Product Description

Written by a leading expert in the field, this comprehensive reference text enables users to properly screen for medical disease to make an informed differential diagnosis. The goal of this text is to teach the Physical Therapist how to determine if the patient has a true neuromuscular or musculoskeletal problem and to determine the specific dysfunction or impairment. This new edition includes a chapter that focuses specifically on pain. It also contains a new chapter on physical assessment as a screening tool and the introductory chapter has been revised to explain the more modern approach of screening.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #263105 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 944 pages

Customer Reviews

Informative
This book makes you think outside the box. It really makes you appreciate that not every pain has to be musculoskeletal. It is very readable, well written but it is very American, ie it talks about sueing and American rules/regulations a lot.

It is very useful for improving your subjective assessment ie ensuring you ask the correct questions following a patients response. There are very useful case examples and sample paperwork.

I really recommend this book for raising awareness of red/yellow flags, screening for MSK, neuromusculoskeletal or systemic disorders. The only negative I would say is that it is very medical going into too much detail at times (I am a physiotherapist).

Differential diagnosis for physical therapists
An excellent reference for individual clinicians, departments, private practitioners and publically employed staff I would suggest this text is a must have.

This text is well considered and well written. There is however an American bias. In particular, case studies are very illustrative and add to the clincial reasoning process. There is plenty of material for students and junior staff however guidance from more experience staff may be required to allow perspective. The text is far from alarmist but those with less experience may begin to fear the worst in every instance. However increased awareness of such issues is not a bad thing considering direct access and self referal.