Fundamentals of Hand Therapy
Clinical Reasoning and Treatment Guidelines for Common Diagnoses of the Upper Extremity
Published on 9. August 2006
Book
Hardback
576 pages
978-0-323-03386-2 (ISBN)
Description
This illustrated text and reference emphasizes the fundamentals of hand therapy for both specialists and non-specialists who encounter clients with hand issues. It provides a consistent format with tips and guidelines for hand therapy treatment. Coverage includes hand anatomy, key terms and concepts, and the evaluation process. A focus on professional issues includes clients with functional somatic syndromes and challenging behavior, client-therapist rapport, and the roles of therapy assistants. Providing many case studies, this text helps therapists think critically about clients individual needs.
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Language
English
Place of publication
St Louis
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Approx. 200 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-323-03386-2 (9780323033862)
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Fundamentals of Hand Therapy
Clinical Reasoning and Treatment Guidelines for Common Diagnoses of the Upper Extremity
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Content
Part One: Fundamentals 1. Fundamentals of Clinical Reasoning: Hand Therapy Concepts and Treatment Techniques and Rationale for Use - Cynthia Cooper 2. Upper Extremity Anatomy - Sharon Flinn and Peggy Beckley 3. Edema Reduction Techniques: A Biological Rationale for Selection - Sandra Artzberger 4. Tissue-Specific Exercises for the Upper Extremity - Lori Falkel 5. Evaluation of the Hand and Upper Extremity - Linda Klein 6. Assessing Functional Outcomes - Rebecca von der Heyde Part Two: Professionalism 7. Clients with Functional Somatic Syndromes and Clients with Challenging Behavior - Joel Moorhead and Cynthia Cooper 8. Fundamentals of Client-Therapist Rapport - Teri Britt 9. Therapy Assistants' Roles in Hand Therapy - Cynthia Cooper Appendix to Part Two: Some Thoughts on Professionalism - Cynthia Cooper Part Three: Treatment Guidelines for Common Diagnoses of the Upper Extremity 10. Common Shoulder Diagnoses - Mike Butler 11. Common Elbow Diagnoses - Michael Staino 12. Common Peripheral Nerve Problems - Anne Moscony 13. Common Wrist and Hand Fractures - Anne Moscony 14. Common Forms of Tendinitis/Tendinosis - Cynthia Cooper and Hope Martin 15. Common Finger Sprains and Deformities - Cynthia Cooper 16. Tendon Injury - Linda Klein 17. Arthritis - Jeanine Biese 18. Pain Related Syndromes: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia - Romina Astifidis 19. Burns - Lisa Deshaies 20. Common Infections - Cynthia Cooper 21. Ganglion Cysts and Other Common Tumors of the Hand and Wrist - Cynthia Cooper 22. Traumatic Hand Injury Involving Multiple Structures - Paige Kurtz 23. Preventing and Treating Stiffness - Barbara Haines 24. Dupuytren's Disease - Cornelia von Lersner-Benson 25. Upper Extremity Problems in Clients with Central Nervous System Dysfunction - Michelle Abrams 26. Pediatric Hand Therapy - Lynn Bassini and Mukund Patel 27. Geriatric Hand Therapy - Cynthia Cooper Glossary