Clinical Assessment of Gait
5 Clinical Assessment of Gait Olfat Mohamed, Dana Craig, Heather Worden and Edmond Ayyappa Learning Objectives On completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: 1. Describe the major…
Postoperative and Preprosthetic Care
20 Postoperative and Preprosthetic Care Michelle M. Lusardi Learning Objectives On completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to do the following: 1. Plan a comprehensive examination for an…
Orthotic Decision Making in Neurological and Neuromuscular Disease
10 Orthotic Decision Making in Neurological and Neuromuscular Disease Michelle M. Lusardi and Donna M. Bowers Learning objectives On completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: 1. Describe…
Adaptive Seating in the Management of Neuromuscular and Musculoskeletal Impairment
16 Adaptive Seating in the Management of Neuromuscular and Musculoskeletal Impairment Barbara Crane Learning Objectives On completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to do the following: 1. Describe…
Early Rehabilitation in Lower-Extremity Dysvascular Amputation
26 Early Rehabilitation in Lower-Extremity Dysvascular Amputation Julie D. Ries and Victor Vaughan Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: 1. Organize and justify each…
Aging and Activity Tolerance: Implications for Orthotic and Prosthetic Rehabilitation
2 Aging and Activity Tolerance Implications for Orthotic and Prosthetic Rehabilitation Kevin K. Chui and Michelle M. Lusardi Learning Objectives On completion of this chapter, the reader will be able…
Prosthetic Options for Persons with Upper-Extremity Amputation
30 Prosthetic Options for Persons with Upper-Extremity Amputation John R. Zenie Learning Objectives On completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to do the following: 1. Compare and contrast…
Athletic Options for Persons with Amputation
28 Athletic Options for Persons with Amputation Mark Anderson and Carol Dionne “Games, sport, that is what we must have.” Sir Ludwig Guttman,1 Founder, Paralympic Games Learning Objectives Upon completing…
Orthoses for Knee Dysfunction
11 Orthoses for Knee Dysfunction Anthony E. “Toby” Kinney and Ellen Wetherbee Learning objectives On completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: 1. Describe the normal anatomical structure…
Orthoses for Spinal Dysfunction
13 Orthoses for Spinal Dysfunction Jeff Coppage and S. Elizabeth Ames Learning Objectives On completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: 1. Identify the nomenclature for spinal orthoses….
