Orthopedic Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice

Book info: Orthopedic Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice (Paperback, 437 pages) – Springer, 2023. Language: English.

This pocket-sized guide provides a practical and comprehensive resource for orthopedic, PM&R, and musculoskeletal specialists, as well as primary care physicians who work in the community outpatient clinic setting. Its consistent chapter format covers each area with anatomy, physical examination, preoperative management, and postoperative rehabilitation sections for the spine and extremities.

The book presents treatment protocols for various injuries, including physical therapy measures such as weight bearing status, PRE, closed or open chain exercises, and timing for returning to routine or sport activities. Its concise presentation of rehabilitation for the upper and lower extremities, the hip and pelvis, and the spine enables quick reference and clinical decision-making.

Furthermore, the book includes a chapter on rehabilitation following the use of orthobiologics, making it a valuable resource for healthcare professionals involved in orthopedic rehabilitation after regenerative interventions.

Editorial Reviews From the Back Cover This pocket-sized guide provides a practical and comprehensive resource for orthopedic, PM&R, and musculoskeletal specialists, as well as primary care physicians who work in the community outpatient clinic setting. Its consistent chapter format covers each area with anatomy, physical examination, preoperative management, and postoperative rehabilitation sections for the spine and extremities.

The book presents treatment protocols for various injuries, including physical therapy measures such as weight bearing status, PRE, closed or open chain exercises, and timing for returning to routine or sport activities. Its concise presentation of rehabilitation for the upper and lower extremities, the hip and pelvis, and the spine enables quick reference and clinical decision-making.

Furthermore, the book includes a chapter on rehabilitation following the use of orthobiologics, making it a valuable resource for healthcare professionals involved in orthopedic rehabilitation after regenerative interventions.

About the Author

Tony George, DO

Assistant Professor

Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

University Orthopedic Associates

Somerset, NJ, USA

S. Ali Mostoufi, MD

New England Spine Care Associates

New England Ambulatory Surgicenter

Tufts University School of Medicine

Stoneham, MA, USA

Alfred J. Tria, Jr., MD, FAAOS

Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (Emeritus)

Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

New Brunswick, NJ, USA