Practical Exercise Therapy

by Hollis, Margaret; Fletcher Cook, Phyllis

• ISBN13: 9780632049738
• ISBN10: 0632049731
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-03
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This book has become established as the standard textbook in the principles and practice of exercise therapy for student physiotherapists and qualified practitioners. It contains extensively illustrated chapters on all forms of active and passive movement. The fourth edition is co-edited by Phyllis Fletcher-Cook, who has totally revised the chapter on Breathing Exercies and those on the Neurophysiological basis of movement. Finally, there are many updated sections as well.

Author Biography

Margaret Hollis and Phyllis Fletcher Cook are the authors of Practical Exercise Therapy, 4th Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgements	vii
Introduction	1	(8)
M. Hollis
Biomechanics	9	(38)
M. Hollis
S.S. Kitchen
Fundamental and Derived Positions	47	(11)
M. Hollis
Relaxation	58	(4)
M. Hollis
Passive Movements	62	(14)
M. Hollis
Respiratory Care - Basic Exercises	76	(7)
Phyl Fletcher-Cook
Apparatus: Small, Soft and Large	83	(13)
M. Hollis
B. Sanford
Suspension	96	(13)
M. Hollis
Springs, Thera-Bands, Pulleys, Weights and Water	109	(25)
M. Hollis
Re-education of Walking	134	(11)
M. Hollis
Examination, Assessment and Recording of Muscle Strength	145	(14)
M. Hollis
Mobilization of Joints	159	(4)
M. Hollis
Assessment of a Patient's Suitability for Group Treatment	163	(2)
M. Hollis
B. Sanford
Group Exercise	165	(7)
B. Sanford
Preparation of Group Activities	172	(6)
B. Sanford
Exercises for Infants and Children	178	(5)
M. Hollis
B. Sanford
Special Regimes	183	(6)
M. Hollis
Neurophysiology of Movement	189	(13)
Phyl Fletcher-Cook
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)	202	(4)
P. J. Waddington
PNF Arm Patterns	206	(14)
P. J. Waddington
PNF Leg Patterns	220	(11)
P. J. Waddinton
PNF Head and Neck, Scapular, and Trunk Patterns	231	(10)
P. J. Waddington
PNF Techniques	241	(7)
P. J. Waddington
Functional Activities on Mats	248	(12)
P. J. Waddington
Balance	260	(9)
P. J. Waddington
Gait	269	(4)
P. J. Waddington
Index	273