INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen This chapter focuses on the clinical diagnosis, pathophysiology, and physiatric management of spasticity and contractures. Spasticity is an involuntary velocity-dependent increase in muscle tone, a component…
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CONTROL OF MICTURITION, URINE STORAGE, AND VOIDING Print Section Listen The intent of this chapter is to review the current guidelines for the management of neurogenic bladder…
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Print Section Listen The purpose of this chapter is to (1) introduce the reader to rehabilitation psychology, (2) provide a brief history of the discipline, and (3)…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Globally the prevalence of cardiovascular disease continues to rise with an increase in the aged population.1,2 This in turn increases the percentage of patients seen in…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen One of the major duties of a physiatrist attending on an inpatient rehabilitation unit is the prevention and management of medical complications. Physiatrists may find this…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The management of cancer pain is very challenging and, when undertreated, can affect every aspect of physical, emotional, and social function. As cancer treatments continue to…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The treatment of pain is a fundamental aspect in caring for children. Management depends on an understanding of developmental pharmacology; the assessment of acute and chronic…
INTRODUCTION TO OROFACIAL PAIN Print Section Listen Patients affected by orofacial pain disorders suffer from significant disability. Even mild pain or dysfunction has a profound effect on their social life….
INTRODUCTION: OVERVIEW OF COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH Print Section Listen Complementary and integrative health (cih) interventions, as operationalized by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and the…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Cognition may be altered by neurodegenerative, vascular, traumatic, anoxic, infectious, and toxic pathophysiological processes. Treating pain in such patients poses challenges, because memory loss, language and…
