Product Description

Quick Reference Dictionary for Physical Therapy has been revised and updated into a second edition to include the latest information in the field of physical therapy. This reference book, designed specifically for the physical therapy student and practitioner, provides many terms, concepts, and conditions essential to the field.

This second edition provides quick access to over 3,000 words and their definitions that are encountered on a day-to-day basis. There are 39 appendices included in this user-friendly, handy reference where you can find materials such as selected APTA documents and World Wide Web resources. Inside you will also find lists of standardized acronyms and abbreviations for words, medical roots from which many words are derived, commonly used acronyms for evaluative tests and measures, and guidelines for documentation.

Quick Reference Dictionary for Physical Therapy, Second Edition is the perfect, pocket size companion for school, clinical affiliations, preparation for the licensure exam, and physical therapy practice.

Additional Great Study Aids

Physical Therapist Examination Review, Ninth Edition / Meyer
Physical Therapist Assistant Examination Review, Fourth Edition / Meyer

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Contents

Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Editor
Preface

Dictionary of Terms
Bibliography
Appendix 1: Suggested Reading
Appendix 2: General Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix 3: Medical Roots: Etymology (Greek and Latin Deriviations)
Appendix 4: Evaluation Acronyms
Appendix 5: Organization Acronyms
Appendix 6: American Physical Therapy Association Code of Ethics
Appendix 7: American Physical Therapy Association Guide for Professional Conduct
Appendix 8: American Physical Therapy Association Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant
Appendix 9: American Physical Therapy Association Guide for Conduct of the Affiliate Member
Appendix 10: American Physical Therapy Association Standards of Practice for Physical Therapy and the Accompanying Criteria
Appendix 11: American Physical Therapy Association Guidelines for Physical Therapy Documentation
Appendix 12: American Physical Therapy Association Mission and Goal Statements
Appendix 13: Historical Practitioners Influential in the Genesis of Physical Therapy
Appendix 14: Past Presidents of the American Physical Therapy Association
Appendix 15: Directory of State Licensure Boards and State Physical Therapy Associations
Appendix 16: World Wide Web Sites in Rehabilitation
Appendix 17: World Health Organization Classifications
Appendix 18: Diseases, Pathologies, and Syndromes Defined
Appendix 19: Physical Therapy Tests and Measures
Appendix 20: Physical Therapy Interventions
Appendix 21: Normal Measures for Range of Motion of the Joints
Appendix 22: Normal Ranges for Laboratory Values
Appendix 23: Classification of Fractures
Appendix 24: Reflexes and Reactions of the Central Nervous System
Appendix 25: Metabolic Equivalent (MET) Values for Activity and Exercise
Appendix 26: Cranial Nerves and Tests for Cranial Nerve Integrity
Appendix 27: Bones of the Body
Appendix 28: Muscles of the Body
Appendix 29: Weights and Measures
Appendix 30: The Metric System
Appendix 31: English and Metric Conversion
Appendix 32: Symbols
Appendix 33: Prescription Drugs Delineated by Disease and Disorder
Appendix 34: Recommended Daily Dietary Allowances
Appendix 35: Reimbursement Terms and Guidelines for Physical Therapy Claims Review
Appendix 36: Definitions of Complementary/ Alternative Therapies
Appendix 37: Resources and Networking
Appendix 38: Physical Therapy Organizations
Appendix 39: Legislation and Policy Decisions Affecting Rehabilitation

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Reviews

Reviews of the 1^st edition:

"…this book would serve as an excellent quick reference. It would make an excellent reference core text for any PT/PTA curriculum."

— Daniel Cipriani, MEd, PT, The Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH

"...a good reference for various subjects in physical therapy."

— Dawn Kent, SPT, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

"This compact, updated edition of Jennifer Bottomley's excellent quick reference text belongs on the desk or in the briefcase of all practicing physical therapists and students."

— Mary Delaney, PT Journal of the Section on Women's Health

"...a valuable asset to any clinician’s library. This dictionary will provide the clinician with a fast and easy way to access a broad amount of clinical and resource information."

— Susan Mercik Davis, PT, MS, Orthopaedic Practice

Reviews from previous edition:

"Packed into its compact paper binding is a wealth of ready-reference material for physical therapist."

— Susan B. Hagloch

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About the Author

Jennifer M. Bottomley, PhD ², MS, PT, has a Bachelor’s degree in Physical therapy from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and an advanced Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from the MGH Institute of Health Professionals, Boston, Mass. She has a combined intercollegiate Doctoral degree in Gerontology and Health Science and Service Administration and a second PhD from The Union Institute in Health Science in Administration, Legislation, and Policy Management with a specialty in gerontology. She has practiced since 1974 in acute care, home care, outpatient clinics, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities. Currently, she works as an independent consultant setting up rehabilitation services in nursing homes and outpatient, home, and community settings in the Northeast and Pacific Northwest and serves on advisory boards for the Office of the Surgeon General and the Office on Women’s Health in the Department of Health and Human Services. Jennifer is the current president of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) section on geriatrics and has served two terms as the vice president, two terms as the treasurer, and one term on the board of directors for that section. She is also the current editor of GeriNotes for the APTA’s section on geriatrics. She has spearheaded national efforts through the AARP and Gray Panther’s on education and physical conditioning to prevent crime, abuse, and fraud against the elderly. She has also orchestrated free screening and intervention projects for the Homeless Elderly of Massachusetts and has obtained Health Care Financing Administration grants to provide free screening and care for low income elders in 14 Central Massachusetts cities and towns. Jennifer is a nationally renowned speaker and educator. She has done clinical research the areas of nutrition and exercise, foot care in the elderly, wound care, diabetes and peripheral vascular disease interventions, balance and falls in the Alzheimer’s population, T’ai Chi as an alternative exercise form, and social policy development (inclusive of the managed care perspective) for the elderly. She has authored numerous chapters and articles in the area of geriatrics, is the presenter on six videotapes with the University of Maryland VideoPress on functional evaluation of the Alzheimer’s patient and functional assessment in rheumatoid arthritis, and a four-tape series on exercise in the elderly. She has coauthored a geriatric text with Carole B. Lewis entitled, Geriatric Rehabilitation: A Clinical Approach, Second Edition.

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