cover image - Pedretti's Occupational Therapy - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition
ISBN: 9780323339322
Copyright: 2017
Publication Date: 10-24-2017
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $103.99

Pedretti's Occupational Therapy - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition

by Heidi McHugh Pendleton, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Winifred Schultz-Krohn, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, SWC, FAOTA

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cover image - Pedretti's Occupational Therapy - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition
ISBN: 9780323339322
Copyright: 2017
Publication Date: 10-24-2017
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $103.99
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Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, 8th Edition prepares students for occupational therapy practice with adults who have physical disabilities. This cornerstone text provides a foundation for the development of clinical reasoning skills in a comprehensive, case-based learning approach to physical dysfunction. New full color photos and helpful pedagogy, including threaded case studies, OT Practice Notes, ethical considerations, and end-of-chapter review questions, reinforce learning, enhance retention, and prompt students to apply principles in a clinical setting.

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    • NEW! Coverage of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF-3) increases students’ understanding of the OTPF-3 and its relationship to the practice of occupational therapy with adults who have physical disabilities.
    • NEW! Chapter on hospice and palliative care presents the evidence-base for hospice and palliative care occupational therapy; describes the role of the occupational therapist with this population within the parameters of the third edition of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF-3); and recommends clinician self-care strategies to support ongoing quality care.
    • NEW! All new section on the therapeutic use of self, which the OTPF lists as the single most important line of intervention occupational therapists can provide.
    • UPDATED! Completely revised Spinal Cord Injury chapter addresses restoration of available musculature; self-care; independent living skills; short- and long-term equipment needs; environmental accessibility; and educational, work, and leisure activities. It looks at how the occupational therapist offers emotional support and intervention during every phase of the rehabilitation program.
    • UPDATED! Completely revised chapter on low back pain discusses topics that are critical for the occupational therapist including: anatomy; client evaluation; interventions areas; client-centered occupational therapy analysis; and intervention strategies for frequently impacted occupations.
    • UPDATED! Revised Special Needs of the Older Adult chapter now utilizes a top-down approach, starting with wellness and productive aging, then moving to occupation and participation in meaningful activity and finally, highlighting body functions and structures which have the potential to physiologically decline as a person ages.
    • NEW and EXPANDED! Additional section in the Orthotics chapter looks at the increasing array of orthotic devices available in today’s marketplace, such as robot-assisted therapy, to support the weak upper extremity.
    • UPDATED! Revised chapters on joint range of motion and evaluation of muscle strength include new full color photos to better illustrate how to perform these key procedures.
    • UNIQUE! Threaded case studies, woven throughout each chapter, help students apply concepts to real-life clinical practice.
    • UNIQUE! Ethical Considerations boxes highlight the key ethical concerns of treatment options so students can practice ethically.
    • UNIQUE! OT Practice Notes convey important considerations for professional practice.
    • Focuses on the occupational therapist’s role in health and wellness, which the OTA has identified as a key practice area in the 21st century.
    • Information on prevention, rather than simply intervention or treatment, shows how OTs can take a proactive role in patient care.
    • Evidence-based content included throughout, especially in regards to evaluation and intervention.
    • UPDATED and EXPANDED! Significantly updated chapter on amputations and prosthetics includes the addition of a new threaded case study on "Daniel", a 19-year-old combat engineer in the United States Army who suffered the traumatic amputation of his non-dominant left upper extremity below the elbow.
    • EXPANDED! New information in the Burns and Burn Rehabilitation chapter, including expanded discussions on keloid scars, silver infused dressings, biosynthetic products, the reconstructive phase of rehabilitation, and patient education.
    • Content on occupational therapy’s commitment to considering cultural and ethnic diversity in every chapter.
    • Key terms, chapter outlines, chapter objectives lay out the information students can expect to learn from each chapter.
    • NEW! Coverage of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF-3) increases your understanding of the OTPF-3 and its relationship to the practice of occupational therapy with adults who have physical disabilities.
    • NEW! All new section on the therapeutic use of self, which the OTPF lists as the single most important line of intervention occupational therapists can provide.
    • NEW! Chapter on hospice and palliative care presents the evidence-base for hospice and palliative care occupational therapy; describes the role of the occupational therapist with this population within the parameters of the third edition of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF-3); and recommends clinician self-care strategies to support ongoing quality care.
