Prosthetics - Amputations - Orthotics - Orthopedics and Spinal Cord Injury and Other Neurological Disorders

Prosthetics - Amputations - Orthotics - Orthopedics and Spinal Cord Injury and Other Neurological Disorders
Author: Mindy L. Aisen
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2000-04
Genre:
ISBN: 0788186744

Articles include: a method of residual limb stiffness distribution measurement; step activity monitor: long-term, continuous recording of ambulatory function; new horizons in stroke rehabilitation research; testing and evaluation of wheelchair caster assemblies subjected to dynamic crash loading; a steering linkage for short wheelbase vehicles: design and evaluation in a wheelchair power base: a technical note; augmentation of the 100 kg ISO wheelchair test dummy to accommodate higher mass: a technical note; and diabetic amputations in the VA: are there opportunities for intervention? Illustrated.

Essential Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Essential Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Author: Grant Cooper
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2007-11-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1597451002

Comprehensive and concise review of the essential facts needed to do a successful clinical rotation in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R). Writing to be quickly read and comprehended, the authors spell out the implications of brain injury, the effects of spinal cord injury, the uses of orthotics and prosthetics, and the crucial importance of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation to maximize functional independence. Additional chapters detail the principles of pediatric, neuromuscular, cancer, and orthopedic rehabilitation, and demonstrate the use of electrodiagnostic techniques that can be used to help localize a lesion of the neuromuscular system and determine its severity, time course, and prognosis. The book also provides a handy review for passing PM&R board exams.

Atlas of Limb Prosthetics

Atlas of Limb Prosthetics
Author: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Publisher: Amer Academy of Orthopaedic
Total Pages: 930
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780892032754

Newly available after being out of print for several years, this is the definitive reference on the surgical and prosthetic management of acquired or congenital limb loss. Covers indications for amputation vs. limb salvage for trauma, peripheral vascular disease, and tumours; indications for prostheses for amputation levels; and rehabilitation approaches.

Rehabilitation Interventions

Rehabilitation Interventions
Author: Margaret A. Turk
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2012-09-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1483306011

This volume in The SAGE Reference Series on Disability explores issues involving rehabilitation interventions and therapies. It is one of eight volumes in the cross-disciplinary and issues-based series, which incorporates links from varied fields making up Disability Studies as volumes examine topics central to the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. With a balance of history, theory, research, and application, specialists set out the findings and implications of research and practice for others whose current or future work involves the care and/or study of those with disabilities, as well as for the disabled themselves. The presentational style (concise and engaging) emphasizes accessibility. Taken individually, each volume sets out the fundamentals of the topic it addresses, accompanied by compiled data and statistics, recommended further readings, a guide to organizations and associations, and other annotated resources, thus providing the ideal introductory platform and gateway for further study. Taken together, the series represents both a survey of major disability issues and a guide to new directions and trends and contemporary resources in the field as a whole.

Care of the Combat Amputee

Care of the Combat Amputee
Author: Paul F. Pasquina
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 824
Release: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780160840777

This resource addresses all aspects of combat amputee care ranging from surgical techniques to long-term care, polytrauma and comorbidities such as traumatic brain injury and burns, pain management, psychological issues, physical and occupational therapy, VA benefits, prosthetics and adaptive technologies, sports and recreational opportunities, and return to duty and vocational rehabilitation.

Injury in America

Injury in America
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 175
Release: 1985-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309035457

"Injury is a public health problem whose toll is unacceptable," claims this book from the Committee on Trauma Research. Although injuries kill more Americans from 1 to 34 years old than all diseases combined, little is spent on prevention and treatment research. In addition, between $75 billion and $100 billion each year is spent on injury-related health costs. Not only does the book provide a comprehensive survey of what is known about injuries, it suggests there is a vast need to know more. Injury in America traces findings on the epidemiology of injuries, prevention of injuries, injury biomechanics and the prevention of impact injury, treatment, rehabilitation, and administration of injury research.

Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction

Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction
Author: Diane Dirette
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 2163
Release: 2019-12-17
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1975154967

Designed to help students become effective, reflective practitioners, this fully updated edition of the most widely used occupational therapy text for the course continues to emphasize the “whys” as well as the “how-tos” of holistic assessment and treatment. Now in striking full color and co-edited by renowned educators and authors Diane Powers Dirette and Sharon Gutman, Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction, Eighth Edition features expert coverage of the latest assessment techniques and most recent trends in clinical practice. In addition, the book now explicitly integrates “Frames of Reference” to help students connect theories to practice and features a new six-part organization, thirteen all-new chapters, new pedagogy, and more.