Physical Rehabilitation

Section 1: Introduction to Patient Care: Decision Making, Psychosocial Factors, and Values; Clinical Decision Making; Influence of Psychosocial Factors on Rehabilitation; Influence of Values on Patient Care; Section 2: Examination; Examination of Vital Signs; Examination of Sensory Function; Musculoskeletal Examination; Examination of Coordination; Examination of Motor Function: Motor Control and Motor Learning; Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Tests; Examination of Gait; Examination of Functional Status and Activity Level; Examination of Environmental, Home, and Work Barriers; Section 3: Intervention Strategies for Rehabilitation; Strategies to Improve Motor Function; Preambulation and Gait Training; Chronic Pulmonary Dysfunction; Peripheral Vascular Disease, Lymphedema, and Wound; Stroke; Multiple Sclerosis; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Parkinson's Disease; Traumatic Brain Injury; Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury; Amputation; Arthritis; Burns; Chronic Pain; Cognitive and Perceptual Dysfunction; Neurogenic Disorders of Speech and Language; Section 4: Orthotics, Prosthetics, and the Prescriptive Wheelchair; Orthotics; Prosthetics; The Prescriptive Wheelchair; Glossary; Index.