BO O K REVIEWS 100 Fisioterapie, A ug u stu s 1986, d e e l 42 no 3 O r th o p a e d ic and S p o r ts P h y sic a l T h e r a p y , V o l. 2. E d ite d b y J . A . G o u ld I I I a n d G e o rg e J . D a v ie s S t. L o u is : C . V. M o s b y , 1985 A c c o r d in g to th e a u th o r s , th is b o o k is i n te n d e d f o r p h y s i o t h e r a p i s t s a n d d o c to r s s p e c ia li s in g in o r t h o ­ p a e d ic s . T h e b o o k , w h ic h c o v e rs a w id e fie ld , is d iv id e d i n to 5 m a in s e c tio n s : S e c tio n I ( b a s ic s c ie n c e ) c o v e rs b a sic n e u r o b io l o g y a n d b io m e c h a n ic s o f th e m u s c u lo s k e le ta l s y s te m . S e c tio n II c o v e r s th e in f la m m a to r y r e s p o n s e o f s y n o ­ v ia l j o i n t s tr u c tu r e s to t r a u m a ( b o t h in i n t r a - a n d e x tr a - a r ti c u l a r s t r u c tu r e s ) . A t t e n t i o n is a ls o g iv e n to d if f e r e n t ty p e s o f f r a c t u r e s a n d m e th o d s o f i m m o b ilis a t io n a n d in te r n a l f i x a t i o n . B io -e le c tric a l s t i m u l a ti o n in c a s e s o f n o n - u n i o n is a ls o d is c u s s e d . T h e r e is a n e n lig h te n in g s e c tio n d e a l i n g w ith m u s c u lo - t e n d o n a n d lig a m e n t in ju rie s. A d e ta ile d a n a ly s is o f b io m e c h a n ic a l p ro p e rtie s , th e e v a l u a t i o n o f in ju r ie s , o p e r a tiv e a n d n o n - o p e r a t iv e p r o c e d u r e s , a n d in le s s e r d e ta il, r e h a b i li t a t i o n p r o ­ c e d u re s a re a ls o c o v e re d in th is se c tio n . T h e th ir d s e c tio n d e a ls w ith th e e v a l u a tio n , r e h a b i li t a ­ tio n a n d p r e v e n t io n o f s p o r t in ju rie s . T h e e v a l u a t i o n o f s p o r t i n ju r ie s is c o v e r e d in d e ta i l t o g e t h e r w ith d e t e r ­ m in in g b o t h s h o r t - a n d lo n g - te r m r e h a b i li t a t i o n a im s. S e le c te d p h y s ic a l a g e n ts s u c h as u l tr a - s o u n d , s h o r t ­ w a v e d i a t h e r m y , T E N S , i n te r f e r e n t ia l t h e r a p y , i o n t o ­ p h o r e s i s a n d p h o n o p h o r e s i s , a re b rie fly d is c u s s e d , t o g e th e r w ith a d i s c u s s io n o n th e i r a n a lg e s ic p r o p e r ti e s . T h e b a s ic c o n c e p ts o f m o b ili s a tio n a n d m a n i p u l a t i o n f o r m u s c u lo - s k e l e t a l d y s f u n c t io n a r e a ls o c o v e r e d ( in c lu d in g , a m o n g s t o th e r s , K a l te n b o r n , M a itla n d a n d C y r ia x te c h n iq u e s ) . F i n a ll y , s p o r t p h y s io lo g y a n d a c tiv e re s is tiv e tr a i n i n g p r o g r a m m e s a re d is c u s s e d . A b r i e f s e c tio n o n o r t h o ­ p a e d ic a p p lia n c e s f o r p e r s o n s w ith s p in a l d y s f u n c t io n is in c lu d e d . S e c tio n 4 is m o s t i n f o r m a t iv e — c o v e r in g th e b io ­ m e c h a n ic a l e v a l u a t i o n a n d t r e a tm e n t o f a w id e v a r ie ty o f c o n d it i o n s a ffe c tin g th e p e r ip h e r a l j o i n t s (in c lu d in g th e t e m p e r o - m a n d ib u l a r jo in t) . T h e e v a l u a t i o n o f th e d if f e r e n t p e r ip h e r a l j o i n t s is th e m o s t c o m p r e h e n s iv e e v e r fo u n d b y th e re v