Table of Contents Details Authors

Key Features

  • Chapters follow a consistent organization, first defining a disorder and then describing the appropriate physical therapy assessment and intervention.
  • Case studies provide examples of physical therapy applications to help you connect theory and practice and build strong clinical reasoning skills.
  • Special boxes highlight Clinical Signs, Interventions, and Case Studies to alert you to important information within the text.
  • Practice patterns and case studies are formatted according to the Guide to Physical Therapy Practice to familiarize you with standardized terminology used in practice.
  • Evolve® resources for students provide additional online activities for learning and self-evaluation.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Pediatric Physical Therapy Practice

1. Development

2. Assessments

3. Interventions

4. Transdisciplinary Pediatric Teams

Part 2: Neurologic and Muscular Disorders

5. Cerebral Palsy

6. Traumatic Brain Injury

7. Shaken Baby Syndrome

8. Rheumatic Diseases

Part 3: Congenital Disorders

9. Arthrogryposis Multiple Congenita

10. Down Syndrome

11. Spina Bifida

12. Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Part 4: Other Pediatric Conditions

13. Burns

14. Limb Deficiencies

15. Asthma

16. Sports Injuries

Part 5: Special Considerations for Pediatric Practice

17. Therapeutic Intervention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Environment

18. Seating and Mobility

Glossary

Appendix: Answers to Chapter Discussion Questions

Details

No. of pages:
288
Language:
English
Copyright:
© 2009
Published:
Imprint:
Saunders
eBook ISBN:
9781455757558
eBook ISBN:
9781416069171
Print ISBN:
9781416047506

About the author

Roberta O'Shea

Affiliations and Expertise

Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Department, Governors State University, University Park, IL
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