Progressive Individualized Exercises (Pie

by Joelle Schneider

Progressive Individualized Exercises (PIE) is a helpful, time-saving manual that will enable the therapist, trainer, and/or physician to depend on one complete source for constructing comprehensive illustrated exercise programs. PIE is designed so that an individual page containing one exercise can be duplicated and given to the patient. Duplication of all prescribed exercises will form the home program booklet. The authors, Joelle Schneider, PT, and Joan Cecil Passanisi, PT, have provided a page of general rules that also may be included in home program booklets. Because graded muscle function varies from zero to normal strength, PIE includes exercises in gravity-eliminated and gravity-resisted positions. This resource has the exercises listed individually so that patients will receive only prescribed exercises that are appropriate for specific muscle functions. The book is fully illustrated so that patients may have a complete understanding of their exercise program. PIE is categorized by joint movement. The material will allow easy access to exercise programs containing passive, active assistive, active, resistive, isometric, and stretching exercises, in various positioning for facial, neck, trunk, upper extremities, and lower extremities. Some exercises are listed by common name as well, such as quad sets or bridging. Each exercise has a space for the length of time to hold a muscle contraction, and for the number of repetitions of a movement that is determined by the therapist on an individual basis. There are several advantages to having each exercise clearly illustrated and accompanied by simplified, easy-to-read instructions. These advantages include: (1) patient compliance, (2) faster rehabilitation, and (3) time savings for the prescriber and the patient. TOC I FACIAL AND NECK

Facial

Neck Flexion

Neck Axial Extension

Neck Rotation

Neck Lateral Flexion II TRUNK

Trunk Extension

Trunk Flexion

Trunk Rotation

Trunk Lateral Flexion

Breathing

Scapular Elevation

Scapular Adduction

Scapular Adduction and Downward Rotation

Scapular Depression and Adduction

Scapular Protraction III UPPER EXTREMITY

Shoulder Flexion

Shoulder Medial and Lateral Rotation

Horizontal Shoulder Abduction

and Adduction

Shoulder Abduction and Adduction

Shoulder Extension

Elbow Flexion

Elbow Extension

Forearm Pronation and Supination

Wrist Flexion and Extension

Ulnar and Radial Deviation

Thumb Flexion and Extension/Abduction

and Adduction

Finger Flexion and Extension

Finger Abduction and Adduction IV LOWER EXTREMITY

Hip Hiking

Hip Medial and Lateral Rotation

Hip Extension

Hip Flexion

Hip Abduction and Adduction

Knee Extension

Knee Flexion

Ankle Dorsiflexion

Ankle Plantarflexion

Foot Inversion and Eversion

Toe Flexion and Extension

440 pages, Ring-bound

First published January 1, 1989