Early’s Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant, 5th Edition

by Mary Beth Patnaude, DHSc, OTR/L and Katey Howland, EdD, MS, OTR/L

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ISBN: 9780443127922

Page Count: 672

Imprint: Elsevier

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Key Features
- Coverage of advances in OT assessment and intervention includes prosthetics and assistive technologies, along with the assessment and interventions of TBI (traumatic brain injury) problems related to cognitive and visual perception
- Case studies offer snapshots of real-life situations and solutions, with many cases threaded through an entire chapter
- Client-centered approach shows how to include the client when making decisions about planning and treatment, using the terminology and abbreviations from the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework
- Evidence-based content includes clinical trials and outcome studies, especially those relating to intervention
- Cultural diversity and cultural sensitivity information helps you understand the beliefs and customs of other cultures so you can provide appropriate care
- Information on prevention addresses safety and the prevention of accidents and injury
- Key terms, chapter outlines, and chapter objectives introduce the essential information in each chapter
- Reading guide questions and summaries in each chapter make it easier to measure your comprehension of the material
New to This Edition
- UPDATED! Content throughout to align more closely with the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework
- NEW! Content on collaboration between Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants
- UPDATED! Content focused on public health and social determinants of health
- NEW! An eBook version is included with print 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. Plus, Student Worksheets with study questions are also included.
Contents

Part I Foundations
1. Occupational Therapy Treatment in Rehabilitation, Disability, and Participation
2. Meeting Occupational Needs through the practice of rehabilitation, disability and participation

Part II Process
3. Occupational Therapy Process: Evaluation and Intervention in Physical Dysfunction
4. Health Promotion
5. Effective Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services
6. Infection control and Safety Issues in the Clinic

Part III Collaboration and Information Gathering
7. Assessment of Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
8. Assessment of Joint Range of Motion
9. Assessment of Muscle Strength
10. Evaluation and Observation of Deficits in Sensation, Perception, and Cognition
11. Assessment of Motor Control and Functional Movement

Part IV Performance in Areas of Occupation
12. Occupations, Activities, and Interventions to Support Occupations
13. Participation in Activities of Daily Living
14. Mealtime Occupations— Interventions for Feeding and Eating
15. Assistive Technology
16. Moving in the Environment
17. Work
18. Promoting Engagement in Leisure and Social Participation

Part V Interventions for Performance Skills and Client Factors
19. Older Adult
20. Principles of Orthotic Fabrication
21. Sensorimotor Approaches to Treatment Approaches to Treatment
22. Interventions for Visual and Other Sensory Dysfunction
23. Cognition and Perception: The Occupational Therapy Intervention Process

Part VI 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. Arthritis and Lower Extremity Joint Replacement
30. Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
31. Burns
32. Amputation and Prosthetics
33. Cardiac Dysfunction and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
34. Oncology and Occupational Therapy
Index
Authors

Mary Beth Patnaude, DHSc, OTR/L, Associate Professor and Chair, Husson University, School of Occupational Therapy, USA and Katey Howland, EdD, MS, OTR/L