Treatment of Osteoarthritis Knee Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi, Lubna Fatima
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1Step by Step® TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS KNEE2
3Step by Step® TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS KNEE
Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi BPT Chief Physiotherapist Safe Hands Physiotherapy Clinic Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India Lubna Fatima BPT Associate Physiotherapist Safe Hands Physiotherapy Clinic Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India Foreword Md Baseeruddin
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Step by Step® Treatment of Osteoarthritis Knee
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My mother late Dr Rukhsana Parveen, Osmania University
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7Foreword ………………………
This book Step by Step Treatment of Osteoarthritis Knee is an attempt to explain the disease and also to get rid of it through physiotherapy. Osteoarthritis is a common affliction among all age groups, though more common among the elderly. The reasons for this are many. According to many experts in the field of joint treatment and medicine, it can be managed to a large extent. But many agree that physiotherapy gives relief in a lot of cases.
The book is authored by practising physiotherapists who have been in the field for a sizable time. The treatment dealt with here is both by physical exercise and instruments that can be operated very easily.
It is useful for physiotherapy practitioners, orthopedicians and students. It will also help create awareness among the general public about the disease. Tables and diagrams have been extensively used to make it easily understandable. Modern exercises have been included to make it more relevant to the present day.
Md Baseeruddin BPT
Consultant Physiotherapist
Microsoft Corporation
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
India
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9Preface ………………………….
Step by Step Treatment of Osteoarthritis Knee can be aptly described as the first book on this subject which includes both medical and physiotherapy management.
This book is expected to fulfill the need of both the practitioners and students of physiotherapy in better understanding of osteoarthritis, particularly of the knee. This book tries to give a more in-depth knowledge about the subject.
This book is intended to further open the minds of practitioners of physiotherapy on the issue of more diverse exercises which can be done in cases of osteoarthritis knee. However, one must understand that a few exercises described here are difficult to be done during the acute painful period of the disease process.
We do not claim this to be the ultimate book published in the field of physiotherapy. It is just another small step in the collective effort of all the practitioners and academia in relieving the agony of our patients. Therefore, everybody who feel that they are a part of the fraternity of those intending to achieve maximum possible recovery of the patients are welcome to bring out shortcomings in this humble compilation. Suggestions, both from experts in the field and also newcomers, are invited. Only if the intellectuals work in symphony with each other, can we achieve a wholesome and ethical environment, most favorable for the pursuit of knowledge.10
Keeping in mind the practitioners' need of understanding the management in a logical and practical sequence, we have tried to explain matters in a step-wise manner wherever required.
During the compilation of this book, practitioners' needs were kept in mind. Patients are requested not to implement the regimens described herein without consultation with a qualified expert.
We maintain two websites physiosafe.com and physiohyderabad.com where contact can be established with us and more information can be accessed.
Syed Musab Rahim Hashmi
Lubna Fatima
11Acknowledgments …………
I acknowledge the contribution of my ‘guru’, Dr K Aditya, BPT, DSPT, Principal, DCMS College of Physiotherapy, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India who has taught me whatever I know about physiotherapy.
Further, I acknowledge the suggestions and valuable feedback of the famous physiotherapist, Dr MY Sayani DPT, CSP(UK), Director, Sayani Surgicals, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India whose contribution to the field of physiotherapy is incomparable. His efforts in popularizing this kind of treatment are immense.
The following eminent personalities in the field encouraged me with their opinions and suggestions in completing this endeavor:
Last but not least, I acknowledge the hardwork of the management and staff of M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., New Delhi, India who have been very accommodating and supportive during the entire endeavor.