Pedretti's occupational therapy: practice skills for physical dysfunction

Pedrettis Occupational Therapy Skills for Physical Dysfunction gives a comprehensive, in-depth overview of occupational therapy history and theory, the occupational therapy process and practice, evaluation and intervention in the occupational performance areas, performance skills and client factors, implementation of intervention, and intervention applications. The text focuses on occupation-based practice in the context of working with physical disabilities, and takes a client-centered approach. New chapters and expert contributors bring a fresh approach to the text. New content on motor control and learning, prevention, and cultural diversity is integrated throughout.

Part I: Overview: Occupational Therapy Foundations for Physical Dysfunction1. Occupational Therapy Practice Framework and the World Health Organizations International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health2. History and Practice Trends in the Treatment of Physical DysfunctionPart II: Occupational Therapy Process and Practice3. Application of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework to Physical Dysfunction4. Systematic OT Practice: A Model of Evidence-Based Practice for OT5. Health Promotion and Wellness for People with Physical Disabilities6. Personal and Social Contexts of Disability: Implications for Occupational Therapists7. Instructional Methods in Occupational Therapy8. Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services9. Infection Control and Safety Issues in the ClinicPart III: Occupational Performance and the Performance Areas: Evaluation and Intervention10. Activities of Daily Living11. MobilitySection I: Functional AmbulationSection II: WheelchairsSection III: Community Mobility12. Sexuality and Physical Dysfunction13. Work Evaluation and Work Programs14. Americans with Disabilities Act and Related Laws that Promote Participation in Work, Leisure, and Activities of Daily Living15. Leisure Occupations16. Assistive TechnologyPart IV: Performance Skills and Client Factors: Evaluation and Intervention17. Performance Skills: Definitions and Evaluation in the Context of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework18. Evaluation of Motor Control19. Occupation-Based Functional Motion Assessment20. Evaluation of Joint Range of Motion21. Evaluation of Muscle Strength22. Evaluation of Sensation and Intervention for Sensory Dysfunction23. Evaluation and Treatment of Visual Deficits Following Brain Injury24. Evaluation and Intervention of Perceptual Dysfunction25. Evaluation and Intervention of Cognitive Dysfunction26. Eating and Swallowing27. Evaluation and Pain ManagementPart V: The Occupational Therapy Process: Implementation of Intervention28. Therapeutic Occupations and Modalities29. OrthoticsSection I: Hand SplintingSection II: Mobile Arm Supports and Suspension Slings30. Traditional Sensorimotor Approaches to Intervention OverviewSection I: The Rood Approach: A ReconstructionSection II: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Approach31. Neurodevelopmental Treatment of Adult Hemiplegia32. Motor RelearningPart VI: Intervention Applications33. Cerebral Vascular Accident/Stroke34. Traumatic Brain Injury35. Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System36. Spinal Cord Injury37. Neurogenic and Myopathic Dysfunction38. Arthritis39. Hand and Upper Extremity Injuries40. Hip Fractures and Lower Extremity Joint Replacement41. Low Back Pain42. Burns and Burn Rehabilitation43. Amputations and ProstheticsSection I: Upper Extremity Body Controlled ProsthesesSection II: Upper Extremity Electric Controlled ProsthesesSection III: Lower Extremity Amputations44. Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases45. Oncology46. Special Needs of the Older Adult47. HIV Infection and AIDSGlossary