There are countless Physical Therapy courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.
- The Concierge PT Success Formula: Your Guide to a Six-Figure Mobile Physical Therapy Practice, and Treating Patients on Your Terms (2019)
- Manual Physical Therapy of the Spine (2015)
- Neurologic Interventions for Physical Therapy (2015)
- Introduction to Physical Therapy (2015)
- Physical Therapy Documentation: From Examination to Outcome (2013)
- Therapeutic Exercise for Physical Therapy Assistants: Techniques for Intervention (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)) (2012)
- Evidence Based Physical Therapy, 2E (2018)
- 2019 National Physical Therapy Examination Review and Study Guide, 22nd edition (2018)
- Student’s Anatomy of Exercise Manual: 50 Essential Exercises Including Weights, Stretches, and Cardio (2012)
- The American Physical Therapy Association Book of Body Maintenance and Repair (1999)
- Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets (2006)
- Fixing You: Back Pain 2nd edition: Self-Treatment for Back Pain, Sciatica, Bulging and Herniated Discs, Stenosis, Degenerative Discs, and other Diagnoses. (2015)
- Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice (2017)
- The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) (2013)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple: 10 Strategies for Managing Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Panic, and Worry (2018)
The Concierge PT Success Formula: Your Guide to a Six-Figure Mobile Physical Therapy Practice, and Treating Patients on Your Terms (2019)
Are you feeling burnt out in your current job? Do you feel down about your physical therapy career? Are you ready to make a change in your life and see patients on your terms?If so, this book should be your guide to taking action and making a change in your life. This book was written with the intent to give you all of the actionable steps that physical therapist and author, Josh Payne, took to build a successful six figure mobile concierge practice.
Manual Physical Therapy of the Spine (2015)
Master the techniques and problem-solving skills needed to manage spinal and TMJ disorders! provides guidelines to manipulation, manual physical therapy examination, and treatment procedures of the spine and temporomandibular joint. Informed by evidence-based research, this text offers detailed instructions for reaching an accurate diagnosis and developing a plan of care.
Neurologic Interventions for Physical Therapy (2015)
Master the role of the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in neurologic rehabilitation! helps you develop skills in the treatment interventions needed to improve the function of patients with neurologic deficits. It provides a solid foundation in neuroanatomy, motor control, and motor development, and offers clear, how-to guidelines to rehabilitation procedures.
Introduction to Physical Therapy (2015)
Start your physical therapy career path on the right foot with . This comprehensive text offers an insightful and thorough overview of both the profession and the practice of physical therapy, including the latest topics and trends surrounding the industry.
Physical Therapy Documentation: From Examination to Outcome (2013)
Complete and accurate documentation is one of the most essential skills for a physical therapist to develop and use effectively. Necessary for both new and experienced practitioners, the new and updated of e will teach and explain physical therapy documentation from A to Z. provides individuals with the knowledge and skills for documenting physical therapy services. The text begins with several chapters of background information that give the rationale for quality documentation.
Therapeutic Exercise for Physical Therapy Assistants: Techniques for Intervention (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)) (2012)
Therapeutic Exercise for Physical Therapist Assistants is the first and only textbook that offers the training you need to fulfill your responsibilities as a physical therapist assistant.
Evidence Based Physical Therapy, 2E (2018)
Features a five-step process for evidence-based practice. Step 1. Identify the need for information and construct a focused and searchable clinical question. Step 2.
2019 National Physical Therapy Examination Review and Study Guide, 22nd edition (2018)
The 22nd edition NPTE Review & Study Guide for 2019 is now available! Up-to-date for the current exam blueprint and with a new design for better comprehension and improved studying, the 2019 Review & Study Guide provides a comprehensive content review, 3 complete online practice exams, and personalized feedback to determine individual strengths and weaknesses. TherapyEd’s Review & Study Guide has been the #1 best-selling guide for over 25 years. Distinguished educators Drs.
Student’s Anatomy of Exercise Manual: 50 Essential Exercises Including Weights, Stretches, and Cardio (2012)
Health and fitness trainers, students of sports science, and men and women intent on getting into better physical shape will recognize and value this manual as a key guidebook and information resource. Its contents include: Health and fitness students are advised to use the workbook by shading the various parts of the muscular system with colored pencils as an aid to memorizing locations of muscles.
The American Physical Therapy Association Book of Body Maintenance and Repair (1999)
The new standard in fitness books, featuring hundreds of at-home stretches and exercises. At last, the first complete, fully illustrated compendium of stretching and exercises for every part of the body, backed by the experience and medical and scientific authority of the American Physical Therapy Association. Each exercise in the book has been prepared and reviewed by a special editorial board, chaired by Dr.
Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets (2006)
Part of the popular Secrets series, this helpful reference presents basic physical therapy concepts and then introduces different healing modalities, specialties and orthopedic procedures typically prescribed for common injuries such as shoulders and extremities.
Fixing You: Back Pain 2nd edition: Self-Treatment for Back Pain, Sciatica, Bulging and Herniated Discs, Stenosis, Degenerative Discs, and other Diagnoses. (2015)
Fixing You: Back Pain 2nd edition significantly expands upon the top-selling first edition. Rick Olderman physical therapist, personal trainer, Pilates instructor, and certified Hanna Somatics practitioner presents a new pattern of problems creating back pain: side-bending problems.
Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice (2017)
Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice, Fourth Edition teaches the knowledge and skills to evaluate medical evidence and apply it to the practice of physical therapy. This valuable reference explains the fundamentals of medical research and how to determine which studies are useful in practice.
The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) (2013)
Trigger point therapy is one of the fastest-growing and most effective pain therapies in the world. Medical doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists, and massage therapists are all beginning to use this technique to relieve patients’ formerly undiagnosable muscle and joint pain, both conditions that studies have shown to be the cause of nearly 25 percent of all doctor visits.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple: 10 Strategies for Managing Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Panic, and Worry (2018)
In his new book, the author of the bestselling Retrain Your Brain: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 7 Days delivers 10 easy, yet essential strategies for applying CBT to everyday issues with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple.Cognitive behavioral therapy is a proven form of psychotherapy that is often the first-line of treat…
Best Physical Therapy Books That You Need
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some physical therapy books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
Campbell's Physical Therapy for Children
Author(s): Robert Palisano, PT, ScD, Margo Orlin, PT, PhD and Joseph Schreiber
ID: 3531757, Publisher: Elsevier, Year: 2023, Size: 463 Mb, Format: pdf
Physical Therapy and Research in Patients with Cancer
Author(s): Shinichiro Morishita, Junichiro Inoue, Jiro Nakano
ID: 3603648, Publisher: Springer, Year: 2023, Size: 20 Mb, Format: pdf
Tecklin’s Pediatric Physical Therapy
Author(s): Elena McKeogh Spearing, Eric Pelletier, Mark Drnach
ID: 3154443, Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Year: 2022, Size: 32 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are truly record-breakers according to Washington Post, others are written by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant books you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.