Therapeutic Exercise Prescription

• UNIQUE! Clinical reasoning approach to exercise selection, modification, instruction, and progression provides a framework to help you master all aspects of therapeutic exercise, from the initial exercise prescription to the functional recovery stage.
• Emphasis on patient safety and precautions includes the use of the ICF model, as well as coverage of tissue healing and biometrics.
• UNIQUE! Clinical case examples provide practical examples in a succinct compare and contrast format to help you build clinical reasoning skills and learn to apply theory to practice.
• Full case studies cover all the regions of the body as well as each of the mobility-, trauma-, and psychologically-informed concepts.
• Discussion questions and answers at the end of each case study and at the end each chapter help you assimilate and use your existing knowledge and help prepare you for the types of critical thinking you will be required to do in practice.
• UNIQUE! Integrated content builds from foundational concepts, with reinforcement throughout the book using illustrations and explanations of important concepts.
• UNIQUE! Discussion of broad categories, such as extremes of mobility impairments, types of trauma, and presence of psychological impairments, strengthen your understanding.
• UNIQUE! Detailed exercise depictions include teaching tips with instruction examples, common errors to correct, and methods to prevent or address compensations.

UNIQUE! Workbook format features comprehensive coverage of exercise examples with alternatives and progressions.

• NEW! Content on balance and aquatic therapy as well as functional exercises
• Revised content throughout provides students with the most current information they need to be an effective practitioner
• Updated references ensuring content is current and applicable for today's students

NEW! Educator and Student Resources