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Concise and portable, Braddom's Clinical Handbook of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, by Drs. David X. Cifu and Henry L. Lew, gives you dependable, up-to-date content in a handbook format ideally suited for use at the bedside or in outpatient clinics. This quick reference covers the everyday topics you need - assistive devices and orthoses, spasticity, pediatric, adult, and geriatric care, pain management, outcome measures, and much more - all derived from the most trusted name in the field of PM&R.

• Reader-friendly format with succinct, templated chapters for ease of use.
• Authoritative content derived from the #1 comprehensive reference in the field: Braddom's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
• An ideal resource for the entire rehabilitation team as a quick reference or study guide.
• Highlights key concepts spanning the full spectrum of rehabilitation medicine to help optimize outcomes for patients with a range of chronic diseases, impairments, and disabilities.
• Online videos provide guidance on essential techniques including Muscle Energy Technique; Paraffin Bath; Monophasic Arterial Doppler Waveform; Feeding Training with Putty; Lachman Test; and Carbidopa- and Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia.
• Includes eSlides complied by internationally renowned experts to summarize key teaching points and clinical pearls.
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Braddom's Rehabilitation Care: A Clinical Handbook

SECTION 1 Evaluation



1. The Physiatric History and Physical Examination



2. History and Examination of the Pediatric Patient



3. Adult Neurogenic Communication and Swallowing Disorders



4. Psychological Assessment and Intervention in Rehabilitation



5. Practical Aspects Of Impairment Rating And Disability Determination



6. Employment of People with Disabilities



7. Quality and Outcome Measures for Medical Rehabilitation



8. Electrodiagnostic Medicine



SECTION 2 Treatment Techniques and Special Equipment



9. Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Restoration in Upper Limb Amputation



10. Lower Limb Amputation and Gait



11. Upper Limb Orthoses



12. Lower Limb Orthoses



13. Spinal Orthoses



14. Wheelchairs and Seating Systems



15. Therapeutic Exercise



16. Manipulation, Traction, and Massage



17. Physical Agent Modalities



18. Integrative Medicine in Rehabilitation



19. Computer Assistive Devices and Environmental Controls



SECTION 3 Common Clinical Problems



20. Bladder Dysfunction



21. Neurogenic Bowel: Dysfunction and Rehabilitation



22. Sexual Dysfunction and Disability



23. Spasticity



24. Chronic Wounds



25. Vascular Diseases



26. Burns



27. Acute Medical Conditions



28. Chronic Medical Conditions: Pulmonary Disease, Organ Transplantation, and Diabetes



29. Cancer Rehabilitation



30. The Geriatric Patient



31. Rheumatologic Rehabilitation



SECTION 4 Issues in Specific Diagnoses



32. Common Neck Problems



33. Low Back Pain



34. Osteoporosis



35. Upper Limb Pain and Dysfunction



36. Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Lower Limb



37. Chronic Pain



38. Pelvic Floor Disorders



39. Sports Medicine and Adaptive Sports



40. Motor Neuron Diseases



41. Rehabilitation of Patients with Neuropathies



42. Myopathy



43. Traumatic Brain Injury



44. Stroke Syndromes



45. Degenerative Movement Disorders of the Central Nervous System



46. Multiple Sclerosis



47. Cerebral Palsy



48. Myelomeningocele and Other Spinal Dysraphisms



49. Spinal Cord Injury



50. Auditory, Vestibular, and Visual Impairments