Gait Evaluation and Management
GAIT EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT: INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The objective of this chapter is to present an overview of clinical gait analysis (GA). GA is a process of instrumental measurement…
Rehabilitation Issues in the Developing World
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen According to the united nations (un), the world population reached 7 billion in 2011, with the vast majority (5.8 billion) living in less-developed regions.1 In that…
Work-Attributed Musculoskeletal Conditions
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Successful management of work-attributed musculoskeletal conditions requires the clinician to be knowledgeable about the injury as well as the individual’s occupation, essential job functions, and environment….
The Rehabilitation of Veterans with Disability
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen The rehabilitation of veterans and active-duty service members (ADSMs) is one of the most demanding of all rehabilitation populations. The rehabilitation of this population is a…
Oncology Rehabilitation
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The american cancer society estimates that there will be more than 15.5 million cancer survivors, 1.7 million new cancer patients, and 601,000 cancer deaths in the…
Rehabilitation of the Temporomandibular Joint
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT (TMJ) IS ONE of the most used joints in the body and, therefore, susceptible to injury. Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is the broad term…
Gait Evaluation and Management
GAIT EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT: INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The objective of this chapter is to present an overview of clinical gait analysis (GA). GA is a process of instrumental measurement…
Spinal Manipulation: The Osteopathic Approach to Rehabilitation1
BACKGROUND/HISTORY Print Section Listen The use of manipulation is as ancient and widely practiced among various cultures as the field of medicine itself. The first documented writings on manipulation can…
Work-Attributed Musculoskeletal Conditions
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Successful management of work-attributed musculoskeletal conditions requires the clinician to be knowledgeable about the injury as well as the individual’s occupation, essential job functions, and environment….
Rehabilitation of Reconstruction Orthopedics: A Smart Care Model for Interdisciplinary, Patient-Focused Care
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen ELECTIVE JOINT RECONSTRUCTION HAS BECOME increasingly common for those with painful, advanced joint disease. Over a million total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA)…
