"Stands on its own as an easy-to-carry reference in the clinic. [Its] strengths… are its clear diagrams and the table format frequently used to present information. Athletic trainers and physical therapists will find this on-the-field or in-the-clinic handbook a useful reference with clear explanations and diagrams."—Advance for Physical Therapists and PT Assistants, review of a previous edition.

Tap into easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance on the evaluation and initial management of specific orthopedic and athletic injuries with the companion to Examination of Orthopedic and Athletic Injuries, 4th Edition.

From evaluative procedures for palpation and range of motion through neurologic, ligamentous, and special tests, everything you need now in the lab, and later in the field or in the clinic, is here. It’s a terrific preparation tool for the BOC examination, too.

I. Foundations of Examination

1.      Examination Process

2.      Examination and Management of Acute Pathologies

3.      Assessment of Posture

4.      Evaluation of Gait

II. Lower Extremity Examination

5.      Foot and Toe Pathologies

6.      Ankle and Leg Pathologies

7.      Knee Pathologies

8.      Patellofemoral Pathologies

9.  Pelvis and Thigh Pathologies

 III.  Torso Examination

10.  Lumbosacral Pathologies

11. Cervical and Thoracic Spine and Thorax Pathologies

IV.   Upper Extremity Examination

12.  Shoulder and Upper Arm Pathologies

13.  Elbow and Forearm Pathologies

14.  Wrist, Hand and Finger Pathologies

V. Examination of the Head

15.  Eye Pathologies

16.  Face and Related Structure Pathologies

17.  Head and Acute Cervical Spine Pathologies

Index