The spiral bound Practical Joint Assessment Manual Lower Quadrantis a user-friendly guide to joint assessment. The winning combination of clear, concise descriptions of assessment procedures, detailed cause-and-effect analyses, and more than 250 practical line drawings ensures the understanding of the therapist. These manuals provide a useful clinical tool for the allied health professional including: athletic trainer, physical therapist, chiropractor, athletic therapist, osteopathic student, massage therapist, kinesiologist, and sports medicine physician.
The layout of the manual is in a two column format that shows you how to do the test on the left, and interpretation of the results on the right.
The Lower Quadrant manual includes assessment of the lumbar spine, sacroiliac, hip, knee, foot and ankle joint. For each joint, the history, observations, rule outs, functional tests, special tests and palpations are given.
Anne is a prominent Canadian athletic therapist and osteopathic manual practitioner. She is a full time professor in the Sports Injury Management Program at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario and has lectured extensively in both Canada and the United States (over 100 workshops). The courses she teaches include assessment, rehabilitation, modalities and manual therapy. Anne has published 2 assessment texts called, Practical Joint Assessment Manual, one for the Upper Quadrant and one on the Lower Quadrant of the body. She is also well known for her knowledge and understanding of therapeutic modalities and has also written and produced manuals and charts on ultrasound, transcutaneous nerve stimulation and neuromuscular electrical stimulation. In addition to teaching and writing, Anne maintains an active clinical practice specializing in osteopathic and athletic therapy. She has been part of many Canadian Medical Teams for the Pan Am Games, Olympics, FISU and Paralympic Games.