Physical Therapist Assistant

Evaluative as well as the interventional aspect of physical therapy and offers immediate guidance concerning physical therapy data collection and interventions, including musculoskeletal, neurologic, cardiopulmonary, integumentary, geriatric, pediatric, and acute care interventions.

Written for students studying to become a physical therapist assistant, this text is unique in that it combines kinesiology, orthopedic management, and therapeutic exercise, relating anatomy and kinesiology to the examination and pathology of each of the joints.

Following the standards for competency established by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) related to conducting a screening examination, Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists, 5th Edition gives you a consistent way to screen for systemic diseases and medical conditions that can mimic neuromuscular and musculoskeletal problems.