Geriatric Rehabilitation

David Xavier Cifu is an American physiatrist, researcher, and medical educator. He is the Associate Dean for Innovation and System Integration in the School of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, the chairman and Herman J. Flax M.D. Professor of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Virginia Commonwealth University, staff physiatrist at the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center, founding director of the VCU-Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering and senior TBI specialist in the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration.

Geriatric Rehabilitation

Table of Contents

1) Epidemiology of Aging, Disability, Frailty, Overall Role of Physiatry

2) Sarcopenia & Other Physiologic Change of Aging

3) Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures

4) Fall Prevention & Intervention

5) Central Nervous System Disorders Affecting Mobility in Older Adults

6) Peripheral Nervous & Vascular Disorders Affecting Mobility in Older Adults

7) Arthritis and Joint Replacement

8) Prevention of Hospital Acquired Deconditioning

9) Polypharmacy & Mobility

10) Swallowing and Nutritional Issues in the Geriatric Population

11) Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Hearing Disorders in the Elderly

12) Principles of Rehabilitation in Musculoskeletal & Sports Injuries in Older Adults

13) Geriatric Psychiatric & Cognitive Disorders: Depression, Dementia, Delirium

14) Exercise Recommendations for Older Adults for Prevention of Disability

15) Spine Disorders in Older Adults

16) Assistive Technology for Geriatric Population