Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Limb

In each section there will be a description of preoperative and postoperative measures and of conservative treatments for the various conditions.
Each section also contains a brief description of the surgical procedure.

The book is written for those medical and paramedical people who are called on to see, assess and treat patients with conditions of the hand and upper extremity. These professionals include physiotherapists, occupational therapists and hand surgeons; those in rehabilitation medicine, Rheumatologys and Pain Management Personnel.

There is no other one volume text of this size which covers this wide field in such a clear, didactic and illustrated fashion.

Each chapter includes:

Pathophysiology of the condition/injury
A brief literature review and present status
Therapy treatment with:

an easy to read style
brief content with adequate detail
an emphasis on particular important points or tips specific to the subject
good diagrams and photos to help clarify content
indications/precautions
an emphasis on functional aspects
an evaluation of treatment
possible complications

A reference list