ie w e r. T h e e v a l u a t i o n a n d t r e a tm e n t o f s p in a l a n d s a c ro - ilia c c o n d it i o n s fo llo w s th e c o n c e p ts o f M a i tl a n d , K a l t e n ­ b o r n , C y r ia x , W y k e a n d o t h e r e m in e n t p e r s o n s in th e field o f m o b ili s a ti o n . T h e f in a l s e c tio n d e a ls w ith th e i m p o r t a n c e o f a c o m p r e h e n s iv e p r e - s e a s o n e v a l u a t i o n f o r tw o m a j o r re a s o n s : F ir s tl y f o r th e p r e v e n tio n o f in ju r y t h r o u g h th e e v a l u a ti o n o f b o d y s tr u c tu r e s to id e n tify a r e a s s u s c e p ­ tib le t o in ju r y , a n d s e c o n d ly t o p r o v id e b a s e -lin e d a t a f o r r e h a b i li t a t i o n , s h o u ld i n ju r y s u b s e q u e n tly o c c u r. “ O r t h o p a e d i c s a n d S p o r t s P h y s ic a l T h e r a p y ” vol. 2 is a n e x tr e m e l y v a lu a b le b o o k f o r all p h y s i o th e r a p is ts a n d is h ig h ly r e c o m m e n d e d . L .C .C . T h e H a n d — F u n d a m e n ta ls o f T herapy by J . B o s c h e in in - M o r r in , V. D a v e y a n d W . B. C o n o lly L o n d o n : B u tte r w o r t h s , 1985 A v a ila b le fro m : B u tte r w o r t h s , 8 W a lte r P la c e , W a te r v a l P a r k , M a y v ille , D u r b a n 4 0 9 1 P ric e : R 5 7 ,0 0 — P a p e r b a c k . In th e p r e fa c e th e a u t h o r s s t a te t h a t th is b o o k is g e a re d to p r o v id in g a n e a s y re fe re n c e a n d t r e a tm e n t g u id e fo r th e r a p is t s w h o a re in e x p e r ie n c e d in th e t r e a tm e n t o f h a n d s . T o th is s h o u ld be a d d e d — p h y s i o th e r a p y a n d o c c u p a ti o n a l t h e r a p y s t u d e n ts . T h e a u t h o r s h a v e b e e n e m in e n tly s u c c e s s fu l in a c h ie v in g th e i r a im s . T h e y h a v e p r o d u c e d a c le a r , c o n c is e a n d p re c ise g u id e to th e r e h a b i li t a t i o n o f th e m o s t c o m m o n c o n d itio n s : T h e c h a p t e r s in c lu d e a s s e s s m e n t, t e n d o n in ju rie s , p e r ip h e r a l n e rv e in ju rie s , f r a c tu r e s a n d j o i n t in ju rie s , a m p u t a ti o n s a n d th e c ru s h e d h a n d , D u p u y t r e n ’s c o n ­ t r a c t u r e , th e b u r n t h a n d a n d th e r h e u m a to i d h a n d . T h e fin a l c h a p t e r g iv es p a tt e r n s a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n g u id e lin e s f o r s p lin ts a n d p r e s s u r e g a r m e n ts . E a c h c h a p t e r c o n ta in s a n i n tr o d u c t io n w h ic h in c lu d e s th e re la tiv e a n a t o m y , h e a lin g p ro c e s s , s u r g ic a l a p p r o a c h a n d a n y o t h e r fa c ts r e le v a n t to th e s u b je c t o f th e c h a p t e r . T h is is fo llo w e d b y a d e ta ile d , p ro g r e s s e d t h e r a p e u t i c p r o g r a m m e . T h is s e c tio n is v e ry c le a r o n h o w to is o l a te m o v e m e n t w h ile fu ll f u n c tio n is n o t a llo w e d . S p e c ific s p lin ta g e f o r th e i n d iv id u a l c o n d iti o n s is w e ll d e s c rib e d . C o m m o n c o m p l i c a ti o n s a n d t h e i n t r e a t m e n t a re a ls o in c lu d e d . T h e th e r a p y is p r o g r e s s e d ' w ith d e s ir e d tim e in te r v a ls u n til t h e p a t i e n