SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF PRACTICE IN MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION

SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF PRACTICE IN MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION

Editors

David J. Magee, PT, PhD

James E. Zachazewski, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC

William S. Quillen, PT, PhD, SCS, FACSM
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Contents

Chapter 1. Injury, Inflammation, and Repair: Tissue Mechanics, the Healing Process, and Their Impact on the Musculoskeletal System

Chapter 2. Ligament Injuries: Pathophysiology, Healing, and Treatment Considerations

Chapter 3. Tendon Pathology and Injuries: Pathophysiol-ogy, Healing, and Treatment Considerations

Chapter 4. Adaptability of Skeletal Muscle: Responses to Increased and Decreased Use

Chapter 5. Skeletal Muscle: Deformation, Injury, Repair, and Treatment Considerations

Chapter 6. Bone Biology and Mechanics

Chapter 7. Cartilage of Human Joints and Related Structures

Chapter 8. Peripheral Nerve: Structure, Function, and Physiology

Chapter 9. Articular Neurophysiology and Sensorimotor Control

Chapter 10. Pain: Perception and Mechanisms

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About Book
Musculoskeletal conditions have an enormous impact on society. Today, musculoskeletal conditions have become the most common cause of disability and severe long-term pain in the industrialized world. As we approach the second half of the Bone and Joint Decade, it is apparent that the knowledge and skill required by the community of health care providers involved in managing the impair-ments and functional limitations resulting from acute or chronic musculoskeletal injury/illness has grown expo-nentially as the frequency of visits to practitioners’ offices for musculoskeletal system complaints has risen.