Braddom's Rehabilitation Care (2^nd Ed.)
A Clinical Handbook

Ideal for use at the bedside or in outpatient clinics, Braddom’s Rehabilitation Care by Drs. David X. Cifu and Henry L. Lew provides dependable, up-to-date content in a portable, concise handbook format. The fully updated 2nd Edition covers the everyday topics you need - pain management, pediatric, adult, and geriatric care, spasticity, assistive devices, orthoses, outcome measures, and much more - all derived from the most trusted name in the field of PM&R.

• Presents authoritative content derived from the #1 comprehensive reference in the field: Braddom’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, in a concise, and portable format.
• Highlights key concepts spanning the full spectrum of rehabilitation medicine to help optimize outcomes for individuals with a range of chronic diseases, impairments, and disabilities.
• Features a reader-friendly design with succinct, templated chapters for ease of use.
• Offers insights from an international panel of PM&R experts.
• Reflects updates to the latest advances and technologies, including new information on stroke evaluation, rehabilitation, and therapies; interventional pain management options; gait and prosthetics; ultrasound, fluoroscopy; electrodiagnosis; occupational medicine and vocational rehabilitation; the neurogenic bladder; upper limb amputation; medical frailty; and more.
• Provides a quick reference or study resource for the entire rehabilitation team: PM&R professionals and trainees, NPs, PAs, PTs, STs, and OTs; and residents in neurology, neurosurgery, rheumatology, geriatrics, pediatrics, and orthopedics.
• Features online videos that provide guidance on essential techniques, and eSlides that summarize key teaching points and clinical pearls using robust images and diagrams in a presentation format.
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.

 SECTION 1 Evaluation
1 The Physiatric History and Physical Examination
2 The Physiatric History and Physical Examination of the Adult
3 Examination of the Pediatric Patient
4 History and Examination of the Pediatric Patient
5 Rehabilitation of Swallowing Disorders
6 Adult Neurogenic Communication and Swallowing Disorders
7 Psychological Assessment and Intervention in Rehabilitation
8 Practical Aspects Of Impairment Rating And Disability Determination
9 Occupational Medicine and Vocational Rehabilitation
10 Employment of People with Disabilities
11 Quality and Outcome Measures for Medical Rehabilitation
12 Electrodiagnostic Medicine
 SECTION 2 Treatment Techniques and Special Equipment
13 Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Restoration in Upper Limb Amputation
14 Lower Limb Amputation and Gait
15 Upper Limb Orthotic Devices
16 Upper Limb Orthoses
17 Lower Limb Orthoses
18 Spinal Orthoses
19 Wheelchairs and Seating Systems
20 Therapeutic Exercise
21 Manipulation, Traction, and Massage
22 Physical Agent Modalities
23 Integrative Medicine in Rehabilitation
24 Assistive Technology and Environmental Control Devices
25 Computer Assistive Devices and Environmental Controls
 SECTION 3 Common Clinical Problems
26 Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction
27 Bladder Dysfunction
28 Neurogenic Bowel: Dysfunction and Rehabilitation
29 Sexual Dysfunction and Disability
30 Spasticity
31 Prevention and Management of Chronic Wounds
32 Chronic Wounds
33 Vascular Diseases
34 Burns
35 Acute Medical Conditions: Cardiopulmonary Disease, Medical Frailty, and Renal Failure
36 Acute Medical Conditions
37 Chronic Medical Conditions: Pulmonary Disease, Organ Transplantation, and Diabetes
38 Cancer Rehabilitation
39 Geriatrics
40 The Geriatric Patient
41 Rheumatologic Rehabilitation
 SECTION 4 Issues in Specific Diagnoses
42 Common Neck Problems
43 Low Back Disorders
44 Low Back Pain
45 Osteoporosis
46 Upper Limb Pain and Dysfunction
47 Lower Limb Pain and Dysfunction
48 Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Lower Limb
49 Chronic Pain
50 Pelvic Floor Disorders
51 Sports Medicine and Adaptive Sports
52 Motor Neuron Diseases
53 Neuropathies
54 Rehabilitation of Patients with Neuropathies
55 Myopathic Disorders
56 Myopathy
57 Traumatic Brain Injury
58 Stroke Rehabilitation
59 Stroke Syndromes
60 Degenerative Movement Disorders of the Central Nervous System
61 Multiple Sclerosis
62 Cerebral Palsy
63 Myelomeningocele and Other Spinal Dysraphisms
64 Spinal Cord Injury
65 Auditory, Vestibular, and Visual Impairments

David 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.