: Local muscle spasm treatments and musculoskeletal diseases.
When studying a condition like osteoarthritis, look up the pharmacology chapter on NSAIDs simultaneously to connect the theory to real-world patient care.
Complex drug classifications are organized into easy-to-memorize visual trees.
Physical therapists frequently treat patients taking antidepressants, antiepileptics, or antiparkinsonian drugs. The textbook highlights how these medications can cause drowsiness, postural instability, or dizziness, directly impacting fall risks during gait training. 5. Analgesics and Anti-inflammatory Drugs
Mechanisms of action, GI side effects, and impact on tissue healing.
Neuro-rehabilitation requires an intimate knowledge of neurological medications. The text details drugs used for Parkinson’s disease, stroke management, epilepsy, and spasticity. Therapists learn to identify drug-induced movement disorders, such as tardive dyskinesia, or the profound orthostatic hypotension caused by anti-Parkinsonian medications. 4. Cardiovascular and Respiratory Pharmacology
is the definitive textbook engineered to bridge the clinical gap between pharmaceutical drug actions and physical rehabilitation. Physical therapists do not prescribe medication, but they routinely treat patients whose physiological responses, exercise tolerance, and motor skills are directly altered by prescription drugs. Referring to overly dense, thousand-page medical pharmacology books introduces unnecessary complexity. This specialized text filters out irrelevant laboratory chemistry and isolates exactly what a rehabilitation specialist needs to know.
: Includes unique sections on "drugs and exercise," discussing how medications impact physical therapy outcomes.
It highlights adverse drug reactions (ADRs) that directly interfere with physical rehabilitation, such as dizziness, muscle wasting, or hypotension.
