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Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | IX | ||
| Preface | V | ||
| List of Contributors | VII | ||
| 1 Functional Assessment in Rehabilitation Medicine | 1 | ||
| Introduction | 1 | ||
| Rehabilitation medicine functional assessment | 2 | ||
| Functional measurements | 5 | ||
| 2 Deconditioning and Immobility in Hospitalised Patients | 9 | ||
| Definition of deconditioning | 9 | ||
| Degree of deconditioning | 9 | ||
| Pathophysiology of deconditioning | 9 | ||
| Differential diagnosis (especially in critical care areas or in post critical care patients) | 12 | ||
| Interventions that are useful | 12 | ||
| 3 Stroke Rehabilitation | 15 | ||
| Introduction | 15 | ||
| Common stroke deficits | 15 | ||
| Common terminology used to describe stroke deficits | 16 | ||
| Stroke recovery | 18 | ||
| Types of motor rehabilitation therapies post stroke | 20 | ||
| Other therapeutic approaches to stroke rehabilitation | 21 | ||
| Rehabilitation of stroke deficits | 22 | ||
| Neuropharmacology in stroke | 26 | ||
| Scales used in rehabilitation | 27 | ||
| Emerging rehabilitation modalities | 29 | ||
| Blood markers associated with stroke risk | 29 | ||
| 4 Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation | 31 | ||
| Causes of spinal cord injury (SCI) | 31 | ||
| Assessment of SCI patient on admission to rehabilitation | 31 | ||
| SCI clinical syndromes | 33 | ||
| Common cardiovascular complications | 33 | ||
| Respiratory issues and management | 35 | ||
| Bladder management | 38 | ||
| Bowel management | 42 | ||
| Pressure relief measures | 43 | ||
| Pain | 43 | ||
| Sexuality | 44 | ||
| Will I walk again? | 44 | ||
| Functional outcomes by neurological level of injury | 45 | ||
| References | 46 | ||
| Appendix 1. Projected functional outcome for completete traplegics | 47 | ||
| Appendix II. Potential outcome for complete paraplegics | 48 | ||
| 5 Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation | 49 | ||
| Introduction | 49 | ||
| Classification of TBI severity | 49 | ||
| TBI rehabilitation assessment | 49 | ||
| Predictors of functional and neurobehavioural outcome | 52 | ||
| Assessment of neurobehavioural impairments after TBI | 53 | ||
| Functional outcome after TBI | 56 | ||
| Disorders of consciousness (DOC) | 56 | ||
| Cognitive rehabilitation in brain injury | 58 | ||
| Medications for cognitive remediation in TBI | 60 | ||
| 6 Geriatric Rehabilitation | 61 | ||
| Introduction | 61 | ||
| Criteria for selection | 61 | ||
| Assessment | 62 | ||
| Management | 63 | ||
| Psychosocial issues | 64 | ||
| Rehabilitation of older people in community settings | 64 | ||
| Healthcare directives, alternate decision maker and ethics | 64 | ||
| Specialised rehabilitation programmes for older people | 65 | ||
| Recommended reading | 73 | ||
| 7 Lower Limb Amputee Rehabilitation: Basic Grounding | 75 | ||
| Introduction | 75 | ||
| Prognosticating functional recovery and goal setting in amputee rehabilitation | 77 | ||
| Immediate post-operation phase | 79 | ||
| Assessment of first visit amputee at amputee clinic | 81 | ||
| Prosthetic gait training phase | 82 | ||
| Trouble shooting prosthetic use problem | 83 | ||
| Community reintegration phase | 84 | ||
| Maintenance phase | 84 | ||
| Conclusion | 84 | ||
| 8 Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation | 85 | ||
| Introduction | 85 | ||
| Indications | 85 | ||
| Goals and benefits of cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation | 85 | ||
| Contraindications for cardiopulmonary exercise programs | 86 | ||
| Assessment for cardiorespiratory fitness | 86 | ||
| Steps of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation | 87 | ||
| Recommended reading | 91 | ||
| 9 Rehabilitation of Low Back Pain | 93 | ||
| Introduction and epidemiology | 93 | ||
| Clinical anatomy | 93 | ||
| Clinical biomechanics | 93 | ||
| Pathophysiology of intervertebral disc | 94 | ||
| Pathophysiology: lumbar degeneration | 95 | ||
