In response to the increasing need for progressing a treatment plan, this text shows the reader how to prescribe therapeutic exercise based on the best evidence and clinical experience. It teaches therapists how to make informed clinical decisions about the best way to progress treatment for their clients that integrates balance, strength, endurance and all of the areas necessary for optimal function. It also provides the underlying theories of treatment planning, using "APTA's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, 2nd Edition" as the basis for practice. Three on-going client cases are woven throughout the text, promoting clinical reasoning skills and providing a framework to construct new knowledge.
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1. Introduction 2. Addressing Functional Limitations and Disability with Therapeutic Exercise 3. Range of Motion and Stretching 4. Strength 5. Balance 6. Coordination and Proprioception 7. Endurance Appendix A: Constructing Concept Maps Appendix B: Answers to Stop and Think Questions Appendix C: Answers to Study Questions Glossary Index
