Therapy for Amputees

3 Edición - 17 de mayo de 1999
Última edición
Editores: Barbara Engstrom, Catherine Van de Ven
Idioma: Inglés

Therapy for Amputeesis a book for ALL those who work with amputees. Written by a multidisciplinary team for a multidisciplinary readership, the book addresses all aspects of care a… Leer más

Descripción

Therapy for Amputeesis a book for ALL those who work with amputees. Written by a multidisciplinary team for a multidisciplinary readership, the book addresses all aspects of care and rehabilitation for this group of clients. The approach of the book is practical and easy to follow making it appropriate for use by the amputees themselves and those caring for them at home.

It addresses the day to day problems of rehabilitation therapists and their clients in a practical way and considers the provision of care and rehabilitation for amputees as it is managed today. Originally published under the title Physiotherapy for Amputees the Roehampton Approach this new edition takes a broad team approach to this area of rehabilitation which reflects current practice. It acknowledges that the majority of clients now receive rehabilitation therapy in the general hospital setting or at home in the community.

Puntos claves

Takes a practical, problem-based approach which is easy to follow

Follows a logical structure from assessment of the problems and the psychological impact on the client to evidence-based practice, audit and care protocols

Addresses the concerns of the client with a chapter on Different Perspectives; The Users Point of View,and through practical advice and information for the amputees and their carers, on all aspects of their rehabilitation including details of patient/user support groups

Uses the terminology adopted for International Standards

Extensively referenced with contact points for access to further information on technical detail and new developments in hardware availability

Highly illustrated with 280 photographs and line drawings

Includes details of producers and suppliers of prosthetic equipment and components

De interès para

Physical therapists, occupational therapists, prosthetists, clinical psychologists, orthopaedic nurses

Índice

Introduction. Pre-Operative Assessment. Early Postoperative Treatment. Exercise Programme. Early Mobility. Assessment for Prosthetic Rehabilitation. Prosthetic Services for the Amputee. Normal Locomotion and Prosthetic Replacement. Gait Re-Education. The Hemipelvectomyand Hip Disarticulation Levels of Amputation. The Above-Knee Level of Amputation. The Through-Knee Level of Amputation. The Symes and Partial Foot Levels of Amputation. Advanced Function. Bilateral Amputees. Upper Limb Amputation and Congenital Limb Deficiency. General Advice to the Amputee. The Problem of Pain. Special Cases

Detalles del producto

Edición: 3
Última edición
Publicado: 17 de mayo de 1999
Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los editores

Barbara Engstrom

Afiliaciones y experiencia

Formerly Therapy Services Manager, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Headington, Oxford

Catherine Van de Ven