Description
- NEW! Coverage of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF-3) increases your understanding of the OTPF-3 and its relationship to the practice of occupational therapy with adults who have physical disabilities.- NEW! All new section on the therapeutic use of self, which the OTPF lists as the single most important line of intervention occupational therapists can provide.- NEW! Chapter on hospice and palliative care presents the evidence-base for hospice and palliative care occupational therapy; describes the role of the occupational therapist with this population within the parameters of the third edition of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF-3); and recommends clinician self-care strategies to support ongoing quality care.- UPDATED! Completely revised Spinal Cord Injury chapter addresses restoration of available musculature; self-care; independent living skills; short- and long-term equipment needs; environmental accessibility; and educational, work, and leisure activities. It looks at how the occupational therapist offers emotional support and intervention during every phase of the rehabilitation program.- UPDATED! Completely revised chapter on low back pain discusses topics that are critical for the occupational therapist including: anatomy; client evaluation; interventions areas; client-centered occupational therapy analysis; and intervention strategies for frequently impacted occupations.- UPDATED! Revised Special Needs of the Older Adult chapter now utilizes a top-down approach, starting with wellness and productive aging, then moving to occupation and participation in meaningful activity and finally, highlighting body functions and structures which have the potential to physiologically decline as a person ages.- NEW and EXPANDED! Additional section in the Orthotics chapter looks at the increasing array of orthotic devices available in today's marketplace, such as robot-assisted therapy, to support the weak upper extremity.- UPDATED! Revised chapters on joint range of motion and evaluation of muscle strength include new full color photos to better illustrate how to perform these key procedures.- EXPANDED! New information in the Burns and Burn Rehabilitation chapter, including expanded discussions on keloid scars, silver infused dressings, biosynthetic products, the reconstructive phase of rehabilitation, and patient education.- UPDATED and EXPANDED! Significantly updated chapter on amputations and prosthetics includes the addition of a new threaded case study on "Daniel", a 19-year-old combat engineer in the United States Army who suffered the traumatic amputation of his non-dominant left upper extremity below the elbow.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Overview: Occupational Therapy Foundations for Physical Dysfunction 1. The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework and the Practice of Occupational Therapy for Persons with Physical Disabilities2. History and Practice Trends in the Treatment of Physical Dysfunction Part 2: Occupational Therapy Process and Practice 3. Application of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework to Physical Dysfunction4. Systematic OT Practice: A Model of Evidence-Based Practice for OT5. Health Promotion and Wellness for People with Physical Disabilities6. Personal and Social Contexts of Disability: Implications for Occupational Therapists7. Teaching Activities and Therapeutic Use of Self-Employing Mindfulness in Occupational Therapy8. Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services9. Infection Control and Safety Issues in the ClinicPart 3: Occupational Performance and the Performance Areas: Evaluation and Intervention 10. Activities of Daily Living11. MobilitySection 1: Functional AmbulationSection 2: WheelchairsSection 3: Community Mobility12. Sexuality and Physical Dysfunction13. Sleep and Rest14. Work Evaluation and Work Programs15. Americans with Disabilities Act and Related Laws that Promote Participation in Work, Leisure, and Activities of Daily Living16. Leisure Occupations17. Assistive Technology Part 4: Performance Skills and Client Factors: Evaluation and Intervention 18. Performance Skills: Definitions and Evaluation in the Context of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework19. Evaluation of Motor Control20. Occupation-Based Functional Motion Assessment21. Evaluation of Joint Range of Motion22. Evaluation of Muscle Strength23. Evaluation of Sensation and Intervention for Sensory Dysfunction24. Evaluation and Treatment of Visual Deficits Following Brain Injury25. Evaluation and Intervention of Perceptual Dysfunction26. Evaluation and Intervention of Cognitive Dysfunction27. Eating and Swallowing28. Evaluation and Pain ManagementPart 5: The Occupational Therapy Process: Implementation of Intervention 29. Therapeutic Occupations and Modalities30. OrthoticsSection 1: Hand Splinting: Principles, Practice, and Decision MakingSection 2: Suspension Arm Devices and Mobile Arm Supports31. Traditional Sensorimotor Approaches to InterventionSection 1: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation ApproachSection 2: Principles of Neuro-Developmental Treatment Approach32. Motor LearningPart 6: Intervention Applications 33. Cerebral Vascular Accident/Stroke34. Traumatic Brain Injury35. Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous SystemSection 1: Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisSection 2: Alzheimer's DiseaseSection 3: Huntington's DiseaseSection 4: Multiple SclerosisSection 5: Parkinson's Disease36. Spinal Cord Injury37. Neurogenic and Myopathic Dysfunction38. Arthritis39. Hand and Upper Extremity Injuries40. Hip Fractures and Lower Extremity Joint Replacement 41. Low Back Pain42. Burns and Burn Rehabilitation43. Amputations and ProstheticsSection 1: General Considerations of Upper and Lower Extremity AmputationsSection 2: Upper Extremity AmputationsSection 3: Lower Extremity Amputations44. Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases45. Oncology46. Special Needs of the Older Adult47. HIV Infection and AIDS48. Polytrauma and the War on Terror49. NEW! Hospice and Palliative Care in Occupational Therapy for Persons with Physical Disabilities
