This book has been revised and updated to reflect current practice and thinking. The book continues to draw on the expert knowledge of the staff at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital to provide clear explanations of the various conditions and disorders which lead to movement problems and the physiotherapists role in enabling patients to regain their optimum level of mobility. Features include a new chapter on the biomechanics of shoulder movement which provides additional coverage of the interplay between joints and muscle groups connected with the shoulder; a new chapter that considers patients in pain during chronic illness and looks at ways to successfully manage these patients and help relieve some of their symptoms; extensively illustrations.