Geriatric rehabilitation manual /
This manual gives step-by-step guidance on the evaluation and treatment of geriatric diseases and disorders. It covers incidence of disorders, diagnostic tests, associated diagnoses, clinical implications for mobility, and rehabilitation techniques. It offers a broad overview of the effects of aging...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh ; New York :
Churchill Livingstone Elsevier,
2007.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Wholeness of the individual / Timothy L. Kauffman and Osa Jackson Schulte
- Skeletal muscle function in older people / Marilia Harumi Higuchi dos Santos, Walter R. Frontera and Lars Larsson
- Effects of aging on bone / Emily L. Germain-Lee [and others]
- Effects of age on joints and ligaments / Louis R. Amundsen
- Aging and the central nervous system / Darcy A. Umphred and Rolando T. Lazaro
- Cardiac considerations in the older patient ; Pulmonary considerations in the older patient / Meryl Cohen
- Effects of aging on the digestive system / Ronni Chernoff
- Effects of aging on vascular function / Kristin von Nieda
- Thermoregulation : considerations for aging people / John Sanko
- Aging immune system / Gordon Dickinson
- Pharmacology considerations for the aging individual / Charles D. Ciccone
- Laboratory assessment considerations for the aging individual / Christine Stabler
- Imaging / Clive Perry
- Posture / Timothy L. Kauffman
- Muscle weakness and therapeutic exercise / Timothy L. Kauffman and Michelle Bolton
- Contractures / Wade S. Gamber and Reenie Euhardy
- Postpolio syndrome / Marilyn E. Miller
- Osteoporosis / Stephen Brunton [and others]
- Rheumatic conditions / June E. Hanks and David Levine
- Shoulder / Edmund M. Kosmahl
- Total hip arthroplasty ; Total knee arthroplasty / Mark A. Brimer
- Aging bony thorax / Steven Pheasant and Jane K. Schroeder
- Conditions of the geriatric cervical spine / Jeff A. Martin [and others]
- Disorders of the geriatric thoracic and lumbosacral spine / Robert R. Karpman, Timothy L. Kauffman and Katie Lundon
- Orthopaedic trauma / P. Christopher Metzger, Mark Lombardi and E. Frederick Barrick
- Neurological trauma / Dennis W. Klima
- Rehabilitation after stroke / Maureen Romanow Pascal and Susan Barker
- Senile dementia and cognitive impairment / Osa Jackson Schulte
- Multiple sclerosis / Anita Alonte Roma
- Parkinson's disease / Michael Moran
- Tremor, chorea and other involuntary movement / Michelle M. Lusardi
- Generalized peripheral neuropathy / Anita S.W. Craig and James K. Richardson
- Localized peripheral neuropathies / James K. Richardson and Anita S.W. Craig
- Neoplasms of the brain ; Neoplasms of the breast ; Gastric and colon neoplasms ; Neoplasms of the skin ; Neoplasms of the prostate / Stephen A. Gudas
- Exercise considerations for aging adults / Pamela Reynolds
- Clinical development and progression of heart disease / Timothy L. Kauffman, Pamela Reynolds and Joanne Dalgleish
- Cardiac arrhythmias and conduction disturbances / Pamela Reynolds
- Heart failure and valvular heart disease ; Cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators ; Invasive cardiac procedures ; Pulmonary diseases / Chris L. Wells
- Diabetes / Emily L. Germain-Lee and Dominique Noë Long
- Amputations / Joan E. Edelstein
- Wound management / Richard Mowrer and Pamela G. Unger
- Insensitive foot / Jennifer M. Bottomley
- Skin disorders / Randy Berger and Barbara A. Gilchrest
- Functional vision changes in the normal and aging eye / Bruce P. Rosenthal and Michael Fischer
- Functional changes int he aging ear / Stephen E. Mock
- Considerations in elder patient communication / Carolyn Marshall
- Dysphagia / Lisa Tews and Jodi Robinson
- Incontinence of the bowel and bladder / Sandra J. Levi and Scott Paist
- Latrogenesis in older individuals / John O. Barr, Timothy L. Kauffman and LaDora V. Thompson
- Hormone replacement therapy / Christine Stabler
- Dizziness / Susan L. Whitney
- Balance testing and training / Diane M. Wrisley
- Fracture considerations / Timothy L. Kauffman, Carleen Lindsey and Rosanne Lewis
- Stiffness / Mark V. Lombardi and Lynn Phillippi
- Fatigue / Caroline O'Connell and Emma K. Stokes
- Function of the aging hand / Eli Carmeli and Dario G. Liebermann
- Overweight and obesity / Richard W. Bohannon
- Evaluation of pain in older individuals ; Conservative interventions for pain control / John O. Barr
- Gait training / Patricia A. Hageman
- Orthotics ; Prosthetics / David Patrick
- Complimentary therapies for the aging patient / Carol M. Davis
- Aquatic therapy / Beth E. Kauffman and Benjamin W. Kauffman
- Legal considerations / Ron Scott and Timothy L. Kauffman
- Ethics / Mary Ann Wharton
- Physical therapy and the generational conflict / Timothy L. Kauffman and Megan Laughlin
- Medicare ; End of life / Timothy L. Kauffman
- Caregivers : the sustaining force / Cheryl Anderson
- Interdisciplinary geriatric assessment / Michael Moran [and others]
- Gerontological and geriatric nursing / Brenda Hage
- Geriatric occupational therapy / Molly Mika
- Geriatric physical therapy / William H. Staples
- Providing social services to the older client / James Siberski.