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Second Edition
By
Andrew Guccione, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Senior Vice President for Practice and Research, American Physical Therapy Association, Alexandria, VA
Description
This valued resource for physical therapists provides a comprehensive overview of geriatric physical therapy for physical therapy students
as well as practitioners. Thoroughly revised and updated, it provides the latest information on geriatric health care, such as managed
care/Medicare/Medicaid, reimbursement issues, conservative pain management techniques, pharmacology, and new material on home care, osteoarthritis,
nutrition, and family issues. It includes five new chapters: Ventilation and Respiratory Dysfunction in the Older Adult, Strength Training
in the Elderly, Functional Training in the Community, Incontinence, and Prosthetics.
Contents
PART I FOUNDATIONS OF GERIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY Chapter 1 Implications of an Aging Population for Rehabilitation: Demography, Mortality,
and Morbidity in the Elderly Chapter 2 Communication, Values, and the Quality of Life Chapter 3 Physiological Change and Adaptation to
Exercise in the Older Adult Chapter 4 Arthrokinesiologic Considerations in the Older Adult Chapter 5 Sensorimotor Changes and Adaptation
in the Older Adult PART II PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS OF ASSESSMENT Chapter 6 Health Status: A Conceptual Framework for Evaluation Chapter
7 Functional Assessment of the Elderly Chapter 8 Environmental Design: Accommodating Sensory Changes in the Elderly Chapter 9 Cognitive
Impairment Chapter 10 Depression and Function in the Elderly Chapter 11 Laboratory Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient in the Planning
of a Rehabilitation Program Chapter 12 Geriatric Pharmacology PART III PROBLEMS AND PROCEDURES Chapter 13 Ventilation and Respiratory
Dysfunction in the Older Adult Chapter 14 Endurance Training of the Older Adult Chapter 15 Strength Training in the Elderly Chapter 16
Posture in the Older Adult Chapter 17 Balance and Falls in the Elderly: Issues in Evaluation and Treatment Chapter 18 Ambulation: An
Integrated Framework to Achieve a Functional Outcome Chapter 19 Lower Extremity Orthotics in Geriatric Rehabilitation Chapter 20 Prosthetics
Chapter 21 Functional Training in the Community Chapter 22 Incontinence Chapter 23 Conservative Pain Management of the Older Patient
Chapter 24 Chronic Dermal Wounds in Older Adults Chapter 25 Patient Education as a Treatment Modality PART IV THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF GERIATRIC
CARE Chapter 26 Reimbursement Issues in Geriatric Physical Therapy Chapter 27 Ethical and Legal Issues in Geriatric Physical Therapy
PART V PROGRAMS FOR PARTICULAR POPULATIONS Chapter 28 The Frail and Institutionalized Elderly Chapter 29 The Well Elderly Chapter 30
The Older Athlete Chapter 31 The Older Adult with Developmental Disability GLOSSARY
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Hardbound, 505 pages, publication date: MAY-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-00172-4
ISBN-10: 0-323-00172-6
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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