reface Acknowledgments Introduction SECTION I ANATOMY 1 The Musculoskeletal System 2 Tissue Behavior, Injury, Healing, and Treatment 3 The Nervous System SECTION II EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION 4 Patient/Client Management 5 Differential Diagnosis 6 Gait and Posture Analysis 7 Imaging Studies in Orthopaedics SECTION III INTERVENTION 8 The Intervention 9 Pharmacology for the Orthopaedic Physical Therapist 10 Manual Techniques 11 Neurodynamic Mobility and Mobilizations 12 Improving Muscle Performance 13 Improving Mobility 14 Improving Neuromuscular Control 15 Improving Cardiovascular Endurance SECTION IV THE EXTREMITIES 16 The Shoulder 17 Elbow Complex 18 The Forearm, Wrist, and Hand 19 Hip Joint Complex 20 The Knee Joint Complex 21 Lower Leg, Ankle, and Foot SECTION V THE SPINE AND TMJ 22 Vertebral Column 23 The Craniovertebral Region 24 Vertebral Artery 25 The Cervical Spine 26 The Temporomandibular Joint 27 The Thoracic Spine 28 Lumbar Spine 29 The Sacroiliac Joint SECTION VI SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS 30 Special Populations Index