Spinal Cord Injuries
16 SPINAL CORD INJURIES Joseph E. Hornyak IV, Michael W. Wheaton, and Virginia S. Nelson Children and adolescents with spinal cord injury (SCI) must deal with the multisystem involvement imposed…
Neurodegenerative and Demyelinating Diseases and Other CNS Disorders
19 NEURODEGENERATIVE AND DEMYELINATING DISEASES AND OTHER CNS DISORDERS Amy Houtrow This chapter covers numerous conditions that pediatric rehabilitation medicine physicians may encounter during their training and career. Because data…
Adaptive Sports and Recreation
9 ADAPTIVE SPORTS AND RECREATION Michelle Miller and Ellen S. Kaitz† Adapted sports for the disabled (DA) were introduced in the mid-20th century as a tool for the rehabilitation of…
Rehabilitation of Chronic Pain and Conversion Disorders
20 REHABILITATION OF CHRONIC PAIN AND CONVERSION DISORDERS Marisa A. Wiktor and Stacy J. B. Peterson (A. Chronic Pain) Michelle Miller (B. Conversion Disorders) Chronic pain and conversion disorders continue…
Aging With Pediatric Onset Disability and Diseases
21 AGING WITH PEDIATRIC ONSET DISABILITY AND DISEASES Margaret A. Turk, Jan Willem Gorter, and Lynne Romeiser Logan Aging is a fact of life, and although many may not be…
Concussion Management and Rehabilitation
12 CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT AND REHABILITATION Nicole Marcantuono and Jamie L. Spohn INTRODUCTION A 16-year-old male football player has just been tackled and is lying still on the ground….
Traumatic Brain Injury
17 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Linda E. Krach, Mark E. Gormley, Jr., and Marcie Ward EPIDEMIOLOGY Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability in…
Acute Management and Rehabilitation of Sport-Specific Musculoskeletal Injuries
11 ACUTE MANAGEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF SPORT-SPECIFIC MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES Aaron M. Karlin and Kevin P. Murphy Participation by children under the age of 12 in athletics and related recreational activities…
Psychological Assessment in Pediatric Rehabilitation
3 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION Jamie L. Spohn and Jane A. Crowley Children’s needs within a rehabilitative setting are different from adults in that recovery of skills and return…
History and Examination
1 HISTORY AND EXAMINATION Maureen R. Nelson, Michael A. Alexander, and Gabriella E. Molnar† The physiatric history and examination of a child require a blend of medical diagnostic skills to…
