Pedretti's Occupational Therapy
Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction
by Heidi McHugh Pendleton, Winifred Schultz-Krohn
8th Edition
Publisher: Mosby
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780323339278 |
| eText ISBN | 9780323339285 |
| Publisher | Mosby |
| Publishing Year | 2017 |
| Edition | 8th Edition |
| Language | English |
Pedretti's Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, 8th Edition, is a comprehensive textbook designed to prepare clinicians for treating adult clients with physical disabilities. The text establishes a foundation for clinical reasoning by examining core practice frameworks, professional history, and contemporary trends in physical dysfunction rehabilitation.
Broad thematic coverage addresses the occupational therapy process, performance skills, and client factors across the care continuum. Discussions guide readers through functional evaluation, health promotion, and occupational participation within varied personal and social environments.
To reinforce learning, the volume employs a case-based approach featuring threaded case studies woven into each chapter. These practical scenarios prompt readers to connect foundational concepts with authentic clinical situations.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Overview: Occupational Therapy Foundations for Physical Dysfunction
Chapter 1: The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework and the Practice of Occupational Therapy for Persons with Physical Disabilities
Chapter 2: History and Practice Trends in the Treatment of Physical Dysfunction
Part 2: Occupational Therapy Process and Practice
Chapter 3: Application of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework to Physical Dysfunction
Chapter 4: Systematic OT Practice: A Model of Evidence-Based Practice for OT
Chapter 5: Health Promotion and Wellness for People with Physical Disabilities
Chapter 6: Personal and Social Contexts of Disability: Implications for Occupational Therapists
Chapter 7: Teaching Activities and Therapeutic Use of Self-Employing Mindfulness in Occupational Therapy
Chapter 8: Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services
Chapter 9: Infection Control and Safety Issues in the Clinic
Part 3: Occupational Performance and the Performance Areas: Evaluation and Intervention
Chapter 10: Activities of Daily Living
Chapter 11: Mobility
Section 1: Functional Ambulation
Section 2: Wheelchairs
Section 3: Community Mobility
Chapter 12: Sexuality and Physical Dysfunction
Chapter 13: Sleep and Rest
Chapter 14: Work Evaluation and Work Programs
Chapter 15: Americans with Disabilities Act and Related Laws that Promote Participation in Work, Leisure, and Activities of Daily Living
Chapter 16: Leisure Occupations
Chapter 17: Assistive Technology
Part 4: Performance Skills and Client Factors: Evaluation and Intervention
Chapter 18: Performance Skills: Definitions and Evaluation in the Context of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework
Chapter 19: Evaluation of Motor Control
Chapter 20: Occupation-Based Functional Motion Assessment
Chapter 21: Evaluation of Joint Range of Motion
Chapter 22: Evaluation of Muscle Strength
Chapter 23: Evaluation of Sensation and Intervention for Sensory Dysfunction
Chapter 24: Evaluation and Treatment of Visual Deficits Following Brain Injury
Chapter 25: Evaluation and Intervention of Perceptual Dysfunction
Chapter 26: Evaluation and Intervention of Cognitive Dysfunction
Chapter 27: Eating and Swallowing
Chapter 28: Evaluation and Pain Management
Part 5: The Occupational Therapy Process: Implementation of Intervention
Chapter 29: Therapeutic Occupations and Modalities
Chapter 30: Orthotics
Section 1: Hand Splinting: Principles, Practice, and Decision Making
Section 2: Suspension Arm Devices and Mobile Arm Supports
Chapter 31: Traditional Sensorimotor Approaches to Intervention
Section 1: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Approach
Section 2: Principles of Neuro-Developmental Treatment Approach
Chapter 32: Motor Learning
Part 6: Intervention Applications
Chapter 33: Cerebral Vascular Accident/Stroke
Chapter 34: Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 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
Chapter 36: Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 37: Neurogenic and Myopathic Dysfunction
Chapter 38: Arthritis
Chapter 39: Hand and Upper Extremity Injuries
Chapter 40: Hip Fractures and Lower Extremity Joint Replacement
Chapter 41: Low Back Pain
Chapter 42: Burns and Burn Rehabilitation
Chapter 43: Amputations and Prosthetics
Section 1: General Considerations of Upper and Lower Extremity Amputations
Section 2: Upper Extremity Amputations
Section 3: Lower Extremity Amputations
Chapter 44: Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases
Chapter 45: Oncology
Chapter 46: Special Needs of the Older Adult
Chapter 47: HIV Infection and AIDS
Chapter 48: Polytrauma and the War on Terror
Chapter 49: NEW! Hospice and Palliative Care in Occupational Therapy for Persons with Physical Disabilities
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