The American Physical Therapy Association Book of Body Repair and Maintenance: Hundreds of Stretches and Exercises for Every Part of the Human Body

by Steve Vickery and Marilyn Moffat

Book Overview

The new standard in fitness books, featuring hundreds of at-home stretches and exercises. At last, the first complete, fully illustrated compendium of stretching and exercises for every part of the body, backed by the experience and medical and scientific authority of the American Physical Therapy Association. Each exercise in the book has been prepared and reviewed by a special editorial board, chaired by Dr. Marilyn Moffat, president emeritus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805055711
• ISBN13: 9780805055719
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Worked for Me!

I had a very frightening experience with a physical therapist and was unwilling to return for needed therapy following a broken wrist. I used this book to devise my own recovery program. I know that this is not the recommended way to recover, but, at the time, it was this or nothing. It worked for me. I stuck to the exercises and my hand and wrist are fine now.

Fill in the Blanks in Your Exercise Program

I use books that specialize in certain areas (knees, backs, deep water aerobics, etc.) to build my exercise program. If you're thinking of using this book as a primary reference, read the other reviews. I find this book to be an excellent supplement to fill in the blanks in my program. I was stabilizing my knees with Seated Knee Extensions with weights. As I increased the weight, muscles in the front of my hip started to hurt. I tried the Seated Hip Flexion in The Body Maintenance and Repair book and the pain disappeared. After isometric exercises gave me enough strength to do partial curlups, I found my shoulder hurting because of the recommended arm positions in the books I was following. The Body Maintenance and Repair book showed that both curlups (crunches) and rotational curlups could be done with arms at your sides. Part I tells how various joints of the body work. Part II covers many things you need to know in daily living. But for me the exercises in Part III are the heart of the the book. In summary, by clearly illustrating and giving detailed directions for a wide variety of exercises, The Body Maintenance and Repair book has provided a very useful supplement for my exercise program.

A Must Have For People In Pain or Those Working With People In Pain

I love this book. The pictures are nice and clear on what you are suppose to do for each exercise. Everything is so easy to understand. I took the book with me to Physical Therapy one day and my Physical Therapist liked it so much he ordered one that same day!!!

Great addition to anyones book collection

This is an excellent supplemental book. It provides a wide range of information in a limited amount of text. The chapters are informative and detailed, yet interesting. This would be a great book to have for a reference or quick study. I also found the many drawings of different exercises most helpful.