Moving Toward Function

This second edition text lays the foundation necessary to make informed decisions about prescribing therapeutic exercise. It covers which exercises should be prescribed in what amounts for the best results possible. Readers will learn how to improve the body’s ability to function through therapeutic exercise and other related methods of treatment.

Therapeutic Exercise: Moving Toward Function

This book features:

• Terminology used to improve the reader’s vocabulary in the field of therapeutic exercise
• Chapters on disease prevention and encouraging wellness and overall health
• New exercises for joint mobilization
• Tools that enable the client to manage his/her own therapeutic exercise routine
• Instructional sections on patient education
• Numerous informative illustrations

Written for students in the physical therapy field, Therapeutic Exercise covers the basics of what could potentially be the best course of treatment for many conditions.