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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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Kauffman, Timothy L., Barr, John O., Moran, Michael L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2007.
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.