Physiotherapy Practice in Residential Aged Care 1st Edition by Jennifer C Nitz,Susan R Hourigan ISBN 075068772X 978-0750687720

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ISBN 10: 075068772X

ISBN 13: 978-0750687720 

Author: Jennifer C. Nitz, Susan R. Hourigan

With the numbers of entrants to residential aged care facilities steadily growing, there is a need for a clearly written, portable guide to the wide range of knowledge and treatment skills unique to the physical therapist in this challenging setting. This new resource looks at the physiological changes accompanying the aging process as well as the physical therapist’s role in assessment, preventing residents’ injuries, and promoting quality of life. Major presenting problems relating to being immobile, barely mobile, or ambulatory are examined. Information and strategies to assist with residents suffering from pain, osteoporosis, incontinence, or disorders requiring palliation are also covered. In addition, there is a special chapter on aquatic physical therapy in response to the increasing use of pools in aged care facilities. This new book is an outstanding reference for practicing physical therapists, students, and those who care for older adults in their own homes.

• Focus on physical therapy in residential aged care, with coverage of all relevant topics
• Clearly organized, up to date, and easy to read
• Boxed key points, summaries, artwork, photos, and drawings throughout

Table of contents:

Part I. Aging and Its Attendants
Chapter 1. Physiological Changes with Age
Chapter 2. The Physiotherapist’s Contribution to Resident Assessment
Chapter 3. Resident Injuries
Chapter 4. Life Satisfaction

Part II. Care of the Immobile or Barely Mobile Resident
Chapter 5. The Complexity of the Immobile or Barely Mobile Resident
Chapter 6. Managing Problems Encountered in Immobile or Barely Mobile Residents
Chapter 7. What About Beds and Chairs?

Part III. The Challenge of the Mobile Resident
Chapter 8. The Profile of the Mobile Resident and How to Protect Such Residents from Falls
Chapter 9. A Theoretical Framework for the Assessment and Treatment of Balance and Mobility Deficits in the Elderly
Chapter 10. Retraining Balance Using Task-Focused Workstations
Chapter 11. Exercise Prescription in Residential Aged Care Facilities
Chapter 12. Osteoporosis
Chapter 13. Aquatic Physiotherapy for Residents in Aged Care Facilities
Chapter 14. Physiotherapy for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in the Aged Care Setting

Part IV. Special Considerations of Pain and Palliative Care
Chapter 15. Pain in the Elderly
Chapter 16. Physiotherapy in Palliative Care

Appendix 1. Case Studies
Appendix 2. Outcome Measures
Appendix 3. Suggestions for Successful Case Conferences
Appendix 4. Electrotherapy Considerations in Aged Care Practice
Appendix 5. Mobility Aids

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