Description
Invasive Physical Therapy + web access (2nd ed.)
Book Summary
This second edition, renewed and updated, consolidates itself as an international reference in invasive physical therapy. With a clinical and evidence-based approach, the work offers a practical guide for the diagnosis and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal system dysfunctions through invasive procedures. The reader will find everything from established techniques like dry needling to new developments like percutaneous neuromodulation and ultrasound-guided dry needling. Its didactic structure, featuring illustrations, clinical cases, and online resources, facilitates understanding and direct application in daily clinical practice.
What is it about?
The work exhaustively covers the foundations and application of invasive techniques in physical therapy. It is structured around the diagnosis and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal system dysfunctions, detailing procedures such as dry needling (including its segmental and hypertonia/spasticity variants), biopuncture, infiltrations, volumetric injections, and percutaneous tenotomy. As a novelty, it incorporates chapters on ultrasound-guided dry needling and percutaneous neuromodulation, as well as the use of thermography as a diagnostic tool. Each technique is presented with a practical orientation, supported by the latest scientific evidence, and is complemented by real clinical cases that illustrate their approach and resolution.
Main Topics
- Dry needling: fundamentals, segmental technique, and application in hypertonia and spasticity.
- Percutaneous neuromodulation: principles and application procedures.
- Biopuncture and infiltrations: indications and administration techniques.
- Volumetric injections and percutaneous tenotomy: bases and clinical applications.
- Diagnostic imaging: use of ultrasound to guide dry needling.
- Thermography: application as a complementary tool in assessment.
- Evidence-based approach: integration of scientific research into clinical practice.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at physical therapists and advanced physical therapy students who wish to specialize in invasive techniques. It is especially useful for professionals looking to update their knowledge in procedures such as dry needling, percutaneous neuromodulation, or infiltrations, and who want to apply an evidence-based approach in their daily practice. It is also a valuable tool for teachers and trainers in the field of musculoskeletal physical therapy.
What this book provides
- Complete update on the most relevant invasive techniques, including innovations such as ultrasound-guided dry needling and percutaneous neuromodulation.
- Practical and didactic approach, with real clinical cases, detailed illustrations, and key messages that facilitate learning and immediate application.
- Access to complementary online content: videos of interventions, images, and self-assessment questions to reinforce knowledge.
- Updated scientific foundation that allows the reader to integrate evidence into their clinical decision-making.
- Tools for differential diagnosis and the planning of personalized treatments for neuromusculoskeletal dysfunctions.
Technical Data
- Author: Valera, Fermín; Minaya, Francisco
- Publisher: Elsevier España, S.L.U.
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: PHYSICAL THERAPY
- Collection: EPIDEMIOLOGY
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition date: October 2016
- Number of pages: 708
- Weight: 1400 g
Editorial Assessment
This second edition of "Invasive Physical Therapy" represents a necessary and ambitious update of a reference title. Its main value lies in the incorporation of novel techniques such as percutaneous neuromodulation and ultrasound-guided dry needling, which respond to the most current trends in the field. The didactic structure, with clinical cases and online resources, makes it a top-tier training tool, both for practicing professionals and for students. It is a work that will undoubtedly provide solid and applicable knowledge to those seeking to deepen their understanding of the invasive approach to musculoskeletal dysfunctions.