Geriatric Physical Therapy

Geriatric Physical Therapy

<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"">The definitive case-based guide to effectively managing geriatric disorders<!--?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"">Geriatric Physical Therapy </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">provides the most authoritative overview available on managing the special needs of the elderly in all health care settings. Through nearly 200 cases, the text offers a skill-building balance of theory and clinical application of knowledge in caring for the older adult population. This timely book addresses and incorporates aspects of prevention, fitness, and wellness into the rehabilitative model of care for elders with and without pathological conditions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"">Features:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"">Nearly 200 cases examine both acute and chronic stage settings, and provides suggested tests and measures<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"">Cases focus on orthopedics and neurology for consistency with board exams, which concentrate in these therapeutic areas  <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"">Tables and boxes organize and summarize important information and highlight key points for quick reference <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"">A well-referenced and scientific approach provides the depth to understand integral processes and procedures<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"">Each case in <i>Geriatric Physical Therapy </i>is designed to help you learn how to apply geriatric physical therapy concepts to specific patient situations. The cases are presented in a consistent manner―similar to what you would see in a clinical setting―and focus on one primary topic or problem. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"">Chapters open with a brief overview of the topic, which reviews basic information on that topic, followed by related cases. Excellent pedagogy includes board-type review questions and chapter summaries that conclude each chapter.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p> </p>