Rehabilitation for the postsurgical orthopedic patient

The first book published specifically about post-surgical rehabilitation. Unlike the more
general and/or basic orthopedic books, this book provides specific clinical information about
specific surgeries. The reader is not only given descriptions of each surgery, but also
rehabilitation protocols for each surgery. Information provided in this unique text allows the
reader to formulate specific rehabilitation outcomes for individual patients, including
treatment protocols and troubleshooting with various patient populations.
 Provides both surgical and rehabilitation information, so the physical therapist
understands the surgical event in order to provide a safe and optimal rehabilitation
program and anticipate what to expect postoperatively
Includes treatment ideas with rationale to support treatment suggestions
 Contains surgical pictures and drawings to promote a more in-depth
understanding of the surgical procedure
Provides easy to access, clinically applicable information for both students and practitioners
in clinical practice
 Includes rehabilitation guidelines in a table format that are easy to identify and
read quickly.
Contains clinical vignettes in each chapter that raise clinical reasoning issues for the reader
 Includes a unique, heavily illustrated appendix, Return to Throwing Program, that
provides a detailed rehabilitation program for those therapists that work with
athletes, such as pitchers, after surgical treatment.