Tan's Practical Manual of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Jackson Tan, MD, PhD, PT, trained at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York City, NY. He is the sole author of the first and second editions of Practical Manual of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He has authored and co-authored 19 other scientific publications related to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Michelle Stern, MD, trained at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York City, NY. She is one of the 29 peer-reviewers of the 2nd edition of Practical Manual of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She has authored and co-authored 24 other scientific publications related to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

• Part 1: PM&R Clinical Evaluation1. Clinical Evaluation and DocumentationPart 2: PM&R Diagnostic Tests2. Laboratory Tests3. Noninvasive Imaging Studies4. Invasive Imaging Studies5. Electrodiagnostic Tests6. Musculoskeletal and Work-Related Tests7. Pulmonary Function Tests8. Exercise Tolerance Testing9. Functional Assessment Instruments10. Psychologic TestsPart 3: PM&R Differential Diagnoses11. Differential Diagnoses of Pain12. Differential Diagnoses of Nonpain ProblemsPart 4: PM&R Management Tools - new chapter on regenerative therapy will be added.13. Physical Modalities14. Therapeutic Exercises15. Orthoses16. Prostheses17. Adaptations for Activities of Daily Living18. Gait Aids and Gait Patterns19. Manual and Powered Mobililty Systems20. Pharmacologic Agents21. Joint and Soft Tissue Injections22. Nerve Blocks23. Trigger Point Injections24. Regenerative TherapyPart 5: PM&R Basic Problems25. Deconditioning26. Pressure Ulcers and Wounds27. Venous Thromboembolism28. Spasticity29. Neurogenic Communication Disorders30. Dysphagia31. Voiding Dysfunctions32. Bowel Dysfunctions33. Problems in Human Sexuality34. Acute and Chronic Pain35. Work-Related Musculoskeletal Problems36. Chronic Pulmonary Problems37. Cardiac Problems38. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Part 6: PM&R Appendices ONLINE ONLYA.A-1 Average range of motion for the cervical spine and upper limbsA-2 Average range of motion for the lumbar spine and lower limbsA-3 Reference values for motor nerve conduction studies A-4 Reference values for sensory nerve conduction studiesA-5 Reference values for F-wave studiesA-6 Summary of typical findings of needle electromyography in normal muscle and in neurogenic and myogenic lesionsB.B-1 Sensory distribution of major peripheral nerves and dermatomes (anterior view).B-2 Sensory distribution of major peripheral nerves and dermatomes (posterior view).B-3 Diagram of motor innervation of the upper limb showing branches of the musculocutaneous and median nerves.B-4 Diagram of motor innervation of the upper limb showing branches of the ulnar nerve.B-5 Diagram of motor innervation of the upper limb showing branches of the axillary and radial nerves.B-6 Diagram of motor innervation of the lower limb showing branches of the femoral, obturator, and common peroneal nerves.B-7 Diagram of the brachial plexus.B-8 Diagram of the lumbosacral plexus.B-9 Superficial muscles of the trunk, anterior view.B-10 Superficial muscles of the trunk, posterior view.B-11 Muscles of the upper limbs.B-12 Muscles of the lower limbs.C. Normal x-rays of the head, spine, and limbsD. Normal MRI of the brain (axial view)E. Normal MRI of the brain (sagittal view)F. Normal MRI of the cervical spineG. Normal MRI of the lumbar spineH. ASIA classification for spinal cord injuryI. Spinal cord syndromesJ. Stroke syndromes