| Causes of low back pain | 95 | ||
| History | 95 | ||
| Physical examination | 96 | ||
| Investigation and clinical correlation | 97 | ||
| Management | 98 | ||
| Prognosis | 99 | ||
| 10 Rehabilitation Approach to Common Cancer-related Problems | 101 | ||
| Cancer-related fatigue | 101 | ||
| Metastatic bone involvement | 104 | ||
| Cancer and treatment related neuropathies | 108 | ||
| Lymphedema | 109 | ||
| Cancer pain | 110 | ||
| 11 Adult Joint Reconstruction Rehabilitation | 111 | ||
| Hip osteoarthritis (OA) | 111 | ||
| Knee osteoarthritis | 112 | ||
| Knee osteoarthritis rehabilitation | 113 | ||
| Arthritis self management program (ASMP) | 113 | ||
| Osteoporosis | 118 | ||
| Total hip arthroplasty (THA) | 118 | ||
| Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) | 119 | ||
| Complications of total joint replacement | 120 | ||
| Goals of rehabilitation after THA | 125 | ||
| Goals of rehabilitation after TKA | 126 | ||
| Total joint replacement rehabilitation program | 126 | ||
| Outcome measures after total joint replacement | 130 | ||
| Recommended reading | 131 | ||
| 12 Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care Unit | 133 | ||
| Background and introduction | 133 | ||
| Common sequelae in ICU survivors | 133 | ||
| Definition | 134 | ||
| Is it safe? | 134 | ||
| Is it good? | 134 | ||
| Goals of early rehabilitation assessment | 134 | ||
| Principles of rehabilitation assessment | 135 | ||
| Goals of early physical therapy in ICU | 136 | ||
| When to mobilise? | 137 | ||
| When not to mobilise? | 137 | ||
| How to progress? | 137 | ||
| Assistive equipment | 137 | ||
| Rehabilitation team | 138 | ||
| Other important medical/surgical professionals in the ICU | 138 | ||
| Summary | 139 | ||
| Recommended reading | 139 | ||
| 13 Pain issues in the Rehabilitation Patient Population—a Systems Approach | 141 | ||
| Ten reasons why optimal pain management is important | 141 | ||
| Ten keys to a good pain assessment | 142 | ||
| Ten prescriptions for the rehabilitation team to better serve our patients with pain | 143 | ||
| Ten important footnotes for the practising rehabilitation professional | 144 | ||
| Recommended reading | 145 | ||
| 14 Practical Approach to Spasticity | 147 | ||
| Definition | 147 | ||
| Causes of spasticity | 147 | ||
| Clinical signs of spasticity | 148 | ||
| Complications of spasticity | 148 | ||
| Assessment of spasticity | 151 | ||
| Management of spasticity | 153 | ||
| References | 158 | ||
| 15 Medical Emergencies and Complications in Rehabilitation | 159 | ||
| Chest pain | 159 | ||
| Shortness of breath | 164 | ||
| Bleeding gastrointestinal tract (BGIT) | 165 | ||
| Altered mental status | 166 | ||
| Electrolyte abnormalities | 168 | ||
| Fever | 174 | ||
| 16 Walking Aids and Lower\rLimb Orthotics | 177 | ||
| Walking aids | 177 | ||
| Lower limb orthotics | 183 | ||
| 17 Upper Limb Assistive Devices and \rWheelchair Prescription | 187 | ||
| Introduction | 187 | ||
| Equipment for activities of daily living (ADLs) | 188 | ||
| Typing and writing | 189 | ||
| 18 Rehabilitation Technology | 193 | ||
| Rehabilitation technology | 193 | ||
| Rehabilitation engineering | 193 | ||
| Assistive technology device | 193 | ||
| Assistive technology service | 193 | ||
| Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) | 194 | ||
| Assistive technology devices | 195 | ||
| Rehabilitation robotics | 198 | ||
| Virtual reality rehabilitation | 200 | ||
| Recommended reading | 203 | ||
| 19 Acupuncture in Rehabilitation | 205 | ||
| What is acupuncture? | 205 | ||
| What are the scientific mechanisms behind the effectiveness of acupuncture? | 205 | ||
| What does an acupuncture treatment session typically involve? | 205 | ||
| What are the side effects of acupuncture? | 206 | ||
| What are the contraindications to acupuncture? | 206 | ||
| Is acupuncture effective? | 206 | ||
| What is the role of acupuncture in the rehabilitation setting? | 207 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 209 |