t is fu lly r e h a b i li t a t e d . P s y c h o s o c ia l a s p e c ts o f h a n d c o n d it i o n s a r e a ls o d is c u s s e d . E a c h c h a p t e r is r o u n d e d o f f w ith a r e le v a n t re a d in g list. T h e b o o k is e x te n s iv e ly i llu s tr a te d w ith p h o t o g r a p h s a n d lin e d r a w in g s w h ic h c la r if y th e t e x t f u r th e r . T h e o n ly u n c le a r a s p e c t o f th e b o o k w a s th e p a g e s o f v e ry lig h t p r i n t viz. 182-3, 186-7, 190-1 a n d 194-5. O n e h o p e s t h a t th is is a f a u lt to b e f o u n d o n ly in th e re v ie w c o p y . T h is b o o k s h o u l d be r e c o m m e n d e d r e a d in g f o r a n y p h y s i o t h e r a p i s t o r o c c u p a t i o n a l t h e r a p is t s t a r t i n g to w o r k in a h a n d c lin ic . It s h o u ld be p la c e d o n th e c o m p u l s o r y b o o k list o f a ll p h y s io th e r a p y a n d o c c u p a ­ tio n a l t h e r a p y s tu d e n ts . L. D a v id s R ep ro du ce d by S ab in et G at ew ay u nd er li ce nc e gr an te d by th e P ub lis he r (d at ed 2 01 3. ) Physiotherapy, A u g u s t 1986, vo142 no 3 101 S w im m in g for th e D isa b le d A s s o c ia tio n o f S w im m in g T h e r a p y L o n d o n : A d a m a n d C h a r le s B la c k , £ 4 ,9 5 D a a r is ’n d u id e lik e in h o u d in g s o p g a w e e n lys v a n f o to s , w a t b a ie v o lle d ig is. D ie b o e k is g e s k r y f d e u r d ie A s s o c ia tio n o f S w im m in g T h e r a p y e n d ie H a lliw ic k m e t o d e w o r d b e sk ry f. D ie s w e m m e to d e is o m g e s tr e m d e p e r s o n e v e r tr o u d m e t w a te r te m a a k e n o m g e n o t u it d ie w a t e r te p u t. D ie k le m is o p d e e ln a m e — g e s tr e m d e s k a n se lf in s tr u k te u r s w o rd v a n d ie m e to d e . D ie h o o f s tu k in d e i in g is p r a k ti e s e n g e o r d e n v a n a f e e n v o u d ig e reels s o o s h a n te r in g e n v e ilig h e id , n a m e t in g v a n v o r d e r in g , h o e g e v o r d e r m o e t w o r d en u ite in d e lik h o e ’n k lu b a d m in i- s tr e e r m o e t w o r d , a s o o k d ie o r g a n is e r in g v a n h e lp e rs e n g a la o rg a n is e r in g . D ie in lig tin g is d u id e lik u ite e n g e s it m e t p r a k tie s e w e n k e , g o e d to e g e lig m e t s k e ts e o f f o to s . D ie s ta p v ir s t a p v o r d e r i n g is d u i d e li k b e s k r y f in h o o f s t u k k e 4 t o t 7 e n d ie g e w o n e H a lliw ic k m e to d e w o r d b e s k ry w e (d ie g e w o o n d r a a k a a n w a te r , v e rs k il- le n d e s ta s ie s e n d r y f k r a g ) . D ie b a s ie s e m e to d e s o m te lee r sw em , w o r d in h o o f s tu k 7 b e s p re e k , m e t h o o f s tu k k e 7 en 8 o o k b e s k r y w e n d t e n o p s ig te v a n d ie fisie se a s p e k te v a n w a te r . H o o f s t u k 9 h e t te d o e n m e t d ie g e s tre m d h e d e e n h o e h u lle o p w a te r re a g e e r. B y k o m e n d e in lig tin g te n o p s ig te v a n s p e le tjie s e n s p e s ia le o e fe n in g e w o r d in h o o f s t u k k e 11 b e s p re e k . H ie r d ie te g n ie k e w o rd o o k a a n g e w e n d o m d ie g e s tr e m d e te le e r sw em . A lh o e w e l d a a r n ik s o p w in d e n d n u u t in d ie b o e k b e s p re e k w o r d n ie, is d ie ’n g o e ie h a n d b o e k o m te g e b r u ik te n o p s ig te v a n sw e m v ir g e s tre m d e s . A a n g e s ie n d ie i n h o u d v ir d ie a lg e m e n e p u b l ie k g e s k r y f is, w o r d b a ie b a sie s e k e n n is v e rs k a f. D it is e g te r h e e lte m a l g e sk ik v ir g e b r u ik d e u r p r o f e s s io n e le p e r s o n e a s o o k s tu d e n te e n k a n d a a r o m a a n b e v e e l w o r d . I n g rid M a r r e n S p o r ts In juries T heir P r e v e n tio n and T reatm en t D r . L a rs P e t e r s o n a n d D r . P e r R e n s t r o m F i r s t e d it io n 19 83. E n g lis h e d itio n in S o u t h A f r ic a by J u t a & C o . L td ., P .O . B o x 123, K e n w y n , 7790 T h e a u t h o r s o f th is b o o k a re tw o le a d in g S w e d is h o r t h o p a e d i c s u rg e o n s , b o t h e x p e r t a n d w id e ly e x p e r i­ e n c e d in t r e a ti n g s p o r ts in ju rie s . T o g e t h e r th e y h a v e c o m p il e d a n e x tr e m e ly in te r e s tin g , w e ll p r e s e n t e d a n d b e a u tifu lly illu s tr a te d b o o k o n th e s u b je c t. T h e in f o r m a ­ t io n is a im e d a t a n y - a n d e v e r y o n e c o n c e r n e d w ith s p o r t s in ju r ie s a n d th e r e is a u s e fu l g lo s s a r y a t th e b a c k f o r t h o s e n o t f a m i l i a r w ith s o m e o f th e m e d ic a l te rm s u s e d . T h e b o o k c o v e rs e v e r y th in g f r o m th e g e n e r a l p r i n ­ c ip le s , a c u te t r e a t m e n t, th e b i o m e c h a n ic s o f s p o r ts in ju r ie s a n d p re v e n tiv e m e a s u r e s f o r in ju rie s in sp e c ific a r e a s . T h e r e is a ls o a n i n te r e s t i n g s e c tio n o n c h il d r e n a n d a d o le s c e n t s w h ic h p o i n t s o u t th e ris k s o f o v e r ­ tr a i n i n g th e i m m a tu r e b o d y . O n th e w h o le th e e m p h a s is is o n u n d e r s t a n d i n g in ju r ie s , p r e v e n t in g th e m a n d r e t u r n i n g th e i n ju r e d p a r t i c i p a n t to h is o r h e r s p o r t sa fe ly a n d q u ic k ly . T h e la s t c h a p t e r o n t r a in in g d if f e r e n t p a r ts o f th e b o d y g iv e s s o m e v e ry s im p le b u t e ffe c tiv e e x e rc is e s f o r r e tr a i n i n g n o t o n ly s t r e n g t h b u t a ls o c o ­ o r d i n a t i o n . S o m e p a r t s o f th is b o o k m a y b e c o n tr o v e r s i a l b u t 1 feel it is d e fin ite ly a w o r th w h il e a c q u is itio n f o r a n y o n e in te r e s te d in s p o r t s in ju rie s . R o b y n T h y sse OBITUARY DOREEN TREDREA 3 1 .0 6 .1 8 9 8 — 10.05.1986 D o r e e n T r e d r e a , b o r n in K im b e r le y a t th e e n d o f th e la s t c e n t u r y — t r a i n e d a t th e W e s tm in s te r H o s p ita l, L o n d o n , c a m e b a c k to w o r k in K i m b e r le y in 1934 a f te r a s h o r t sp e ll a t A d d in g to n H o s p ita l. S h e g a v e lo y a l s e rv ic e u n t il 1953.07.31 w h e n s h e re tir e d . H a n d i c a p p e d by fa ilin g s ig h t, s h e e n d e d h e r d a y s a t th e H e le n K e lle r H o s te l, P in e la n d s , C a p e . S h e w ill b e m is se d by h e r m a n y c o lle a g u e s a n d f r ie n d s in th e N o r t h e r n C a p e . R ep ro du ce d by S ab in et G at ew ay u nd er li ce nc e gr an te d by th e P ub lis he r (d at ed 2 01 3. )