Differential Diagnosis in Physical Therapy

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Summary: PT
Review: Catherine Goodman provides physical therapists with a valuable reference to be utilized in the differential diagnosis of patients. She has developed easy to follow tables and charts that help the therapist identify alternate sources of pain and dysfunction that should be analyzed when patients don't get better in the usual manner. Well organized and easy to you. A must own for every clinic.

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Summary: important and clinically useful info...
Review: Goodman and Snyder have compiled a very readable text on differential diagnosis. There are numerous illustrations and tables to augment the text. Important concepts are presented several times to reinforce their importance to the reader. This text would be a valuable addition to any physical therapist's library, especially those therapists who routinely receive "evaluate and treat" referrals from nonspecialists.

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Summary: Differential Diagnosis - prescription: must reading
Review: Goodman and Snyder have compiled a very readable text on differential diagnosis. There are numerous illustrations and tables to augment the text. Important concepts are presented several times to reinforce their importance to the reader. This text would be a valuable addition to any physical therapist's library, especially those therapists who routinely receive "evaluate and treat" referrals from nonspecialists.

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Summary: important and clinically useful info...
Review: This book is an eye opener! It was a required text as part of my tDPT program and I have used it many times since for other courses and for clinical assistance, too. I've learned far more about signs/symptoms which would indicate systemic problems vs the type of ortho problem the patient was referred to PT for initially. Very helpful text...should be on every PT's shelf.

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Summary: A good supplement book for massage therapists
Review: This is a good supplemental book for professional massage therapists and bodyworkers as it lists symptoms that are mimicked by several conditions with the major concentration on musculoskeletal conditions as well as some systemic conditions. Is that back pain or a kidney infection? Learn to tell the difference with this book by being able to ask the client more questions to narrow it down. I would like to have seen it as a thicker, more comprehensive text. It's about 1 inch or more thick.