Chapter 56 Lower Limb Peripheral Vascular Disease Susan Knapton, Geetha Pandian Lower limb peripheral vascular disease includes arterial, venous, and lymphatic disorders (Box 56-1). Arterial disease in the lower limb…
Chapter 7 Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Imaging Studies Andrew D. Bronstein, Mark A. Skirgaudas, Andrew J. Cole Multiple imaging modalities are available to help in making a neurologic or musculoskeletal diagnosis….
Chapter 26 Achieving Functional Independence Ellen Guess, Debra Paul, Alison E. Lane Functional independence is the ability to perform daily living tasks without help. The achievement of functional independence ensures…
Chapter 44 Sports Medicine Mark A. Harrast, Scott Laker, Erin Maslowski Physiatrists are uniquely qualified to serve as sports medicine physicians and care for the recreational and competitive athlete as…
Chapter 47 Rehabilitation of Patients with Neuropathies Anita Craig, James K. Richardson Disorders of the peripheral nervous system are common but are often a challenge to diagnose. In addition, these…
Chapter 38 Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Limb Jonathan T. Finnoff “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” This statement is surely reflected in the upper limb….
Chapter 41 Osteoporosis Mehrsheed Sinaki Bone, to be maintained, needs to be mechanically strained—within its biomechanical competence. Mehrsheed Sinaki, MD Osteoporosis consists of a heterogeneous group of syndromes in which…
Chapter 33 Cardiac Rehabilitation Jonathan H. Whiteson, Gisli Einarsson Definition and Goals Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an interdisciplinary team approach to patients with functional limitations secondary to heart disease (HD)….
Chapter 57 Cancer Rehabilitation Andrea L. Cheville Cancer rehabilitation addresses physical impairments related to tumor effects and cancer treatment. Most functional problems experienced by patients with cancer also occur as…
Chapter 42 Chronic Pain Steven P. Stanos, Mark D. Tyburski, R. Norman Harden There are among us those who haply please to think our business is to treat disease. And…
