Physical Rehabilitation in Arthritis

By Joan M. Walker and Antoine Helewa

Updated and expanded to be even more comprehensive, this text explains how to manage various arthritic conditions. The information included in this book spans a wide range, assisting a reader in any kind of clinical or academic setting. The content is divided into seventeen well-organized chapters, and the author provides thorough evidence-based documentation and references when available.The multidisciplinary approach makes this text relevant to all practitioners of physical rehabilitation: PT, OT, and Physical Medicine.Includes patient-first terminology suggested in The Guide to Physical Therapy, intended to reinforce client-friendly language.Proven evidence used to document this book will ensure accurate and safe client care.Case studies teach the readers assessment and discharge based on real-life examples.Discussions provide the resources practitioners need to communicate with clients about intimacy issues caused by arthritis.Management algorithms guide the reader through the assessment and discharge process.Text boxes make key points more memorable, helping students to study and practitioners to be quickly notified of procedures that will help clients.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721695388
• ISBN13: 9780721695389
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.0" x 8.0"