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| Dedications | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface to the first edition | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Anatomical and Physiological Considerations | |
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| Wholeness of the individual | |
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| Skeletal muscle function in older people | |
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| Effects of aging on bone | |
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| Effects of age on joints and ligaments | |
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| Aging and the central nervous system | |
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| Cardiac considerations in the older patient | |
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| Pulmonary considerations in the older patient | |
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| Effects of aging on the digestive system | |
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| Effects of aging on vascular function | |
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| Thermoregulation: considerations for aging people | |
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| The aging immune system | |
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| Pharmacology considerations for the aging individual | |
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| Laboratory assessment considerations for the aging individual | |
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| Imaging | |
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| Musculoskeletal Disorders | |
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| Posture | |
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| Muscle weakness and therapeutic exercise | |
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| Contractures | |
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| Postpolio syndrome | |
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| Osteoporosis | |
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| Rheumatic conditions | |
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| The shoulder | |
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| Total hip arthroplasty | |
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| Total knee arthroplasty | |
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| The aging bony thorax | |
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| Conditions of the geriatric cervical spine | |
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| Disorders of the geriatric thoracic and lumbosacral spine | |
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| Orthopedic trauma | |
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| Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders | |
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| Neurological trauma | |
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| Rehabilitation after stroke | |
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| Senile dementia and cognitive impairment | |
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| Multiple sclerosis | |
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| Parkinson's disease | |
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| Tremors, chorea and other involuntary movement | |
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| Generalized peripheral neuropathy | |
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| Localized peripheral neuropathies | |
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| Neoplasms | |
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| Neoplasms of the brain | |
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| Neoplasms of the breast | |
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| Gastric and colon neoplasms | |
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| Neoplasms of the skin | |
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| Neoplasms of the prostate | |
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| Cardiopulmonary Disease | |
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| Exercise considerations for aging adults | |
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| Clinical development and progression of heart disease | |
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| Cardiac arrhythmias and conduction disturbances | |
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| Heart failure and valvular heart disease | |
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| Cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators | |
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| Invasive cardiac procedures | |
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| Pulmonary diseases | |
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| Blood Vessel Changes, Circulatory and Skin Disorders | |
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| Diabetes | |
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| Amputations | |
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| Wound management | |
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| The sensitive foot | |
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| Skin disorders | |
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| Aging and Pathological Sensorium | |
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| Functional vision changes in the normal and aging eye | |
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| Functional changes in the aging ear | |
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| Considerations in elder patient communication | |
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| Specific Problems | |
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| Dysphagia | |
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| Incontinence of the bowel and bladder | |
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| Iatrogenesis in older individuals | |
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| Hormone replacement therapy | |
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| Dizziness | |
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| Balance testing and training | |
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| Fracture consdierations | |
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| Stiffness | |
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| Fatigue | |
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| The function of the aging hand | |
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| Overweight and obesity | |
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| Evaluation of pain in older individuals | |
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| Special Physical Therapeutic Intervention Techniques | |
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| Conservative interventions for pain control | |
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| Gait training | |
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| Orthotics | |
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| Prosthetics | |
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| Complementary therapies for the aging patient | |
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| Aquatic therapy | |
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| Social and Government Implications, Ethics and Dying | |
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| Legal considerations | |
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| Ethics | |
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| Physical therapy and the generational conflict | |
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| Medicare | |
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| The end of life | |
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| The Rehabilitation Team | |
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| Caregivers: the sustaining force | |
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| Interdisciplinary geriatric assessment | |
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| Gerontological and geriatric nursing | |
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| Geriatric occupational therapy | |
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| Geriatric physical therapy | |
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| Providing social services to the older client | |
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| Index | |