Description
**Selected for 2025 Doody's Core Titles® in Physical Therapy**Specifically designed to address the expanding role of physical therapists in primary care, Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage, Fourth Edition, covers all the information and skills you need to be successful in the field. Updated content throughout the text helps you stay up to date on the best practices involving patient triage and management, and communication. This edition also features new chapters on pediatrics and diet and nutrition, new information on innovative primary care models with integrated physical therapist services, and on telehealth in the post-COVID era. An enhanced ebook is included with every new print purchase. This is a must-have resource for any physical therapist wanting to obtain the clinical expertise and clinical decision-making abilities needed to serve essential roles in the primary care model as the profession strives to transform the health of society.- NEW! Pediatrics and Diet and Nutrition chapters offer comprehensive coverage in these key areas- NEW! Information on the topics of existing primary care models with integrated physical therapist services and telehealth in the post-COVID era- NEW! Updated coverage throughout reflects the current state of primary care and physical therapy practice- NEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, features video clips, plus digital access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud- UPDATED! Content aligns with the latest edition of the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice- Tailored content reflects the specific needs of physical therapists in primary care- Information on how to screen and examine the healthy population enhances understanding of the foundations of practice and the role physical therapists can fill in primary care models- Emphasis on communication skills underscores this essential aspect of quality patient care- Overview of the physical examination grounds therapists in the basis for differential diagnosis and recognizing conditions
Table of Contents
SECTION 1 Foundations1. Primary Care and Physical Therapist Practice: Now and Beyond2. Evidence-Based Examination of Diagnostic Information and Outcome Measures3. Primary Care: The Health and Wellness Perspectives4. Diet and Nutrition in Primary Care5. The Patient Interview: The Science Behind the Art of Skillful CommunicationSECTION 2 Examination/Triage6. Symptom Investigation: Part I—Chief Complaint by Body Region7. Symptom Investigation: Part II—Chief Complaint by Symptom8. Symptom Investigation: Part III—History of Trauma9. Patient Health History Including Identification of Health Risk Factors10. Review of Systems11. Patient Interview: The Physical Examination Begins12. Systems Review: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems13. Upper Quarter Screening Examination14. Lower Quarter Screening Examination15. Diagnostic Imaging16. Laboratory Tests and Values17. Electrodiagnostic Testing Including Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography and Physical Therapist PracticeSECTION 3 Life Cycle/Special Populations18. The Pediatric Population19. The Adolescent Population20. The Obstetric Population21. The Geriatric PopulationSECTION 4 Wrap-Up22. "Do-Not-Want-to-Miss" List of Nine Conditions
