Therapeutic exercise: Moving toward function

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Therapeutic Exercise: Moving Toward Function, Third Edition provides a conceptual framework for learning how to make clinical decisions regarding the prescription of therapeutic exercise-from deciding which exercise(s) to teach, to how to teach them, to the dosage required for the best outcome. Readers will learn how to use therapeutic exercise and related interventions to treat the impairments that correlate to functional limitations and disability and to work toward optimal function. Highlights of this Third Edition include case studies in each chapter and more than 200 new photographs and illustrations. Features: -NEW! Building Blocks aim to construct knowledge from the material presented in the chapter and are located throughout each chapter. Answers are provided on thePoint; NEW! Video Clips available on thePoint website illustrate various exercises; NEW! Case Studies are included in each chapter to further expand on the subject matter; NEW! over 200 new photos and figures in this edition; organized by region, this text provides your students with information to decide which exercise to teach, with the use of therapeutic exercise and related interventions; show how to teach the exercise; and evaluate the prescribed program for the desired functional outcome & terminology follows that used in the APTA's Guide to Physical Therapy Practice to help the reader master the official language of the field.