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HEALTH PROFESSIONS
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Imaging Handbook
for Physical
Therapists
MarkW. Cornwall, PhD
Elle Nyre, BA, PT
John H. Harris, Jr., MD,
DSc, FACR
February 2014 /
Spiralbound / 7 x 10 /
144 pp. / 312 Illus.
978-1-4511-3031-7
DESCRIPTION
This quick-reference imaging handbook provides
students and practicing physical therapists the
essential information they need to accurately
interpret patients’ radiographic images, better
understand the nature of a pathology or injury,
expertly plan and implement a physical therapy
treatment plan for each patient, and explain to
patients why the treatment is needed and how it will
help them.
Accessible and concise, Imaging Handbook for
Physical Therapists is organized by body region,
making it easy for readers to access information they
can use immediately in clinical rotations or everyday
practice.
FEATURES
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Provide your students with just the essential
imaging information necessary for physical
therapy practice.
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Enhance your students’ visual understanding with
the most profusely illustrated book on the market,
featuring strong images personally selected by
the authors.
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Prepare your students to make informed day-
to-day diagnostic, evaluative, and intervention
decisions based on radiographic, CT, and MRI
images.
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Quickly locate the pathology of interest through
the book’s handbook design and organization by
body region.
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Expand your students’ knowledge through
narrative and images that describe normal
anatomy, normal imaging views, pathological or
post-trauma views, and post-operative and healed
views that they will most often see in practice.
Anatomical
Landmark
Palpation Video
and Book
Paula Maxwell, PhD,
ATC
September 2014 /
Spiralbound / 7 x 10
256 pp. / 400 Illus.
978-1-4511-3072-0
DESCRIPTION
Featuring unique and extensive video footage
that demonstrates full palpation techniques, this
innovative handbook/ video resource helps students
master anatomical landmark palpation, a key skill
for professional competence in the athletic training
and physical therapy fields. The printed handbook
serves as a portable, pictorial summary of the full,
webbased video product.
Ideal for use by students on their own or as visual aid
when teaching skills in classroom or lab,
Anatomical
Landmark Palpation
is an ideal supplement for
evaluation/assessment and clinical skills courses.
FEATURES
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Help your students identify, understand, and
palpate the whole body correctly through an
extensive array of video clips that demonstrate
full palpation techniques, including various angles,
views, and tips.
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Give yours students on-the-go access to
technique videos through the mobile-friendly
website.
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Help your students learn how to set up the
situation for proper palpation through coverage of
both patient and evaluator positioning.
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Ensure student accuracy when locating each
landmark through both skeletal and anatomical
views.
ANCILLARIES
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Web-based Video Tutorial