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Pedretti's Occupational Therapy Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction

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ISBN-10: 0323031536

ISBN-13: 9780323031530

Edition: 6th 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Heidi McHugh Pendleton, Winifred Schultz-Krohn

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Pedrettis Occupational Therapy Skills for Physical Dysfunction gives a comprehensive, in-depth overview of occupational therapy history and theory, the occupational therapy process and practice, evaluation and intervention in the occupational performance areas, performance skills and client factors, implementation of intervention, and intervention applications. The text focuses on occupation-based practice in the context of working with physical disabilities, and takes a client-centered approach. New chapters and expert contributors bring a fresh approach to the text. New content on motor control and learning, prevention, and cultural diversity is integrated throughout. jLikInformation on…    
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Book details

List price: $91.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 6/2/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1280
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 6.336
Language: English

Overview: Occupational Therapy Foundations for Physical Dysfunction
The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework and the Practice of Occupational Therapy for People with Physical Disabilities
History and Practice Trends in Physical Dysfunction Intervention
Occupational Therapy Process and Practice
Application of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework to Physical Dysfunction
Evidence-Based Practice for Occupational Therapy
Health Promotion and Wellness for People with Physical Disabilities
Personal and Social Contexts of Disability: Implications for Occupational Therapists
Teaching Activities in Occupational Therapy
Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services
Infection Control and Safety Issues in the Clinic
Occupational Performance and the Performance Areas: Evaluation and Intervention
Activities of Daily Living
Mobility
Functional Ambulation
Wheelchair Assessment and Transfers
Transportation, Community Mobility, and Driving Assessment
Sexuality and Physical Dysfunction
Work Evaluation and Work Programs
Americans with Disabilities Act and Related Laws that Promote Participation in Work, Leisure, and Activities of Daily Living
Leisure Occupations
Assistive Technology
Performance Skills and Client Factors: Evaluation and Intervention
Overview of Performance Skills and Client Factors
Evaluation of Motor Control
Occupation-Based Functional Motion Assessment
Joint Range of Motion
Evaluation of Muscle Strength
Evaluation of Sensation and Intervention for Sensory Dysfunction
Evaluation and Treatment of Visual Deficits Following Brain Injury
Assessment and Intervention of Perceptual Dysfunction
Evaluation and Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction
Eating and Swallowing
Evaluation and Pain Management
The Occupational Therapy Process: Implementation of Intervention
Therapeutic Occupations and Modalities
Orthotics
Hand Splinting: Principles, Practice, and Decision Making
Suspension Arm Devices and Mobile Arm Supports
Traditional Sensorimotor Approaches to Intervention
The Rood Approach: A Reconstruction
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Approach
Neuro-Developmental Treatment of Adult Hemiplegia
Motor Learning
Intervention Applications
Cerebrovascular Accident/Stroke
Traumatic Brain Injury
Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Alzheimer's Disease
Huntington's Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson's Disease
Spinal Cord Injury
Disorders of the Motor Unit
Arthritis
Hand and Upper Extremity Injuries
Hip Fractures and Lower Extremity Joint Replacement
Low Back Pain
Burns and Burn Rehabilitation
Amputations and Prosthetics
General Considerations of Upper and Lower Extremity Amputations
Upper Extremity Amputations
Lower Extremity Amputations
Cardiac and Pulmonary Disease
Oncology
Special Needs of the Older Adult
HIV Infection and AIDS
Glossary