Improving functional outcomes in physical rehabilitation /

Achieve the best functional outcomes for your patients. Here is a practical, step-by-step guide to understanding the treatment process and selecting the most appropriate intervention for your patient.

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Other Authors: O'Sullivan, Susan B. (Editor), Schmitz, Thomas J. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Company, 2016
Edition:Second edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I Promoting Function ; Chapter 1 Framework for Clinical Decision-Making and Patient Management; Foundational Concepts; Understanding the Task; Understanding the Individual Patient; Understanding the Environment; Chapter 2 Interventions to Improve Motor Function; Activity-Based Intervention; Motor Learning Strategies; Augmented Interventions and Neuromotor Approaches; Compensatory Intervention; Anticipated Goals and Expected Outcomes.
  • Chapter 3 Proprioceptive Neuromuscular FacilitationHistory and Overview; Principles; Techniques; Patterns of Movement; Chapter 4 Interventions to Improve Bed Mobility and Early Trunk Control; Interventions to Improve Control in Bed Mobility Skills; Compensatory Movements and Strategies; Appendix 4A Advanced Bridging Activities; Chapter 5 Interventions to Improve Sitting and Sitting Balance Skills; Biomechanics of Sitting; Treatment Strategies for Improving Postural Control in Sitting; Interventions to Improve Static Control in Sitting; Interventions to Improve Dynamic Control in Sitting.
  • Interventions to Improve ScootingInterventions to Improve Balance Control in Sitting; Seated Integrative Medicine Exercises; Outcome Measures of Sitting Ability; Student Practice Activities; Chapter 5A Seated Tai Chi Sequence; Chapter 5B Seated Yoga Sequence for Late Parkinson's Disease; Chapter 6 Interventions to Improve Intermediate Trunk and Hip Control: Kneeling and Half-Kneeling Skills; Student Practice Activities; Chapter 7 Interventions to Improve Transfer Skills; Task Analysis; Sit-to-Stand and Sit-From-Standing: Intervention Strategies; Transfers To and From a Wheelchair.
  • Strengthening to Improve Transfer SkillsOutcome Measures of Transfer Ability; Chapter 8 Interventions to Improve Wheelchair Skills; Wheelchair Configuration; Propulsion; Door Management; Wheelies; Steep Hills and Ramps; Curbs; Hopping; Escalators; Outcome Measures; Chapter 9 Interventions to Improve Standing and Standing Balance Skills; Standing; Modified Standing; Postural Control in Standing; Interventions to Improve Static Control in Standing; Interventions to Improve Dynamic Control in Standing; Examining Postural Instability.
  • Progression to Intermediate-Level Interventions to Improve Balance ControlProgression to High-Level Interventions to Improve Balance Control; Student Practice Activities; Compensatory Training; Appendix 9A Equipment Resources; Appendix 9B Standing Tai Chi Sequence; Chapter 10 Interventions to Improve Locomotor Skills; Gait: Cycle and Terminology; Task Analysis; Intervention Selection, Sequencing, and Progression; Interventions to Improve Locomotor Skills.