Research Catalog

Title

Geriatric physical therapy / edited by Andrew A. Guccione.

Publication

St. Louis : Mosby, [2000], ©2000.

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Additional Authors

Guccione, Andrew A.

Description

xiv, 507 pages : illustrations; 29 cm

Subject

• Physical Therapy Modalities > Aged
• Physical therapy for older people

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Implications of an Aging Population for Rehabilitation: Demography, Mortality, and Morbidity in the Elderly / Andrew A. Guccione -- 2. Communication, Values, and the Quality of Life / Marilyn D. Phillips and Nancy L. Peatman -- 3. Physiological Changes Associated with Aging / LaDora V. Thompson -- 4. Arthrokinesiologic Considerations in the Aged Adult / Donald A. Neumann -- 5. Sensorimotor Changes and Adaptation in the Older Adult / Carolynn Patten and Rebecca L. Craik -- 6. Health Status: A Conceptual Framework and Terminology for Examination, Evaluation, and Diagnosis / Andrew A. Guccione -- 7. Functional Assessment of the Elderly / Andrew A. Guccione -- 8. Environmental Design: Accommodating Sensory Changes in the Elderly / Mary Ann Wharton -- 9. Cognitive Impairment / Carol Schunk -- 10. Depression and Function in the Elderly / Ann K. Williams -- 11. Clinical Evaluation of the Medical Patient / Barbara Roberge -- 12. Geriatric Pharmacology / Charles D. Ciccone --
• 13. Functional Training / Michael Moran and Edmund M. Kosmahl -- 14. Impaired Ventilation and Respiration in the Older Adult / Mary C. Bourgeois and Cynthia C. Zadai -- 15. Endurance Training of the Older Adult / Wendy M. Kohrt and Marybeth Brown -- 16. Muscle Fatigue and Impaired Muscle Endurance in Older Adults / Marybeth Brown -- 17. Posture in the Older Adult / Carolee Moncur -- 18. Balance and Falls in the Elderly: Issues in Evaluation and Treatment / Julie M. Chandler -- 19. Ambulation: A Framework of Practice Applied to a Functional Outcome / Patricia E. Sullivan and Prudence D. Markos -- 20. Lower Extremity Orthotics in Geriatric Rehabilitation / Lisa Giallonardo -- 21. Lower Limb Prosthetic Requirements in the Older Adult / Carol Miller -- 22. Urinary Incontinence and Impairment of the Pelvic Floor in the Older Adult / Julie Pauls -- 23. Conservative Pain Management for the Older Patient / John O. Barr --
• 24. Chronic Dermal Wounds in Older Adults / Rita A. Wong -- 25. Patient Education as Intervention / Dale L. Avers -- 26. Reimbursement Issues in Geriatric Physical Therapy / Jean Oulund Peteet -- 27. Ethical and Legal Issues in Geriatric Physical Therapy / Ron Scott and Andrew A. Guccione -- 28. The Frail and Institutionalized Elder / Kathleen Kline Mangione -- 29. The Well Elderly / Marybeth Brown -- 30. The Older Athlete / Lynn Snyder-Mackler and John F. Knarr -- 31. Older Persons with Developmental Disabilities / Toby Long and Kathleen H. Toscano.

ISBN

0323001726

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries