Wellness and Physical Therapy

by Sharon Elayne Fair

Overview

The focus of Wellness and Physical Therapy will be the application of wellness, particularly fitness wellness, to the practice and profession of physical therapy. The book addresses all items related to wellness in the Normative Model of Physical Therapist Professional Education: Version 2004, the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, and APTA’s Education Strategic Plan. The text consists of foundational knowledge, theoretical models, empirical research and application of material to physical therapy practice. Evidence-based practice is emphasized through a mixed approach of formalist and reader-response. An important text for all physical therapy students! Available resources include PowerPoints for instructors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763758219
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	10/10/2009
Series:	Contemporary Issues in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine
Edition description:	1E
Pages:	370
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Sharon Elayne Fair, PT, MS, PhD President, The Wellness Society

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Wellness and Why It’s Important in Physical Therapy
Chapter 2 The Evolution and Future of Physical Therapy as it Relates to Wellness
Chapter 3 Application of Wellness to Physical Therapy
Chapter 4 Physical Wellness
Chapter 5 Nutritional Wellness
Chapter 6 Physical Wellness – Fitness Wellness
Chapter 7 Physical Wellness - Body Composition
Chapter 8 Mental Wellness and Social Wellness
Chapter 9 Wellness – “Preferred Practice Pattern”
Chapter 10 Wellness and Physical Therapy –Case Scenario and Application to “Real” Patients/Clients
Chapter 11 Community Wellness
Appendix History of Nutritional Wellness