TY - BOOK AU - Goodman Catherine Cavallaro AU - Fuller,Kenda S. AU - Marshall,Charlene TI - Pathology for the physical therapist assistant SN - 9780323395496 AV - RB113.P38 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - St. Louis, Missouri PB - Elsevier, KW - Pathology KW - Physical Therapy Modalities KW - Physical therapy KW - Physiology, Pathological KW - Handbooks and manuals N1 - previous edition copyrighted 2012; Includes bibliographical references and Index; CONTENTS Section one: Introduction-- Section Two: Clinical Medicine-- Section Three: Pathology of the Musculoskeletal System-- Section Four: Pathology of the Nervous System-- Section Five: Evolve N2 - Understand the why behind diseases and disorders and how it affects what you do in everyday practice with Goodman and Fuller's Pathology Essentials for the Physical Therapist Assistant, 2nd Edition. This reader-friendly book serves as both a great learning guide and reference tool as it covers all the pathology-related information that is most relevant to what you, the future or practicing physical therapy assistant, need to know. Each chapter takes a well-organized approach as it defines each pathology disorder; describes the appropriate physical therapy assessments, interventions, guidelines, precautions, and contraindications; and rounds out the discussion with relevant case study examples based on established practice patterns. This new edition also features new critical thinking questions and clinical scenarios on Evolve which bring the material to life and help you see how the information in the book can be applied to the day-to-day work of a physical therapist assistant ER -