Kaplanek, a nurse, Pilates instructor, and rehabilitation practitioner, and orthopedic surgeons Levine and Jaffe outline guidelines and protocols for instructors, manual therapists, personal trainers, and orthopedic physicians for the use of Pilates in restoring function and range of motion with pre- and post-operative knee and hip syndromes and arthroplasties. They cover anatomy and surgical and nonsurgical treatments for the hip and knee, then mat exercises, side kick series, and sequences for various timelines, with b&w photos, instructions, options, movements to encourage and prevent, and lists of muscles involved. Guidelines on using Pilates equipment in rehabilitation programs and information on finding qualified training programs and instructors can be found online. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)