Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction (8th Edition)

Description

Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, 8th Edition prepares you for occupational therapy practice with adults who have physical disabilities. This cornerstone text provides a foundation for the development of clinical reasoning skills in a comprehensive, case-based learning approach to physical dysfunction. New full color photos and helpful pedagogy, including threaded case studies, OT Practice Notes, ethical considerations, and end-of-chapter review questions, reinforce learning, enhance retention, and prompt you to apply principles in a clinical setting.

Key Features

• UNIQUE! Threaded case studies, woven throughout each chapter, help you apply concepts to real-life clinical practice.
• UNIQUE! Ethical Considerations boxes highlight the key ethical concerns of treatment options so you can practice ethically.
• UNIQUE! OT Practice Notes convey important considerations for professional practice.
• Focuses on the occupational therapist’s role in health and wellness, which the OTA　has identified as a key practice area in the 21st century.
• Information on prevention, rather than simply intervention or treatment, shows how OTs can take a proactive role in patient care.
• Evidence-based content included throughout, especially in regards to evaluation and intervention.
• Content on occupational therapy’s commitment to considering cultural and ethnic diversity in every chapter.
• Key terms, chapter outlines, chapter objectives lay out the information you can expect to learn from each chapter.

Table of Contents

1. Part 1: Overview: Occupational Therapy Foundations for Physical Dysfunction
   1. The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework and the Practice of Occupational Therapy for Persons with Physical Disabilities
   2. History and Practice Trends in the Treatment of Physical Dysfunction
2. Part 2: Occupational Therapy Process and Practice
   
   1. Application of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework to Physical Dysfunction
   2. Systematic OT Practice: A Model of Evidence-Based Practice for OT
   3. Health Promotion and Wellness for People with Physical Disabilities
   4. Personal and Social Contexts of Disability: Implications for Occupational Therapists
   5. Teaching Activities and Therapeutic Use of Self-Employing Mindfulness in Occupational Therapy
   6. Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services
   7. Infection Control and Safety Issues in the Clinic
3. Part 3: Occupational Performance and the Performance Areas: Evaluation and Intervention
   
   1. Activities of Daily Living
   2. Mobility
   3. Section 1: Functional Ambulation
   4. Section 2: Wheelchairs
   5. Section 3: Community Mobility
   6. Sexuality and Physical Dysfunction
   7. Sleep and Rest
   8. Work Evaluation and Work Programs
   9. Americans with Disabilities Act and Related Laws that Promote Participation in Work, Leisure, and Activities of Daily Living
   10. Leisure Occupations
   11. Assistive Technology
4. Part 4: Performance Skills and Client Factors: Evaluation and Intervention
   1. Performance Skills: Definitions and Evaluation in the Context of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework
   2. Evaluation of Motor Control
   3. Occupation-Based Functional Motion Assessment
   4. Evaluation of Joint Range of Motion
   5. Evaluation of Muscle Strength
   6. Evaluation of Sensation and Intervention for Sensory Dysfunction
   7. Evaluation and Treatment of Visual Deficits Following Brain Injury
   8. Evaluation and Intervention of Perceptual Dysfunction
   9. Evaluation and Intervention of Cognitive Dysfunction
   10. Eating and Swallowing
   11. Evaluation and Pain Management
5. Part 5: The Occupational Therapy Process: Implementation of Intervention
   
   1. Therapeutic Occupations and Modalities
   2. Orthotics
   3. Section 1: Hand Splinting: Principles, Practice, and Decision Making
   4. Section 2: Suspension Arm Devices and Mobile Arm Supports
   5. Traditional Sensorimotor Approaches to Intervention
   6. Section 1: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Approach
   7. Section 2: Principles of Neuro-Developmental Treatment Approach
   8. Motor Learning
6. Part 6: Intervention Applications
   1. Cerebral Vascular Accident/Stroke
   2. Traumatic Brain Injury
   3. Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System
   4. Section 1: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
   5. Section 2: Alzheimer’s Disease
   6. Section 3: Huntington’s Disease
   7. Section 4: Multiple Sclerosis
   8. Section 5: Parkinson’s Disease
   9. Spinal Cord Injury
   10. Neurogenic and Myopathic Dysfunction
   11. Arthritis
   12. Hand and Upper Extremity Injuries
   13. Hip Fractures and Lower Extremity Joint Replacement
   14. Low Back Pain
   15. Burns and Burn Rehabilitation
   16. Amputations and Prosthetics
   17. Section 1: General Considerations of Upper and Lower Extremity Amputations
   18. Section 2: Upper Extremity Amputations
   19. Section 3: Lower Extremity Amputations
   20. Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases
   21. Oncology
   22. Special Needs of the Older Adult
   23. HIV Infection and AIDS
   24. Polytrauma and the War on Terror
   25. NEW! Hospice and Palliative Care in Occupational Therapy for Persons with Physical Disabilities

Authors Biography

Heidi Pendleton

Affiliations and Expertise

Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA

Winifred Schultz-Krohn

Affiliations and Expertise

Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA