Upper Extremity Prosthetics
CHAPTER 18 Upper Extremity Prosthetics Kris M. Vacek, OTD, OTR/L and Omar Aragón, OTD, OTR/L Chapter Objectives 1 Identify the characteristics of various upper extremity prosthetic devices. 2 Define the various causes…
Occupation-Based Splinting
CHAPTER 2 Occupation-Based Splinting Debbie Amini, MEd, OTR/L, CHT and Deborah A. Rider, OTR/L, CHT “Man, through the use of his hands as they are energized by mind and will,…
Foundations of Splinting
CHAPTER 1 Foundations of Splinting* Brenda M. Coppard, PhD, OTR/L Chapter Objectives 1 Define the terms splint and orthosis. 2 Identify the health professionals who may provide splinting services. 3 Appreciate the historical…
Clinical Reasoning for Splint Fabrication
CHAPTER 6 Clinical Reasoning for Splint Fabrication Helene Lohman, MA, OTD, OTR/L and Linda S. Scheirton, PhD Chapter Objectives 1 Describe clinical reasoning approaches and how they apply to splinting. 2 Identify…
Ethical Issues Related to Splinting
CHAPTER 19 Ethical Issues Related to Splinting Amy Marie Haddad, PhD Chapter Objectives 1 Compare and contrast the various sources of moral guidance. 2 Define three traditional approaches to applied ethics: principle,…
Physical Therapy in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Conditions
10 Physical Therapy in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Conditions Tiffany Hilton Those aspects of physical therapy commonly referred to as cardiovascular/pulmonary physical therapy are fully recognized as fundamental components of the…
The Physical Therapist Assistant
3 The Physical Therapist Assistant John E. Kelly and Pamela D. Ritzline The development of the physical therapist assistant expanded the quantity and quality of patient care. Getting physical therapy…
Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Conditions
8 Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Conditions Barbara C. Belyea and Hilary B. Greenberger Society needs us so they can follow the path of moving precisely toward optimum health. Shirley Sahrmann,…
Communication in Physical Therapy in the Twenty-First Century
7 Communication in Physical Therapy in the Twenty-First Century Helen L. Masin Therapeutic communication requires learning a new skill, but more than that, it requires unlearning habitual, non-helpful ways of…
Physical Therapy for Pediatric Conditions
12 Physical Therapy for Pediatric Conditions Karen W. Nolan and Angela Easley Rosenberg What path will we take? Let us not take one that others have made…. Instead, let us…
