Women's Health in Physical Therapy

by Irion, Jean M.; Irion, Glenn L.

• ISBN13: 9780781744812
• ISBN10: 0781744814
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-27
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This book provides a framework and practical guidelines for managing women's health issues within the practice of physical therapy. It enables students to develop and implement customized patient care plans to deal with a broad range of disorders and health issues that either primarily affect women or manifest themselves differently in women. The book features a team of expert authors whose advice is based not only on a thorough investigation of the evidence, but also on their own firsthand experience as physical therapists specializing in women's health issues.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Contributors	p. ix
Reviewers	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Foundations of Physical Therapy in Women's Health
Historical Perspective of Women's Health Care	p. 1
Patient Education in Women's Health	p. 18
Psychosocial Issues Associated With Women's Health Care	p. 31
Management and Marketing of Women's Health Physical Therapy Services	p. 56
Documentation of and Reimbursement for Women's Health Physical Therapy Services	p. 78
Physical Therapy in Gynecologic Care
Clinical Anatomy of the Pelvis and Perineum	p. 104
Physical Therapy Management of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction	p. 115
Physical Therapy Management of Pelvic Pain	p. 144
Chronic Pelvic Pain Disorders	p. 163
Physical Therapy Management Before and after Gynecologic Surgeries	p. 185
Physical Therapy in Obstetric Care
Physiological, Anatomical, and Musculoskeletal Changes during the Childbearing Year	p. 206
Physical Therapy Management of Musculoskeletal Dysfunction During Pregnancy	p. 226
Physical Activity and Exercise During the Childbearing Years	p. 252
Prenatal and Perinatal Options: Informed Choices to Promote Normal Birth	p. 273
Physical Therapy Intervention During Labor and Delivery and Postpartum Care	p. 294
Medical Management and Physical Therapy Management of High-Risk Pregnancy	p. 327
Medical and Musculoskeletal Lifespan Issues in Women's Health
The Adolescent Female	p. 363
Women in the Workplace	p. 386
Musculoskeletal Disorders During the Middle Years and Beyond	p. 420
Women and Heart Disease	p. 455
Osteoporosis: Physical Therapy Prevention and Intervention	p. 474
Oncologic Issues within Women's Health
Management of Breast Cancer	p. 505
Lymphedema Management	p. 530
Special Topics within Women's Health
The Female Athlete	p. 558
Exercise Issues and Aging	p. 583
Aquatic Therapy Services in Women's Health	p. 612
Physical Therapy Management of Women with Long-Term Physical Disabilities	p. 644
Index	p. 659
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