Description
Rehabilitation of the geriatric patient poses a unique set of challenges and conditions often not seen in younger patients, but which are common among older adults. This quick, practical resource helps physiatrists and other members of the rehabilitation team overcome these challenges, covering the wide range of topics necessary to provide the highest level of care to this rapidly increasing population.- Presents practical guidance on arthritis and joint replacement, polypharmacy and mobility, swallowing dysfunction, nutritional recommendations, psychiatric and cognitive disorders, assistive technology, and more.- Covers the physiologic changes and epidemiology of aging, osteoporosis and fragility fractures, fall prevention and intervention, and prevention of hospital-acquired deconditioning.- Consolidates today's available information on geriatric rehabilitation into one convenient resource.
Table of Contents
Geriatric RehabilitationTable of Contents1) Epidemiology of Aging, Disability, Frailty, Overall Role of Physiatry2) Sarcopenia & Other Physiologic Change of Aging3) Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures4) Fall Prevention & Intervention5) Central Nervous System Disorders Affecting Mobility in Older Adults6) Peripheral Nervous & Vascular Disorders Affecting Mobility in Older Adults7) Arthritis and Joint Replacement8) Prevention of Hospital Acquired Deconditioning9) Polypharmacy & Mobility10) Swallowing and Nutritional Issues in the Geriatric Population11) Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Hearing Disorders in the Elderly12) Principles of Rehabilitation in Musculoskeletal & Sports Injuries in Older Adults13) Geriatric Psychiatric & Cognitive Disorders: Depression, Dementia, Delirium14) Exercise Recommendations for Older Adults for Prevention of Disability15) Spine Disorders in Older Adults16) Assistive Technology for Geriatric Population
