RT Book, Section A1 KISNER, CAROLYN A2 Kisner, Carolyn A2 Colby, Lynn Allen A2 Borstad, John SR Print(0) ID 1169773926 T1 Soft Tissue Injury, Repair, and Management T2 Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 7e YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780803658509 LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1169773926 RD 2024/03/29 AB The effective use of therapeutic exercise in the management of musculoskeletal disorders depends on sound clinical reasoning based on the best evidence available that supports the selection of the treatment interventions. Examination of the involved region is an important prerequisite to identify the impairments that are limiting or may be preventing full participation in desired activities. It is also important during the examination process to determine whether the tissues involved are in the acute, subacute, or chronic stage of recovery so that the type and intensity of exercises do not interfere with recovery but can most effectively facilitate healing for maximum return of functioning and prevention of further problems. This chapter and subsequent chapters in this book have been written with the assumption that the reader has a foundation of knowledge and skills in examination, evaluation, and program planning for orthopedically related problems in order to make effective choices of exercises that will meet the goals.