<DIV><I>Quick Reference Dictionary for Physical Therapy </I>has been revised and updated into a Third Edition to include the latest information in the field of physical therapy. This reference book, designed specifically for the physical therapy and physical therapist assistant student and practitioner, provides a magnitude of terms, definitions, guidelines, and references essential to the field.<br><BR>This <I>Third Edition</I> provides quick access to over 3400 words and their definitions that are encountered on a day-to-day basis (400 more than the previous edition). There are also 41 appendices in this user-friendly, pocket-sized reference where you can find information such as lists of general acronyms and abbreviations for words commonly used in physical therapy/rehabilitation; commonly used acronyms for evaluative tests and measures; and definitions of impairment, disability, and handicap as established and accepted by the World Health Organization.<br><BR><B>What is new inside the Third Edition:<BR></B>• More than 100 new abbreviations and acronyms<BR>• Updated <I>Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist<BR></I>• A new <I>Drug Prescribing and Elimination Abbreviations </I>appendix<BR>• Updates to suggested readings<BR><BR><I><B>Quick Reference Dictionary for Physical Therapy, Third Edition </B></I>is the perfect, pocket size, affordable companion for school, clinical affiliations, and physical therapy practice.<BR></div>