Handbook of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Basics

by Garrison, Susan J.

• ISBN13: 9780397513369
• ISBN10: 0397513364
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-01-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Concise pocket guide to the basics for medical students and residents from thirty physicians at a nationally renowned Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Wire spiral binding. 7-1/4 x 4-1/2 inch trim size.

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors	p. xi
Foreword	p. xv
Preface	p. xvii
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Philosophy, Patient Care Issues, and Physiatric Evaluation	p. 1
Philosophy	p. 1
History	p. 1
Patient Care Issues	p. 2
Physiatric Evaluation	p. 5
Acute Pain	p. 10
Definition	p. 10
Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of Pain Pathways	p. 10
Epidemiology	p. 10
Etiology and Pathophysiology	p. 11
General Guidelines for Assessment of the Patient with Pain	p. 12
Functional Evaluation	p. 13
Physical Examination	p. 13
Treatment	p. 14
Complications	p. 19
Amputations	p. 24
General Information	p. 24
Definitions	p. 24
Incidence/Etiology	p. 24
Patient Assessment/Evaluation	p. 26
Rehabilitation	p. 28
Rehabilitation by Specific Amputation Sites	p. 35
Arthritis	p. 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	p. 50
Osteoarthritis	p. 60
Ankylosing Spondylitis and Other Spondyloarthropathies	p. 62
Burns	p. 67
Assessment	p. 67
Size of Burn	p. 69
Treatment	p. 69
Complications	p. 73
Prevention	p. 78
Conclusion	p. 78
Cancer Rehabilitation	p. 80
Overview	p. 80
Functional Assessment	p. 80
Treatment	p. 80
Complications	p. 83
Breast Cancer	p. 84
Cardiovascular Conditioning Exercise and Cardiac Rehabilitation	p. 86
Definitions	p. 86
Anatomy and Physiology	p. 89
Epidemiology	p. 91
Evaluation	p. 93
Treatment	p. 96
Chronic Pain	p. 105
Chronic Pain Definition and Characteristics	p. 105
Epidemiology	p. 105
Pain Management Concepts	p. 107
Pain Clinic Team and Patient Selection	p. 108
Assessment and Evaluation	p. 109
Pain Management Programs	p. 114
Treatment Approaches	p. 114
Results	p. 125
EMG	p. 127
Principles of Electrodiagnostic Medicine	p. 127
Basics of Instrumentation	p. 127
Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS)	p. 129
Needle EMG	p. 132
Clinical Applications	p. 138
Geriatric Rehabilitation	p. 139
Definition	p. 139
Common Issues	p. 139
Typical Geriatric Rehabilitative Diagnoses, Needs, and Outcomes	p. 144
Summary	p. 150
Immobilization	p. 152
Definition	p. 152
Deleterious Effects of Prolonged Immobilization	p. 152
Management of Complications	p. 157
Conclusion	p. 159
Limb Fractures	p. 161
Definition	p. 161
Terminology	p. 161
Anatomy	p. 161
Epidemiology	p. 163
Cause and Pathophysiology	p. 164
Assessment of Fracture Healing	p. 165
Rehabilitation Evaluation	p. 165
Treatment	p. 166
Complications	p. 168
Neuromuscular Diseases	p. 171
Myopathies	p. 171
Neuromuscular Junction Disorders	p. 177
Anterior Horn Cell Disease	p. 180
Summary	p. 181
Osteoporosis	p. 182
Definition	p. 182
Anatomy	p. 182
Epidemiology	p. 182
Etiology/Pathophysiology	p. 182
Assessment	p. 184
Evaluation	p. 184
Treatment	p. 185
Outcomes	p. 186
Follow-up	p. 186
Acknowledgment	p. 186
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine	p. 190
General Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Components	p. 191
Cerebral Palsy	p. 203
Spina Bifida	p. 215
Peripheral Neuropathy and Plexus Injury	p. 227
Peripheral Neuropathy	p. 227
Brachial Plexus Injury	p. 233
Lumbosacral Plexus Injury	p. 238
Pressure Ulcers	p. 241
Definition	p. 241
Anatomy	p. 241
Epidemiology	p. 241
Etiology/Pathology	p. 242
Assessment/Evaluation	p. 244
Treatment	p. 246
Treating Predisposing Factors	p. 249
Wound Care	p. 251
Complications	p. 258
Summary	p. 259
Pulmonary Rehabilitation	p. 261
Definition	p. 261
Epidemiology	p. 261
Anatomy and Physiology	p. 261
Control of Respiration	p. 262
Etiology	p. 262
Lung Volume Definitions	p. 262
Evaluation	p. 264
Management	p. 265
Complications	p. 268
Outcome	p. 268
Spinal Cord Injury	p. 270
Definition	p. 270
Anatomy	p. 270
Epidemiology	p. 274
Etiology and Pathophysiology	p. 275
Assessment and Evaluation	p. 277
Complications	p. 287
Prognosis, Outcome, and Follow-up	p. 294
Sports Injury	p. 296
Factors That Lead to Injury	p. 296
Principles of Biomechanics	p. 296
Basic Physiatric Tenets of Sport Medicine	p. 298
Phases of Rehabilitation	p. 301
History and Physical Examination	p. 302
Assimilation and Differential Diagnosis	p. 304
Therapy Prescription	p. 304
Types of Therapies	p. 305
Special Populations	p. 305
Patient Education	p. 308
Follow-up and Discharge	p. 308
Stroke	p. 310
Definition	p. 310
Anatomic Basis of Stroke Syndromes	p. 310
Stroke-related Impairments	p. 310
Natural Recovery	p. 310
Epidemiology	p. 311
Etiology and Pathophysiology	p. 311
Assessment and Evaluation	p. 312
Rehabilitation Treatment	p. 314
Complications	p. 316
Prognosis, Outcome, and Follow-up	p. 320
Traumatic Brain Injury	p. 322
Definition	p. 322
Epidemiology	p. 322
Anatomy and Pathophysiology	p. 322
Assessment	p. 324
Treatment	p. 327
Complications	p. 327
Prognosis and Outcome	p. 336
Follow-up	p. 337
Wheelchairs	p. 339
Definition	p. 339
Epidemiology	p. 339
Assessment and Evaluation	p. 339
Treatment	p. 343
Glossary	p. 364
Subject Index	p. 369
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