Drs. Stetts and Carpenter evaluate research in spinal pain and present their findings in a format that allows for easy transition from the text to actual clinical cases. Each chapter outlines history examination diagnosis management guidelines and case studies. The combination of a text along with video clips provides physical therapy students and clinicians with the latest evidence-based research in spinal pain and the tools to put these findings into practice. Additionally Physical Therapy Management of Patients with Spinal Pain: An Evidence-Based Approach provides easy access to its companion website containing narrated video content –Provided by publisher. In this rapidly changing health care environment a challenge today s physical therapist faces is finding evaluating and implementing current best evidence into practicce an integral part of health care professional educational programs. With that goal in mind Physical Therapy Management of Patients With Spinal Pain: An Evidence-Based Approach provides a comprehensive research-based overview of the examination and physical therapy interventions of the spine. Inside Physical Therapy Management of Patients With Spinal Pain Drs. Deborah M. Stetts and J. Gray Carpenter evaluate the current evidence related to spinal pain and present it in a format that allows for an easy transition to the clinical environment. By providing effective clinical interventions rather than relying on habits or tradition patients benefit from an increased likelihood of improved quality of life with the least potential of personal and financial risk. Some features include: – Over 650 photographs images and tables – Access to a supplemental video Web site with new book purchase – Best practice for evaluating and treating the lumbar spine thoracic spine and cervical spine – Comprehensive coverage of the clinical presentation of spine-related pathologies from evaluation to treatment Each chapter outlines the history physical examination physical therapy diagnosis evidence-based management guidelines and case studies for each topic. Case studies will challenge the reader s clinical reasoning skills with the use of current best evidence throughout the initial examination and subsequent treatment sessions. Bonus! Also included with Physical Therapy Management of Patients With Spinal Pain is access to a supplemental Web site containing more than 375 video demonstrations corresponding to the tests and measures examination evaluation and intervention procedures covered within the text. Physical Therapy Management of Patients With Spinal Pain: An Evidence-Based Approach is the go-to reference text and accompanying Web site for the physical therapy students or clinicians who are reaching for best practice through providing the highest level of evidence-informed care in the evaluation and management of patients with spinal pain.