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Guccione's Geriatric Physical Therapy

  • 4 Edición - 24 de octubre de 2019
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Dale Avers, Rita Wong
  • Idioma: Inglés

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Physical Therapy**Offering a comprehensive look at physical therapy science and practice, Guccione’s Geriatric Physical Therapy, 4… Leer más

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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Physical Therapy**

Offering a comprehensive look at physical therapy science and practice, Guccione’s Geriatric Physical Therapy, 4th Edition is a perfect resource for both students and practitioners alike. Year after year, this text is recommended as the primary preparatory resource for the Geriatric Physical Therapy Specialization exam. And this new fourth edition only gets better. Content is thoroughly revised to keep you up to date on the latest geriatric physical therapy protocols and conditions. Five new chapters are added to this edition to help you learn how to better manage common orthopedic, cardiopulmonary, and neurologic conditions; become familiar with functional outcomes and assessments; and better understand the psychosocial aspects of aging. In all, you can rely on Guccione’s Geriatric Physical Therapy to help you effectively care for today’s aging patient population.

Puntos claves

  • Comprehensive coverage of geriatric physical therapy prepares students and clinicians to provide thoughtful, evidence-based care for aging patients.
  • Combination of foundational knowledge and clinically relevant information provides a meaningful background in how to effectively manage geriatric disorders
  • Updated information reflects the most recent and relevant information on the Geriatric Clinical Specialty Exam.
  • Standard APTA terminology prepares students for terms they will hear in practice.
  • Expert authorship ensures all information is authoritative, current, and clinically accurate.

Índice

1. Geriatric Physical Therapy in the 21st Century: Overarching Principles and Approaches to Practice

2. Aging Demographics and Trends

3. Age-related Physiological Changes: An Overview

4. Psychosocial Aspects of Aging

5. Environmental Design: Accommodating Sensory Changes and Mobility Limitations in the Older Adult

6. Geriatric Pharmacology

7. Functional Outcomes and Assessment for Older Adults

8. Exercise and Physical Activity for Older Adults

9. Age-related Changes in Gait and Mobility

10. Balance and Falls in Older Adults

11. Patient Education: Implications for Physical Therapist Practice

12. Caregiving of the Older Adult

13. The Older Adult who is Frail

14. Management of the Acutely Ill Older Patient

15. Impaired Joint Mobility in Older Adults

16. Impaired Muscle Performance in Older Adults

17. Impaired Motor Control and Neurologic Rehabilitation in Older Adults

18. Aerobic Capacity and the Management of the Patient with Cardiopulmonary and Pulmonary Limitations

19. Cognitive Issues in the Older Adult

20. Management of Post-surgical Orthopedic Conditions in the Older Adult

21. Management of Integumentary Conditions in the Older Adult

22. Management of the Pelvic Floor in Older Men and Women

23. Wellness for the Older Adult

24. Acute Care Management of the Older Adult

25. Post-Acute Care Management of the Older Adult

26. Home Health Management of the Older Adult

27. Hospice and End of Life

28. Senior Athlete

29. Health Policy for Physical Therapists and Older Adults

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 4
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 15 de enero de 2020
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

DA

Dale Avers

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy Education, College of Health Professions, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA

RW

Rita Wong

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor, Associate Provost, Research and Graduate Education, Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia

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