Functional Anatomy for Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation: A Practical Guide to Musculoskeletal Assessment, Human Movement, Biomechanics, Kinesiology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798194690121)

Functional Anatomy for Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation is a practical and comprehensive guide to understanding how human anatomy relates to movement, biomechanics, musculoskeletal assessment, therapeutic exercise, and rehabilitation.

Designed for physical therapy students, rehabilitation professionals, clinicians, and other healthcare learners, this book moves beyond memorizing anatomical structures to explain how muscles, joints, bones, nerves, tendons, ligaments, and connective tissues work together during everyday movement and functional activity.

The book begins with the foundations of functional anatomy, biomechanics, kinesiology, tissue adaptation, and neural control of movement before examining the spine, trunk, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, pelvis, hip, knee, ankle, and foot in detail. Each region is considered from both anatomical and functional perspectives, helping readers understand how structural relationships influence movement, loading, stability, and clinical presentation.

Clinical sections provide practical guidance on musculoskeletal examination, range-of-motion assessment, muscle strength testing, neurological examination, gait analysis, functional movement testing, balance, and clinical reasoning. The text also explains nociceptive, neuropathic, and nociplastic pain and shows why imaging findings and structural abnormalities do not always correspond directly with a patient's symptoms.

Later chapters focus on rehabilitation practice, including therapeutic exercise prescription, progressive loading, strength and endurance development, mobility training, motor control, criterion-based rehabilitation, return to work and sport, assistive devices, orthoses, electrical stimulation, physical agents, home exercise, and self-management.

Throughout the book, evidence-based practice is integrated with functional anatomy and clinical reasoning. Readers are encouraged to distinguish established anatomical knowledge from biomechanical explanations, clinical evidence, and areas where uncertainty remains.

Additional reference appendices provide quick access to joint range-of-motion values, major muscle actions and innervation, peripheral nerve and myotome information, functional assessment measures, and principles for exercise progression and load modification.

Functional Anatomy for Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation provides a clear bridge between anatomical science and practical rehabilitation, making it a valuable reference for anyone seeking to understand human movement and apply that knowledge to assessment, treatment, and recovery.