History and Examination of the Pediatric Patient
* The contributions of Pamela E. Wilson and Susan D. Apkon, who wrote on this topic in the previous edition, are acknowledged. History The approach to obtaining the history on…
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
Quality and Outcome Measures for Medical Rehabilitation
Health care quality can be defined as providing safe and effective care that improves outcomes, optimizes health, and results in high patient satisfaction and quality of life. As such, delivering…
Practical Aspects of Impairment Rating and Disability Determination
The field of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) is primarily devoted to the clinical evaluation and treatment of disabling consequences to those individuals who have illness, injury, infirmity, or deformity…
Employment of People with Disabilities
Disability is a significant public health and social issue in the United States. The number of Americans who experience disability, activity limitations secondary to chronic illnesses, or impairments has increased,…
Psychological Assessment and Intervention in Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation has been defined as a process of assessment, goal setting, intervention, and reassessment. This iterative rehabilitative process is consistent with the World Health Organization’s framework for measuring health and…
Adult Neurogenic Communication and Swallowing Disorders
A wide range of communication and swallowing disorders result from neurologic injury. This chapter provides the physiatrist with a broad overview of some of the impairments that result from acquired…
Interventions and Management of Complications of Osteoporosis
Fig. 1 Types of hip fractures (Source: Adapted from Wikipedia Public Domain [WPD]. Accessed 15 April 2016) Greater trochanteric fractures may be caused by direct injury or may occur following…
Bone Disorders in Cancer
Males Females N Fracture % ≧1 PR 95 % CI p-value N Fracture ≧1 % PRa 95 % CI p-value Leukemia 1229 42.2 0.91 (0.83–1.00) 0.045 1330 30.4 0.99…
Osteoporosis in Spinal Cord Medicine
Fig. 1 Official grading sheet for the International Standards of Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (Source: Courtesy of American Spinal Injury Association, Atlanta, Georgia) Regionalization and Pathophysiology of SCI-Associated…
Osteoporosis in Rheumatologic Conditions and Inflammatory Disorders
Drug Recommendations Notes/references Zoledronic acid A single 5 mg IV infusion One major clinical trial demonstrated that ZA was superior to risedronate in increasing lumbar spine BMD over a prospective…
