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Therapeutic Exercise Foundations and Techniques Therapeutic Exercise Foundations and Techniques

Thoroughly updated to highlight current evidence to support best practice, Kisner & Colby’s new 5th edition offers the most up-to-date guidelines for managing musculoskeletal conditions. Now even more extensively illustrated, it provides principles of therapeutic exercise and manual therapy. It describes pathologic conditions and surgical procedures commonly encountered by therapists in the clinical setting. This renowned manual remains the authoritative source for exercise instruction for the therapist and for patient self management.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Comprehensive
I am a PTA (physical therapist assistant) student and also a personal trainer and group exercise instructor. I bought this book because it looked very interesting and helpful for all three. I was thrilled to get it, there is so much information, all research-backed. An added bonus is that it is on my book list for next quarter. I’ve also recently learned that one of the authors, Carol Kisner, is often quoted for her cutting edge research. So while I haven’t read the book cover to cover yet, it looks very good. It is important to know that information on exercise - therapeutic or otherwise is backed by current research - you don’t want to pass on ineffective or dangerous techniques to your clients, patients, students or anyone else who puts their trust in you.

3 Stars Could be useful
So far, it has not been that useful in school but the book is full of a lot of information that should be very useful in the clinic.

5 Stars Great for injury self-management
Had broken arm (sports injury). I felt that my Kaiser medical professionals’ explanations of injury, treatment and rehabilitation were not informative enough. Got this book and was very happy because it explains things THOROUGHLY! Am making good rehab progress because I’m doing exercises that the book shows and explains (exercises that my Physical Therapist hadn’t shown or given to me).

The book is intended for professional Physical Therapists, but it is excellent for physically-active lay people who are willing to take some time and effort to learn about human physiology and some technical/medical terminology.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

I also bought Trail Guide to the Body: How to Locate Muscles, Bones, and More (3rd Edition)–another good reference book.

5 Stars Book Review
This is a recommended book for 1 of my PTA classes. It is huge and has a ton of useful information.

5 Stars One of my best buys !
I have purchased this exellent grand text that deals with the field of physical-therapy. I consider this book to be a total value of my money at the price I bought it (49$). I appreciate it’s background coverage & focus on evidence additions.

As a physical-therapy student I clearly recommend this reference from the very start. I bought it a bit late (4th year).

If one Should seek a more in-depth coverage in the exercise physiology department, I recommend the following book, which is user friendly:

Exercise Physiology: Human Bioenergetics and Its Applications

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