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GERIATRIC REHABILITATION MANUAL
Geriatric Rehabilitation Manual
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Second Edition

Edited By
Timothy Kauffman, PhD, PT, Kauffman-Gamber Physical Therapy, Lancaster, PA
John Barr, PhD, PT, Professor and Director, Physical Therapy Department, St Ambrose University, Davenport IA, USA
Michael Moran, ScD, PT, Department of Physical Therapy, College Misercordia, Dallas, PA

Description
This well-established, practical manual gives step-by-step guidance on the evaluation and treatment of geriatric diseases and disorders. This book covers incidence of disorders, diagnostic tests, associated diagnoses, clinical implications for mobility, and rehabilitation techniques.

A broad overview of the effects of aging on all body systems, special geriatric considerations for laboratory assessment, thermoregulations, and pharmacology are also discussed.

This user-friendly manual is an indispensible resource for all training clinicians in geriatric care and will be an invaluable quick-reference guide for students and practitioners in this field.

Contents
Dedications
Contributors
Foreword
Preface to the first edition
Preface
Acknowledgements



UNIT 1 ANATOMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS

1. Wholeness of the individual
2. Skeletal muscle function in older people
3. Effects of aging on bone
4. Effects of age on joints and ligaments
5. Aging and the central nervous system
6. Cardiac considerations in the older patient
7. Pulmonary considerations in the older patient
8. Effects of aging on the digestive system
9. Effects of aging on vascular function
10. Thermoregulation: considerations for aging people
11. The aging immune system
12. Pharmacology considerations for the aging individual
13. Laboratory assessment considerations for the aging individual
14. Imaging



UNIT 2 MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

15. Posture
16. Muscle weakness and therapeutic exercise
17. Contractures
18. Postpolio syndrome
19. Osteoporosis
20. Rheumatic conditions
21. The shoulder
22. Total hip arthroplasty
23. Total knee arthroplasty
24. The aging bony thorax
25. Conditions of the geriatric cervical spine
26. Disorders of the geriatric thoracic and lumbosacral spine
27. Orthopedic trauma



UNIT 3 NEUROMUSCULAR AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

28. Neurological trauma
29. Rehabilitation after stroke
30. Senile dementia and cognitive impairment
31. Multiple sclerosis
32. Parkinson's disease
33. Tremors, chorea and other involuntary movement
34. Generalized peripheral neuropathy
35. Localized peripheral neuropathies



UNIT 4 NEOPLASMS

36. Neoplasms of the brain
37. Neoplasms of the breast
38. Gastric and colon neoplasms
39. Neoplasms of the skin
40. Neoplasms of the prostate



UNIT 5 CARDIOPULMONARY DISEASE

41. Exercise considerations for aging adults
42. Clinical development and progression of heart disease
43. Cardiac arrhythmias and conduction disturbances
44. Heart failure and valvular heart disease
45. Cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators
46. Invasive cardiac procedures
47. Pulmonary diseases



UNIT 6 BLOOD VESSEL CHANGES, CIRCULATORY AND SKIN DISORDERS

48. Diabetes
49. Amputations
50. Wound management
51. The sensitive foot
52. Skin disorders



UNIT 7 AGING AND PATHOLOGICAL SENSORIUM

53. Functional vision changes in the normal and aging eye
54. Functional changes in the aging ear
55. Considerations in elder patient communication



UNIT 8 SPECIFIC PROBLEMS

56. Dysphagia
57. Incontinence of the bowel and bladder
58. Iatrogenesis in older individuals
59. Hormone replacement therapy
60. Dizziness
61. Balance testing and training
62. Fracture consdierations
63. Stiffness
64. Fatigue
65. The function of the aging hand
66. Overweight and obesity
67. Evaluation of pain in older individuals



UNIT 9 SPECIAL PHYSICAL THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES

68. Conservative interventions for pain control
69. Gait training
70. Orthotics
71. Prosthetics
72. Complementary therapies for the aging patient
73. Aquatic therapy



UNIT 10 SOCIAL AND GOVERNMENT IMPLICATIONS, ETHICS AND DYING

74. Legal considerations
75. Ethics
76. Physical therapy and the generational conflict
77. Medicare
78. The end of life



UNIT 11 THE REHABILITATION TEAM

79. Caregivers: the sustaining force
80. Interdisciplinary geriatric assessment
81. Gerontological and geriatric nursing
82. Geriatric occupational therapy
83. Geriatric physical therapy
84. Providing social services to the older client

Index

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 576 pages, publication date: MAY-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-10233-2
ISBN-10: 0-443-10233-3
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE


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Last update: 13 Jun 2009
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