    • UPDATED! Completely revised Spinal Cord Injury chapter addresses restoration of available musculature; self-care; independent living skills; short- and long-term equipment needs; environmental accessibility; and educational, work, and leisure activities. It looks at how the occupational therapist offers emotional support and intervention during every phase of the rehabilitation program.
    • UPDATED! Completely revised chapter on low back pain discusses topics that are critical for the occupational therapist including: anatomy; client evaluation; interventions areas; client-centered occupational therapy analysis; and intervention strategies for frequently impacted occupations.
    • UPDATED! Revised Special Needs of the Older Adult chapter now utilizes a top-down approach, starting with wellness and productive aging, then moving to occupation and participation in meaningful activity and finally, highlighting body functions and structures which have the potential to physiologically decline as a person ages.
    • NEW and EXPANDED! Additional section in the Orthotics chapter looks at the increasing array of orthotic devices available in today’s marketplace, such as robot-assisted therapy, to support the weak upper extremity.
    • UPDATED! Revised chapters on joint range of motion and evaluation of muscle strength include new full color photos to better illustrate how to perform these key procedures.
    • EXPANDED! New information in the Burns and Burn Rehabilitation chapter, including expanded discussions on keloid scars, silver infused dressings, biosynthetic products, the reconstructive phase of rehabilitation, and patient education.
    • UPDATED and EXPANDED! Significantly updated chapter on amputations and prosthetics includes the addition of a new threaded case study on "Daniel", a 19-year-old combat engineer in the United States Army who suffered the traumatic amputation of his non-dominant left upper extremity below the elbow.
  • Part 1: Overview: Occupational Therapy Foundations for Physical Dysfunction
    1. The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework and the Practice of Occupational Therapy for Persons with Physical Disabilities
    2. History and Practice Trends in the Treatment of Physical Dysfunction
    Part 2: Occupational Therapy Process and Practice
    3. Application of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework to Physical Dysfunction
    4. Systematic OT Practice: A Model of Evidence-Based Practice for OT
    5. Health Promotion and Wellness for People with Physical Disabilities
    6. Personal and Social Contexts of Disability: Implications for Occupational Therapists
    7. Teaching Activities and Therapeutic Use of Self-Employing Mindfulness in Occupational Therapy
    8. Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services
    9. Infection Control and Safety Issues in the Clinic
    Part 3: Occupational Performance and the Performance Areas: Evaluation and Intervention
    10. Activities of Daily Living
    11. Mobility
    Section 1: Functional Ambulation
    Section 2: Wheelchairs
    Section 3: Community Mobility
    12. Sexuality and Physical Dysfunction
    13. Sleep and Rest
    14. Work Evaluation and Work Programs
    15. Americans with Disabilities Act and Related Laws that Promote Participation in Work, Leisure, and Activities of Daily Living
    16. Leisure Occupations
    17. Assistive Technology
    Part 4: Performance Skills and Client Factors: Evaluation and Intervention
    18. Performance Skills: Definitions and Evaluation in the Context of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework
    19. Evaluation of Motor Control
    20. Occupation-Based Functional Motion Assessment
    21. Evaluation of Joint Range of Motion
    22. Evaluation of Muscle Strength
    23. Evaluation of Sensation and Intervention for Sensory Dysfunction
    24. Evaluation and Treatment of Visual Deficits Following Brain Injury
    25. Evaluation and Intervention of Perceptual Dysfunction
    26. Evaluation and Intervention of Cognitive Dysfunction
    27. Eating and Swallowing
    28. Evaluation and Pain Management
    Part 5: The Occupational Therapy Process: Implementation of Intervention
    29. Therapeutic Occupations and Modalities
    30. Orthotics
    Section 1: Hand Splinting: Principles, Practice, and Decision Making
    Section 2: Suspension Arm Devices and Mobile Arm Supports
    31. Traditional Sensorimotor Approaches to Intervention
    Section 1: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Approach
    Section 2: Principles of Neuro-Developmental Treatment Approach
    32. Motor Learning
    Part 6: Intervention Applications
    33. Cerebral Vascular Accident/Stroke
    34. Traumatic Brain Injury
    35. Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System
    Section 1: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
    Section 2: Alzheimer’s Disease
    Section 3: Huntington’s Disease
    Section 4: Multiple Sclerosis
    Section 5: Parkinson’s Disease
    36. Spinal Cord Injury
    37. Neurogenic and Myopathic Dysfunction
    38. Arthritis
    39. Hand and Upper Extremity Injuries
    40. Hip Fractures and Lower Extremity Joint Replacement
    41. Low Back Pain
    42. Burns and Burn Rehabilitation
    43. Amputations and Prosthetics
    Section 1: General Considerations of Upper and Lower Extremity Amputations
    Section 2: Upper Extremity Amputations
    Section 3: Lower Extremity Amputations
    44. Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases
    45. Oncology
    46. Special Needs of the Older Adult
    47. HIV Infection and AIDS
    48. Polytrauma and the War on Terror
    49. NEW! Hospice and Palliative Care in Occupational Therapy for Persons with Physical Disabilities

  • Heidi McHugh Pendleton, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA and Winifred Schultz-Krohn, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, SWC, FAOTA, Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA
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