Orthopedic Review for Physical Therapists, 1e [Paperback]

Timothy S. Loth MD (Author), Carolyn T. Wadsworth MS PT OCS CHT (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1997

Divided into eight complete chapters, ORTHOPEDIC REVIEW FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY includes information on general orthopedics, pediatric orthopedics, the spine, the upper extremity, the lower extremity, the hand and wrist, the foot and ankle, and orthopedic manual therapy. The unique layout features page spreads with questions on the left page and answers on the right page. Answers are in a narrative format that explains the rationale behind the answer. Questions are not multiple choice, but encourage critical thinking and understanding. Many questions and answers are illustrated with photographs or line drawings, and a comprehensive bibliography completes the book.

* Provides an excellent, comprehensive review for the orthopedics specialty exam covers everything the PT will need to know. * Well illustrated with 174 figures visual clues and answers make information more relevant to everyday practice and increase understanding of key points. * Questions and answers appear in essay form rather than multiple choice to encourage understanding, rather than memorization. * Features an entire chapter on orthopedic manual therapy. * Includes the latest in new physical therapy techniques. * Middle section of the book divided by body region, making it easy to study specific areas of orthopedics. * Comprehensive bibliography at end of book makes a good reference for further study.

Product Details

• Paperback: 440 pages
• Publisher: Mosby (November 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815125267
• ISBN-13: 978-0815125266
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,688,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book for Exam, February 2, 2004

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Airbender (Jupiter, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Orthopedic Review for Physical Therapists, 1e (Paperback)

I bought this book to study for the OCS exam (orthopedic clinical specialist). I found it very valuable for this. It may also be helpful for the State Board exam. The book has chapters for each area, i.e., lower extremity, hand and wrist, etc. The chapters are written in question and answer format, making it ideal for test preparation. I highly recommend this book if you are going to take the OCS exam, or just want to broaden you knowledge of orthopedics. This is a book geared toward facts and "book knowledge", and is not for learning hands-on techniques.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review for OCS exam, October 8, 2006

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E. Sullivan "PTATC" (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Orthopedic Review for Physical Therapists, 1e (Paperback)

This book was highly recommended to me for preparing for the OCS exam. I feel it is very valuable, but beware it is a study guide full of questions and answers. The research and explanation for each answer is not present. The format is essay answers. I found it very helpful in my later stages of preparing for the test, however not what I needed in the beginning.