Pathological and other abnormal gaits
3 Pathological and other abnormal gaits Although some variability is present in normal gait, particularly in the use of the muscles, there is an identifiable ‘normal pattern’ of walking and…
Gait assessment of neurological disorders
6 Gait assessment of neurological disorders The aim of this chapter is to provide examples of how gait analysis can be used to determine the severity, progression and the efficacy…
Gait analysis in musculoskeletal conditions, prosthetics and orthotics
7 Gait analysis in musculoskeletal conditions, prosthetics and orthotics The aim of this chapter is to provide examples of how gait analysis can be used to determine the severity of…
Applications of gait analysis
5 Applications of gait analysis The aim of this chapter is to provide a broad overview of some of the ways in which gait analysis is used, particularly in a…
Person-environment-occupation models
4 Person-environment-occupation models Chapter contents PERSON-ENVIRONMENT-OCCUPATION-PERFORMANCE (PEOP) MODEL 90 Main concepts and definitions of terms 90 Intrinsic and extrinsic factors 92 Historical description of model’s development 95 Summary 97 Memory…
Occupational performance and adaptation models
3 Occupational performance and adaptation models Chapter contents OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE MODEL 50 Main concepts and definitions of terms 51 Intervention 53 Historical description of model’s development 57 Occupational therapy practice…
Canadian model of occupational performance and engagement
5 Canadian model of occupational performance and engagement Chapter contents Major concepts and definitions of terms 117 Occupational engagement and client-centred practice 120 Canadian Practice Process Framework and Canadian Model…
Kawa model
7 Kawa model Chapter contents Main concepts and definitions of terms 160 Elements of the river 162 The river metaphor 165 Historical description of model’s development 166 Japanese cultural context…
Model of human occupation
6 Model of human occupation Chapter contents Main concepts and definitions of terms 137 Volition 139 Habituation 141 Performance capacity and the lived body 143 Environment 144 Dimensions of doing…
Professional reasoning in context
2 Professional reasoning in context Chapter contents The nature of professional practice 28 Communities of practice 31 Occupational therapy professional reasoning 33 Historical view of professional reasoning in occupational therapy…
