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FUNDAMENTALS OF HAND THERAPY
Fundamentals of Hand TherapyClinical Reasoning and Treatment Guidelines for Common Diagnoses of the Upper Extremity
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By
Cynthia Cooper, MFA, MA, OTR/L, CHT, Director of Hand Therapy at NovaCare Rehabilitation, Phoenix, AZ, USA

Description
This illustrated text and reference emphasizes the fundamentals of hand therapy – for both specialists and non-specialists who encounter clients with hand issues. It provides a consistent format with tips and guidelines for hand therapy treatment. Coverage includes hand anatomy, key terms and concepts, and the evaluation process. A focus on professional issues includes clients with functional somatic syndromes and challenging behavior, client-therapist rapport, and the roles of therapy assistants. Providing many case studies, this text helps therapists think critically about clients' individual needs.

Contents


Part One: Fundamentals

1. Fundamentals of Clinical Reasoning: Hand Therapy Concepts and Treatment Techniques and Rationale for Use – Cynthia Cooper
2. Upper Extremity Anatomy – Sharon Flinn and Peggy Beckley
3. Edema Reduction Techniques: A Biological Rationale for Selection – Sandra Artzberger
4. Tissue-Specific Exercises for the Upper Extremity – Lori Falkel
5. Evaluation of the Hand and Upper Extremity – Linda Klein
6. Assessing Functional Outcomes – Rebecca von der Heyde


Part Two: Professionalism

7. Clients with Functional Somatic Syndromes and Clients with Challenging Behavior – Joel Moorhead and Cynthia Cooper
8. Fundamentals of Client-Therapist Rapport – Teri Britt
9. Therapy Assistants? Roles in Hand Therapy – Cynthia Cooper
Appendix to Part Two: Some Thoughts on Professionalism – Cynthia Cooper


Part Three: Treatment Guidelines for Common Diagnoses of the Upper Extremity

10. Common Shoulder Diagnoses – Mike Butler
11. Common Elbow Diagnoses – Michael Staino
12. Common Peripheral Nerve Problems – Anne Moscony
13. Common Wrist and Hand Fractures – Anne Moscony
14. Common Forms of Tendinitis/Tendinosis – Cynthia Cooper and Hope Martin
15. Common Finger Sprains and Deformities – Cynthia Cooper
16. Tendon Injury – Linda Klein
17. Arthritis – Jeanine Biese
18. Pain Related Syndromes: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia – Romina Astifidis
19. Burns – Lisa Deshaies
20. Common Infections – Cynthia Cooper
21. Ganglion Cysts and Other Common Tumors of the Hand and Wrist – Cynthia Cooper
22. Traumatic Hand Injury Involving Multiple Structures – Paige Kurtz
23. Preventing and Treating Stiffness – Barbara Haines
24. Dupuytren?s Disease – Cornelia von Lersner-Benson
25. Upper Extremity Problems in Clients with Central Nervous System Dysfunction – Michelle Abrams
26. Pediatric Hand Therapy – Lynn Bassini and Mukund Patel
27. Geriatric Hand Therapy – Cynthia Cooper


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Bibliographic & ordering Information
Hardbound, 576 pages, publication date: AUG-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-03386-2
ISBN-10: 0-323-03386-5
Imprint: MOSBY



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Last update: 26 Aug 2008
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