cover image - Campbell's Physical Therapy for Children, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780443409660
Copyright: 2028
Imprint: Elsevier
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Campbell's Physical Therapy for Children, 7th Edition

by Robert Palisano, PT, ScD, Margo Orlin, PT, PhD and Joseph Schreiber

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ISBN: 9780443409660
Copyright: 2028
Imprint: Elsevier
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Gain a solid foundation in physical therapy for infants, children, and adolescents! Campbell's Physical Therapy for Children, 7th Edition provides essential information on pediatric physical therapy practice, management of children with musculoskeletal, neurological, and cardiopulmonary conditions, and special practice settings. Following the APTA’s Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, this text describes how to examine and evaluate children, select evidence-based interventions, and measure outcomes to help children improve their body functions, activities, and participation. What also sets this book apart is its emphasis on clinical reasoning, decision making, and family-centered care. Written by a team of PT experts led by Robert J. Palisano, this book is ideal for use by students and by clinicians in daily practice.
    • New! Chapter on Children with Chronic Pain
    • (TBD) Possible new chapter on Autoimmune Disorders
    • (TBD) Possible chapter on the Acute Care Setting, which would include cardiopulmonary management
    • New! Coverage on rare inherited neurological conditions
    • Expanded! Chapter on Physical Fitness During Childhood and Adolescence addresses health promotion
    • Revised! Case scenarios and videos (included in enhanced eBook, free with print purchase)
    • New! Video stories from children, parents, and adults with childhood onset disabilities about their lived experiences as they relate to the concept of family-therapist partnerships (included in enhanced eBook, free with print purchase)
    • Revised content throughout provides students and professionals with the most current information they need to be effective clinicians
    • Updated references ensuring content is current and applicable for today’s students and clinicians
    • Comprehensive coverage provides a thorough understanding of foundational knowledge for pediatric physical therapy, including social determinants of health, development, motor control, and motor learning, as well as physical therapy management of pediatric disorders, including examination, evaluation, goal setting, the plan of care, and outcomes evaluation
    • Focus on the elements of patient/client management in the APTA’s Guide to Physical Therapist Practice provides a framework for clinical decision making
    • Focus on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) of the World Health Organization (WHO) provides a standard language and framework for the description of health and health-related states, including levels of a person’s capacity and performance
    • Experienced, expert contributors help physical therapists prepare to become Board-Certified Pediatric Clinical Specialists and to succeed on the job
    • 60 case scenarios in the ebook offer practice with clinical reasoning and decision making, and 127 video clips depict children’s movements, examination procedures, and physical therapy interventions
    • An ebook version is included with print purchase, providing access to all the text, figures, and references, plus the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
  • Section 1: Foundational Knowledge for Pediatric Physical Therapy Practice
    1. Evidenced-Based Decision-Making in Pediatric Physical Therapy
    2. Social Determinants of Health and Pediatric Health Care
    3. Measurement
    4. Motor Development and Control
    5. Motor Learning: Application of Principles to Pediatric Rehabilitation
    6. Musculoskeletal Development and Adaptation
    7. Physical Fitness During Childhood and Adolescence
    8. Gait: Development and Analysis

    Section 2: Management of Musculoskeletal Conditions
    9. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
    10. Spinal Conditions
    11. Congenital Muscular Torticollis and Cranial Deformation
    12. Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita
    13. Osteogenesis Imperfecta
    14. Neuromuscular Disease: Muscular Dystrophies and Spinal Muscular Atrophy
    15. Limb Deficiencies and Amputations
    16. Orthopedic Conditions
    17. Sports Injuries in Children
    18. Pediatric Oncology

    Section 3: Management of Neurologic Conditions
    19. Developmental Coordination Disorder
    20. Children With Intellectual and Motor Disabilities
    21. Down Syndrome
    22. Cerebral Palsy
    23. Brachial Plexus Injury
    24. Spinal Cord Injury
    25. Acquired Brain Injury
    26. Myelodysplasia
    27. Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Section 4: Management of Cardiopulmonary Conditions
    28. Cystic Fibrosis
    29. Asthma: Multisystem Implications
    30. Congenital Heart Conditions

    Section 5: Special Settings and Special Considerations
    31. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
    32. Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families: Early Intervention Services Under Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act
    33. The Educational Environment
    34. Transition to Adulthood for Youth With Disabilities
    35. Assistive Technology Index
  • Robert Palisano, PT, ScD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Drexel University, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Margo Orlin, PT, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita , Drexel University, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Joseph Schreiber, Affiliations and Expertise, Professor, Physical Therapy Program, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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