Pedretti's occupational therapy : practice skills for physical dysfunction/ edited by Heidi McHugh Pendleton, and Winifred Schultz-Krohn

Includes Bibliographical references and Index

CONTENTS
PART I.Overview : 1.occupational therapy foundations for physical dysfunction. The occupational therapy practice framework and the practice of occupational therapy for people with physical disabilities-- 2.History and practice trends in physical dysfunction intervention--
PART II.Occupational therapy process and practice. 3.Application of the occupational therapy practice framework to physical dysfunction-- 4.Evidence-based practice for occupational therapy--5.Health promotion and well-being for people with physical disabilities-- 6.Personal and social contexts of disability : implications for occupational therapists-- 7.Teaching activities in occupational therapy-- 8. Documentation of occupational therapy services-- 9.Infection control and safety issues in the clinic--
PART III.Occupational performance and the performance areas : evaluation and intervention--. 10.Activities of daily living-- 11.Mobility-- 12.Sexuality and physical dysfunction-- 13.Sleep and rest --14.Work evaluation and work programs-- 15.Americans with Disabilities Act and related laws that promote participation in work, leisure, and activities of daily living-- 16.Leisure occupations-- 17.Assistive technology--
PART IV.Performance skills and client factors : evaluation and intervention. 18.Performance skills : definitions and evaluation in the context of the occupational therapy practice framework-- 19.Evaluation of motor control-- 20.Occupation-based functional motion assessment-- 21.Joint range of motion-- 22.Evaluation of muscle strength-- 23.Evaluation of sensation and intervention for sensory dysfunction-- 24.Evaluation and treatment of visual deficits after brain injury--25.Evaluation and intervention for perception dysfunction-- 26.Evaluation and treatment of limited occupational performance secondary to cognitive dysfunction-- 27.Eating and swallowing-- 28.Pain management--
PART V.The occupational therapy process : implementation of intervention-. 29.Therapeutic occupations and modalities-- 30.Orthotics-- 31.Traditional sensorimotor approaches to intervention-- 32.Motor learning
PART VI.Intervention applications. 33.Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)-- 34.Traumatic brain injury-- 35.Degenerative diseases of the central nervous system-- 36.Spinal cord injury-- 37.Disorders of the motor unit -- 38.Arthritis-- 39.Hand and upper extremity injuries-- 40.Orthopedic conditions : hip fractures and hip, knee, and shoulder replacements-- 41.Low back pain ; Burns and burn rehabilitation-- 42.Amputations and prosthetics-- 43.Cardiac and pulmonary disease-- 44.Cancer and oncology rehabilitation-- 45.Special needs of the older adult-- 46.HIV infection and AIDS-- 47.Polytrauma and occupational therapy-- 48.Occupational therapy in hospice and palliative care.

This book prepares readers for occupational therapy practice with adults who have physical disabilities. This text provides a foundation for the development of clinical reasoning skills in a case-based learning approach to physical dysfunction. Full-color photos, case studies, OT Practice Notes, ethical considerations, and end-of-chapter review questions reinforce learning, enhance retention, and prompt readers to apply principles in a clinical setting.--adapted from publisher's description