This state-of-the-art perspective on the management of physical disability serves as the ideal classroom text for the student and as the authoritative reference for the practicing clinician. Each chapter contains goals, objectives, and interventions that are specifically referenced to the APTA's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice. This updated edition also includes a new chapter on vestibular rehabilitation.


KEY FEATURES

Includes a thorough description of various treatment approaches, including alternative approaches commonly encountered in the rehabilitation setting
Integrates basic surgical, medical, and therapeutic concepts to teach the reader how to select appropriate evaluation procedures and to develop treatment goals and plans
Each chapter begins with an outline and contains one or more case studies to illustrate clinical decision making; suggested answers included in chapter's appendix
Numerous tables, figures, and photographs enhance the readability of the content
Pedagogical tools include learning objectives, introduction, summary, study questions, references, and glossary

Table of Contents
1. Clinical Decision Making: Planning Effective Treatments
2. Psychosocial Concomitants to Disability and Rehabilitation
3. Influence of Values on Patient Care: Foundation for Decision Making
4. Vital Signs
5. Musculoskeletal Assessment
6. Sensory Assessment
7. Coordination Assessment
8. Assessment of Motor Function
9. Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocity Tests
10. Gait Analysis
11. Functional Assessment
12. Environmental Assessment
13. Strategies to Improve Motor Control and Motor Learning
14. Preambulation and Gait Training
15. Chronic Pulmonary Dysfunction
16. Heart Disease
17. Stroke
18. Peripheral Vascular Disease and Wound Care
19. Assessment and Treatment of Individuals Following Lower Extremity Amputation
20. Prosthetic Assessment and Management
21. Arthritis
22. Multiple Sclerosis
23. Parkinson's Disease
24. Traumatic Brain Injury
25. Vestibular Rehabilitation
26. Burns
27. Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
28. Chronic Pain
29. Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Cognitive and Perceptual Dysfunction
30. Neurogenic Disorders of Speech and Language
31. Orthotic Assessment and Management
32. The Prescriptive Wheelchair: An Orthotic Device
33. Biofeedback