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Concepts in Hand Rehabilitation (Contemporary Perspectives in Rehabilitation)

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This book was one of the required texts in our OT and Biomechanics class. I am currently an OT student on Fieldwork). This book contains an abundance of useful information. Although it was published in 1992, it has great value. The 17 chapters are: Functional Anatomy; Wound Healing; Clinical Evaluation; Sensibility Testing; Functional Evaluation; Wound Management; Therapeutic Exercise; Physical Agents & Electrotherapy Techniques; Splinting; Skeletal Injuries; Nerve Injuries; Tendon Injuries; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Cumulative Trauma; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy; Traumatic Injuries of the Hand (crush injuries & amputations); Returning the Hand-Injured Patient to Work. In addition, there are appendixes that include procedure for taking volumetric, goniometric, and strength measurements. While you do need more detailed for modalities, splinting, exercise, and gonimetric measurements, this book is a helpful review of these topics. The entire book is well-organized throughout( i.e.any subheadings, etc.) which makes it an even more valuable reference and study tool. There are some good colored pictures depicting wounds, lots of black and white pictures depicting various treatments. The book also contains lots of good treatment ideas as well. Case studies at end of appropriete chapters do a great job of tying all the material in a chapter together. I feel this book should be a part of the professional library of any student or practicing OT.

Without this book, the world would be deprived of my mediocre classic guitar playing and noodling on various other instruments. i was able to fashion wee devices myself to restore my broken finger and return it to full service better than the docs and the therapist and all those professionals. and as an extra, it has grisly pix of things like chain saw accidents in the tropics left untreated for several days until issues got really gnarly. a great book. I kept it in bed with me and did all kinds of exercises of the hands referring to it. the architecture of the hand may be the most complex and beautiful of any of our body parts. Great book for people who need to recover use and are getting zip from their third rate doctors.