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Geriatric Rehabilitation

  • 1 Edición - 20 de enero de 2018
  • Última edición
  • Autores: David X. Cifu, Henry L. Lew, Mooyeon Oh-Park
  • Idioma: Inglés

Rehabilitation of the geriatric patient poses a unique set of challenges and conditions often not seen in younger patients, but which are common among older adults. This quick, pr… Leer más

Descripción

Rehabilitation of the geriatric patient poses a unique set of challenges and conditions often not seen in younger patients, but which are common among older adults. This quick, practical resource helps physiatrists and other members of the rehabilitation team overcome these challenges, covering the wide range of topics necessary to provide the highest level of care to this rapidly increasing population.

Puntos claves

  • Presents practical guidance on arthritis and joint replacement, polypharmacy and mobility, swallowing dysfunction, nutritional recommendations, psychiatric and cognitive disorders, assistive technology, and more.

  • Covers the physiologic changes and epidemiology of aging, osteoporosis and fragility fractures, fall prevention and intervention, and prevention of hospital-acquired deconditioning.

  • Consolidates today’s available information on geriatric rehabilitation into one convenient resource.

Índice

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

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 20 de enero de 2018
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

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David X. Cifu

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.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Associate Dean of Innovation and System Integration and Eminent Scholar, Herman J. Flax, MD Professor and Chair, Department of, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Senior Consultant, Sheltering Arms Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, USA

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Henry L. Lew

Henry L. Lew is Professor and Director of Rehabilitation Medicine Education, Office of Medical Education, John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii; Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor and Director of Rehabilitation Medicine Education, Office of Medical Education, John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii; Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, USA

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Mooyeon Oh-Park

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Director of Geriatric Rehabilitation, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, New Jeresy; Associate Professor, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neward, New Jersey

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