Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral 4th Edition

Written by a leading expert in the field, this comprehensive reference text enables users to properly screen
for medical disease to make an informed diagnosis. The goal of this proven 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. Now with a new title that reflects a better understanding
of the screening process as the first step in making a diagnosis, this text provides students, physical therapy
clinicians and physical therapist assistants with a step-by-step approach to client evaluation, which follows
the standards of competency established by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) related to
conducting a screening examination.
 A systems-based approach to differential screening and diagnosis make it easy for Physical Therapists
to find information and understand it in light of other systems issues.
 CD-ROM with screening tools provides Physical Therapists with forms and checklists they can use in
the clinical setting.
 Case studies provide real-world examples.
 New chapter on how physical assessment provides baseline-screening information to better explain the
progression of the screening process.
 Includes new information on musculoskeletal problems.
 A separate chapter on pain introduces the concept of pain as a screening tool.
 An entire section is devoted to systematic origins of pain to demonstrate how regional pain should be
approached in screening for particular disorders.
 Introductory information on the newer medical screening concepts sets the stage for how screening is
presented in the rest of the book