Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant - E-Book

by Mary Beth Early MS, OTR/L

Overview

• New content on the latest advances in OT assessment and intervention includes prosthetics and assistive technologies, and updated assessment and interventions of TBI (traumatic brain injury) problems related to cognitive and visual perception.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323266413
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	03/30/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	752
File size:	44 MB
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About the Author

Early, Mary Beth, MS, OTR/L (City Univ of New York)

Table of Contents

Part I: Foundations 1. Occupational Therapy and Physical Disabilities 2. The Disability Experience and the Therapeutic Process 3. Infection Control and Safety Issues in the Clinic Part II: Process 4. Occupational Therapy Process: Evaluation and Intervention in Physical Dysfunction 5. Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services Part III: Assessment 6. Assessment of Motor Control and Functional Movement 7. Assessment of Joint Range of Motion 8. Assessment of Muscle Strength 9. Evaluation and Observation of Sensation, Perception and Cognition Part IV: Intervention Principles 10. Teaching and Learning in Motor Performance 11. Habits of Health and Wellness 12. Occupations, Purposeful Activities, and Preparatory Activities Part V: Performance in Areas of Occupation 13. Activities of Daily Living 14. Assistive Technology 15. Moving in the Environment 16. Sexuality: An Activity of Daily Living 17. Work 18. Promoting Engagement in Leisure and Social Participation Part VI: Interventions for Performance Skills and Client Factors 19. The Older Adult 20. Hand Splinting 21. Neurotherapeutic Approaches to Treatment 22. Interventions for Visual and Other Sensory Dysfunction 23. Interventions for Disturbances in Cognition and Perception Part VII: Clinical Applications 24. Cerebrovascular Accident 25. Traumatic Brain Injury 26. Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System 27. Spinal Cord Injury 28. Neurogenic and Myopathic Dysfunction 29. Arthritic Diseases 30. Acute Hand Injuries 31. Hip Fractures and Lower Extremity Joint Replacement 32. Burns 33. Amputation and Prosthetics 34. Cardiac Dysfunction and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 35. Oncology 36. HIV Infection and AIDS