Quick Reference Dictionary for Physical Therapy

By Jennifer Bottomley

Book Overview

Quick Reference Dictionary for Physical Therapy has been revised and updated into a Third Edition to include the latest information in the field of physical therapy. This reference book, designed specifically for the physical therapy and physical therapist assistant student and practitioner, provides a magnitude of terms, definitions, guidelines, and references essential to the field.

This Third Edition provides quick access to over 3400 words and their definitions that are encountered on a day-to-day basis (400 more than the previous edition). There are also 41 appendices in this user-friendly, pocket-sized reference where you can find information such as lists of general acronyms and abbreviations for words commonly used in physical therapy/rehabilitation; commonly used acronyms for evaluative tests and measures; and definitions of impairment, disability, and handicap as established and accepted by the World Health Organization.

What is new inside the Third Edition: - More than 100 new abbreviations and acronyms
- Updated Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist- A new Drug Prescribing and Elimination Abbreviations appendix
- Updates to suggested readings

Quick Reference Dictionary for Physical Therapy, Third Edition is the perfect, pocket size, affordable companion for school, clinical affiliations, and physical therapy practice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617110701
• ISBN13: 9781617110702
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 678 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 4.3" x 7.0"