Physical Rehabilitation for Healthcare Professionals: A Comprehensive Guide to Physical Therapy Techniques, Rehabilitation Science, Functional ... and Multidisciplinary Patient Management

Physical Rehabilitation for Healthcare Professionals is a practical and comprehensive guide to the principles, assessment methods, treatment strategies, and clinical reasoning used in modern rehabilitation practice.

Designed for students, clinicians, physical therapists, rehabilitation professionals, nurses, and other healthcare practitioners, this book explains how rehabilitation supports functional recovery, independence, mobility, participation, and quality of life following illness, injury, surgery, neurological disease, chronic conditions, and critical illness.

Beginning with the foundations of rehabilitation science, the text explores function and disability, biological recovery, motor control, motor learning, patient assessment, physical examination, outcome measurement, prognosis, and goal setting. It then provides detailed coverage of therapeutic exercise, strength and endurance training, balance and gait rehabilitation, manual and physical therapeutic techniques, assistive devices, orthoses, prostheses, wheelchairs, and environmental modification.

Readers will also find practical guidance on rehabilitation for stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, progressive neurological disorders, musculoskeletal conditions, chronic pain, cardiovascular and respiratory disease, critical illness, frailty, dementia, cancer, amputation, paediatric conditions, and complex chronic disease.

The book also examines contemporary developments in rehabilitation, including telerehabilitation, wearable sensors, virtual reality, robotics, artificial intelligence, multidisciplinary teamwork, continuity of care, rehabilitation ethics, global access, quality improvement, and rehabilitation service planning.

With a strong emphasis on clinical decision-making and individualized patient care, Physical Rehabilitation for Healthcare Professionals helps readers understand not only which rehabilitation interventions can be used, but how to select, adapt, progress, and evaluate them according to the patient's condition, functional goals, safety, environment, and response to treatment.

Whether used as a learning resource, clinical reference, or professional review text, this book provides a broad and accessible foundation for delivering effective, evidence-informed, patient-centred rehabilitation across diverse healthcare settings.