Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care bridges the gap between what primary care physicians were taught in medical school and what they need to know to evaluate and manage common musculoskeletal conditions. This text is used lor immediate, point-of-care guidance in decision making and intervention.
Physicians and allied health care providers also often use the images in this text to educate their patients regarding conditions and treatments. Essentials also helps physicians decide which cases to treat themselves and which to refer.
This 4th edition of Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care has been improved and enhanced with additional illustrations, tables, and video for even greater clarity and ease of reading. All sections and chapters have been reviewed and updated, some completely, and several new topics have been added.
In addition, rehabilitation prescriptions with home exercise programs and general musculoskeletal conditioning programs are available in the text and as patient handouts that can be printed from the DVD that accompanies this book. Enhancements to the DVD are extensive, including the inclusion of adult and pediatric musculoskeletal physical examinations and tests. Also new to this edition is the availability of online access to the contents of the book.