The authors of this book have succeeded in providing rehabilitation professionals with a comprehensive resource for managing numerous orthopaedic conditions. The text is divided into chapters that discuss regional problems in depth, including injury assessment, differential diagnoses, and rehabilitation protocols. The chapter on spinal disorders is particularly well done, and covers topics such as whiplash management, core stabilization, McKenzie approach to LBP, and rehabilitation following lumbar disc surgery.
At the conclusion of each chapter, non-operative and post-operative treatment protocols are provided in an easy to follow chart format to help guide the practitioner through the rehabilitation process. The breadth of the information presented in this text can be attributed to the extensive reference list with citations as recent as 2010 presented at the end of each chapter. The book is also accompanied by a bonus expert consult feature that provides online access to the book contents and a video library demonstrating exercises and treatment techniques.
Overall, this text is an extraordinary presentation of material primarily geared toward chiropractors with an interest in exercise and rehabilitation, and would have the greatest utility for those directly involved with patient care.