New to this edition
- NEW! Revised content
throughout the book provides the most current information for effective practice, and includes updated references as well as a discussion of pain mechanisms.
- NEW Screening for Neurologic Conditions chapter focuses on conditions that require immediate referral when the neurologic condition is in the prodromal stage and have not yet been diagnosed by a medical professional.
- NEW! Updated screening tools include Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome Yellow Flag (OSPRO-YF) and Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome Review of Systems (OSPRO-ROS).
- NEW! Enhanced eBook version is included with every print purchase, allowing access to all of the text, images, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
- NEW! Updated appendices include screening tools and checklists, available in the eBook.
Author Information
Edited by John Heick and Rolando T. Lazaro
SECTION I INTRODUCTION TO THE SCREENING PROCESS
1 Introduction to Screening for Referral in Physical Therapy
2 Interviewing as a Screening Tool
3 Pain Types and Viscerogenic Pain Patterns
4 Physical Assessment as a Screening Tool
5 Screening for Neurologic Conditions
SECTION II VISCEROGENIC CAUSES OF NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AND DYSFUNCTION
6 Screening for Hematologic Diseas
7 Screening for Cardiovascular Disease
8 Screening for Pulmonary Disease
9 Screening for Gastrointestinal Disease
10 Screening for Hepatic and Biliary Disease
11 Screening for Urogenital Disease
12 Screening for Endocrine and Metabolic Disease
13 Screening for Immunologic Disease
14 Screening for Cancer
SECTION III SYSTEMIC ORIGINS OF NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AND DYSFUNCTION
15 Screening the Head, Neck, and Back
16 Screening the Sacrum, Sacroiliac, and Pelvis
17 Screening the Lower Quadrant: Buttock, Hip, Groin, Thigh, and Leg
18 Screening the Chest, Breasts, and Ribs
19. Screening the Shoulder and Upper Extremity
APPENDICES*
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Answers to Practice Questions
Index