Physical Therapy Sandy B. Ganz Louis L. Harris INTRODUCTION Management of the physical therapy for patients with musculoskeletal and rheumatic diseases is a challenging task, even for the most astute…

Formulary Arthur M. F. Yee Jane E. Salmon Recent progress in the understanding of the pathophysiology of rheumatic diseases and in the development of new therapeutic approaches has greatly expanded…

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Gina Kearney C. Ronald MacKenzie INTRODUCTION Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) refers to a diverse group of medical and health care systems, practices, and products, which…

Occupational Therapy: Therapist’s Management of Rheumatologic Disorders of the Hand Aviva Wolff Rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and post-traumatic arthritis commonly affect the small joints of the hand,…

Perioperative Care of the Patient with Rheumatic Disease Ronald C. MacKenzie Nigel Sharrock INTRODUCTION Patients with rheumatic disease frequently require surgery for problems arising in the course of their chronic…

Miscellaneous Diseases with Rheumatic Manifestations Diana A. Yens Chiara Baldini Stefano Bombardieri The disorders listed below in Table 58-1 are miscellaneous only in that they do not fit comfortably in…

Prosthetic Joint Replacement Mark Figgie Harry E. Figgie III INTRODUCTION Total joint arthroplasty consists of resecting a damaged joint and replacing the articulating surfaces with prosthetic components. The convex side…