Completely updated and rewritten to meet the specific needs of physical therapist assistants, Therapeutic Exercise for Physical Therapist Assistants Second Edition focuses on the implementation of treatment plans and intervention using the appropriate therapeutic exercise techniques.

Therapeutic Exercise for Physical Therapist Assistants describes a wide variety of therapeutic exercises and details the purpose, position, and procedure for each technique. Case studies and pediatric and geriatric recommendations are included.

This edition has three all-new chapters:

• the role of the physical therapist assistant in therapeutic exercise
• enhancement of breathing and pulmonary function
• functional fitness training for the elderly

Other new features include a two-color design, updated illustrations, and a glossary.

Contents

Foundations of Therapeutic Exercise

1. Introduction to therapeutic exercise
2. The role of the physical therapist assistant

Mobility

3. Range of motion
4. Stretching activities for increasing muscle flexibility

Strength and Power

5. Principles of resistance training
6. Open-chain-resistance training
7. Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
8. Closed-kinetic-chain exercise
9. Plyometrics

Balance

10. Balance training
11. Reactive neuromuscular training

Cardiopulmonary Applications

12. Principles of aerobic conditioning and cardiac rehabilitation
13. Enhancement of breathing and pulmonary function

Functional Progression is Therapeutic Exercise

14. Functional progression for the spine
15. Functional progression for the extremities

Unique Applications of Therapeutic Exercise

16. Aquatic therapy
17. Principles of contextual fitness and function for older adults

Geriatric Perspectives
Pediatric Perspectives
Glossary
Index

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