About the 2009 Essential Physical Therapy Bookshelf Over 40 new professional level textbooks and monographs are published every year in the field of physical therapy, with an average price of almost $80. How do you find the time to determine which ones you should add to your bookshelf for your busy physical therapy practice and research? Let the Essential Physical Therapy Bookshelf be your guide. The “must-have” titles on this list were selected by a team made up of clinical experts and medical librarians who are collection development experts in physical therapy. This brand new list represents titles that were available at the time of the selection process in the Spring of 2009. These experts research the literature and have an opportunity to update their selections each year. Whether your interest is in general physical therapy, or you have a more specific interest in the areas of orthopedic, sports, cardiovascular, pediatric, or geriatric physical therapy, you will find the detailed information provided about the book titles selected for the Essential Physical Therapy Bookshelf indispensable. New to this Edition – Readers Vote! Let’s hear from you! What physical therapy books do you consider essential? To select and vote on your picks for must-have titles, register by clicking on the link in the upper right hand corner, then log in and select the Readers Vote! tab in the left hand column. Check back often to see what your colleagues have added and how they’ve voted. Meet The Editorial Review Group Chair in Physical Therapy...
		Christopher Hughes, PT, PhD, OCS, CSCS, as chair of the physical therapy review group for Doody’s Book Review Service, is responsible for coordinating reviews of books and software in physical therapy, recruiting appropriate reviewers and occasionally reviewing himself. A Professor of Physical Therapy at Slippery Rock University, Dr. Hughes received his PhD in Sports Medicine in 1990 from the University of Virginia. He received his MPT degree in Physical Therapy from Slippery Rock University in 1993. He received his Board Certification in Orthopaedics (OCS) in 2001 and maintains regular clinical practice and research interests in shoulder biomechanics and rehabilitation. He has held various leadership positions at the state and national levels within the American Physical Therapy Association. He also has serves a manuscript reviewer for a number of journals including Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy Journal, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.