Suggest me good Rehabilitation books

[Jino]

Hi,
I am looking for two books.
1)Ortho Rehabilitation for Physical Therapists.
2)Neuro Rehabilitation for Physical Therapists.
So,please suggest me any good books.thanks in advance.

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[NewTestament]

For orthopedics I recommend Orthopedic Physical Assessment by Magee. For neurology, I recommend Physical Rehabilitation by O'Sullivan and Schmitz. You don't need to buy too many textbooks. Rent them if you can or read them in the library. You will save money. Most textbooks are outdated in five years because the literature is always changing.

Kevin

 

[Jino]

For orthopedics I recommend Orthopedic Physical Assessment by Magee. For neurology, I recommend Physical Rehabilitation by O'Sullivan and Schmitz. You don't need to buy too many textbooks. Rent them if you can or read them in the library. You will save money. Most textbooks are outdated in five years because the literature is always changing.

Kevin

Thanks Kevin.Will look in to those.Other's suggestions are also welcome🙂

 

[HouseDPT]

I find Dutton's Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation and Intervention to be a bit more versatile and useful than Magee. Co-sign on O'Sullivan though.

 

[NewTestament]

I've heard Dutton's book is more comprehensive and is geared towards the professional PT, but I recommend the Magee book for the orthopedic student. Either book will suffice.

Kevin

 

[goyo1010]

O'Sullivan is good. It should be part of any PTs book case anyway.
I would, however, also recommend Umphred's text, Neurological Rehabilitation, especially if neuro is going to be your thing.

For a good Ortho PE book: Cook and Hegedus' Orthopedic Physical Examination Tests is simple and provides diagnostic tests and clusters with the statistical evidence provided, and if you're looking into manual therapy, Cook's Orthopedic Manual Therapy is a good resource. These two books are unlike the Magee or Dutton books as the Cook books rely on your kind of knowing what you're going to be doing during the PE--they provide you with the information necessary to select the best available PE tests for the ortho patient.

 

[HouseDPT]

O'Sullivan is good. It should be part of any PTs book case anyway.
I would, however, also recommend Umphred's text, Neurological Rehabilitation, especially if neuro is going to be your thing.

I've actually been curious about the Umphred book; Amazon keeps saying I should buy it. In what ways does it differ from O'Sullivan? I haven't yet had an opportunity to flip through it. Thanks in advance!

 

[goyo1010]

The O'Sullivan book is not specific to neurological diagnoses (cardiovascular, pulmonary, lymphatic, etc.). The Umphred text covers solely neurological conditions and disorders, delving into the etiology, pathophysiology, past & current theories, treatment approaches, outcome measures appropriate, interdisciplinary care, evaluation and examination, social sequelae, alternative txs, etc. Includes numerous case studies and examples, too. It's O'Sullivan's neuro + more. All the info is packed into a super thick text that's a burden to even open. Thankfully, it's not as thick as Goodman's Pathology text, though.

 

[truthseeker]

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