Unlock the secrets to passing the Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS) exam with this comprehensive Q&A review! Offering a unique question-and-answer format, Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets, 4th Edition helps you build the knowledge and skills needed to pass orthopaedic and sports certification specialty exams. The book introduces basic physical therapy concepts and then covers different healing modalities, clinical specialties, and orthopedic procedures typically prescribed for common injuries such as those to the shoulder, hand, wrist, spine, and knee. From a team of PT experts led by Jeffrey D. Placzek and David A. Boyce, this review also serves as a useful reference for practitioners who wish to provide the latest in evidence-based care.
New to this edition
- NEW! Updated content
reflects contemporary practice standards and provides the current information you need to pass the Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS) examination.
- NEW! eBook version is included with print purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
- NEW! Updated references ensure that information is based on the latest scientific literature.
Key Features
- Coverage of topics found on the orthopedic specialty exam
makes this a valuable resource for study and review.
- Wide scope of orthopedic coverage includes specialties ranging from anterior knee pain to X-ray imaging, featuring topics such as therapeutic dry needling plus functional movement screening and assessment.
- Annotated references provide a useful tool for further reading and research.
- Review questions are consistent with the level of difficulty encountered on the orthopedic or sports specialty examinations.
- Evidence-based content is based on the latest orthopedic research.
- Clinical tips provide guidance for a variety of physical therapy tasks and situations.
- Charts, tables, and algorithms summarize information in logical, quick-reference frameworks.
Author Information
Edited by Jeffrey D. Placzek, MD, PT, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Oakland University, Rochester; Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan and David A. Boyce, PT, EOD, OCS, ECS, Instructor, Physical Therapy Program, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
I Basic Science
CHAPTER 1 SKELETAL MUSCLE
CHAPTER 2 BIOMECHANICS
CHAPTER 3 SOFT TISSUE INJURY AND REPAIR
CHAPTER 4 BONE INJURY AND REPAIR
CHAPTER 5 EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
II Disease Processes
CHAPTER 6 ARTHRITIS
CHAPTER 7 DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS
III Electrotherapy and Modalities
CHAPTER 8 ELECTROTHERAPY
CHAPTER 9 IONTOPHORESIS, ULTRASOUND, PHONOPHORESIS, AND PHOTOBIOMODULATION THERAPY
IV Special Topics
CHAPTER 10 STRETCHING
CHAPTER 11 MANUAL THERAPY
CHAPTER 12 MASSAGE AND MYOFASCIAL MOBILIZATION
CHAPTER 13 SPINAL TRACTION
CHAPTER 14 NORMAL AND PATHOLOGIC GAIT
CHAPTER 15 PHARMACOLOGY IN ORTHOPAEDIC PHYSICAL THERAPY
CHAPTER 16 EVALUATION OF MEDICAL LABORATORY TESTS
CHAPTER 17 ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC TESTS: NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES AND NEEDLE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 18 ORTHOPAEDIC NEUROLOGY
CHAPTER 19 CLINICAL RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 20 CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 21 DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND CLINICAL REASONING
CHAPTER 22 SPECIAL TESTS FOR MEDICAL SCREENING
CHAPTER 23 PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC PHYSICAL THERAPY
CHAPTER 24 PELVIC HEALTH PHYSICAL THERAPY
CHAPTER 25 INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 26 CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE
CHAPTER 27 THE NEUROSCIENCE OF PAIN AND TREATMENT
CHAPTER 28 ANATOMY MNEMONICS
CHAPTER 29 NUTRITION
CHAPTER 30 DRY NEEDLING
CHAPTER 31 EXERCISE IN AGING AND DISEASE
CHAPTER 32 ORTHOPAEDIC RADIOLOGY
CHAPTER 33 BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION TRAINING
CHAPTER 34 RUNNING
CHAPTER 35 DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND
V The Shoulder
CHAPTER 36 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE SHOULDER
CHAPTER 37 SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT AND ROTATOR CUFF TEARS
CHAPTER 38 SHOULDER INSTABILITY
CHAPTER 39 ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS
CHAPTER 40 TOTAL SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY
CHAPTER 41 ACROMIOCLAVICULAR AND STERNOCLAVICULAR INJURIES: EVALUATION AND TREATMENT
CHAPTER 42 SCAPULOTHORACIC DYSFUNCTION AND IMPAIRMENTS
CHAPTER 43 FRACTURES OF THE CLAVICLE, PROXIMAL HUMERUS, AND HUMERAL SHAFT
CHAPTER 44 NERVE ENTRAPMENTS OF THE SHOULDER REGION
VI The Elbow and Forearm
CHAPTER 45 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE ELBOW
CHAPTER 46 COMMON ORTHOPEDIC ELBOW DYSFUNCTION
CHAPTER 47 ELBOW FRACTURES AND DISLOCATION: PATTERNS, CLASSIFICATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 48 NERVE ENTRAPMENTS OF THE ELBOW AND FOREARM
VII The Wrist and Hand
CHAPTER 49 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE WRIST AND HAND
CHAPTER 50 COMMON ORTHOPEDIC DYSFUNCTION OF THE WRIST AND HAND
CHAPTER 51 FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS OF THE WRIST AND HAND
CHAPTER 52 NERVE ENTRAPMENTS OF THE WRIST AND HAND
VIII The Spine
CHAPTER 53 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE SPINE
CHAPTER 54 CERVICAL SPINE
CHAPTER 55 TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT
CHAPTER 56 THORACIC SPINE AND RIB CAGE DYSFUNCTION
CHAPTER 57 SCOLIOSIS
CHAPTER 58 CLASSIFICATIONS OF LOW BACK PAIN
CHAPTER 59 MECHANICAL AND DISCOGENIC BACK PAIN
CHAPTER 60 LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS
CHAPTER 61 SPONDYLOLYSIS AND SPONDYLOLISTHESIS
CHAPTER 62 SPINE FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS: PATTERNS, CLASSIFICATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT
IX The Sacroiliac Joint
CHAPTER 63 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE SACROILIAC JOINT
CHAPTER 64 SACROILIAC DYSFUNCTION
X The Hip and Pelvis
CHAPTER 65 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE HIP AND PELVIS
CHAPTER 66 COMMON ORTHOPEDIC HIP DYSFUNCTION
CHAPTER 67 FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS OF THE HIP AND PELVIS
CHAPTER 68 TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY
XI The Knee
CHAPTER 69 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE KNEE
CHAPTER 70 PATELLOFEMORAL DISORDERS
CHAPTER 71 MENISCAL INJURIES
CHAPTER 72 LIGAMENTOUS INJURIES OF THE KNEE
CHAPTER 73 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
CHAPTER 74 KNEE FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS
CHAPTER 75 NERVE ENTRAPMENTS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY
XII The Foot and Ankle
CHAPTER 76 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE FOOT AND ANKLE
CHAPTER 77 COMMON ORTHOPAEDIC FOOT AND ANKLE DYSFUNCTIONS
CHAPTER 78 FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS OF THE FOOT AND ANKLE
CHAPTER 79 FOOT BIOMECHANICS, ORTHOSES, AND SHOE DESIGN
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
INDEX
