Meeting the Physical Therapy Needs of Children

Description:

Ensure children with disabilities and special healthcare needs achieve their full potential. Noted authorities Susan Effgen, Allyssa LaForme Fiss and a team of scholars and clinical experts explore the role of the physical therapist in meeting the needs of children and their families in a culturally appropriate content using a family-centered, abilities-based model. From the major body systems to assistive technology and intervention support, you’ll develop the clinical knowledge you need to provide a child with the very best care from initial examination to graduation from your services.

• Family-centered interventions and vignette-style case examples appear throughout.
• Academicians (in the systems chapters) and clinicians (in the sections on settings, supports, and case studies) provide a balance of theory and practice.
• Disease-specific case studies highlight multisystem involvement of many common pediatric diagnoses, build critical thinking skills, and demonstrate real-life applications.
• Content follows the practice patterns set by APTA's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.
• Organizational structure uses the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) model—the first text to do so.
• Narrated video recordings online with closed captioning of children with disabilities being evaluated and receiving intervention.

Table of Contents:

Title Page

Copyright Page

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Reviewers

Contents in Brief

Section 1 Foundations of Service Delivery

Chapter 1 Serving the Needs of Children and Their Families

Chapter 2 Child Development

Chapter 3 Child Appraisal: Examination and Evaluation

Chapter 4 Family-Centered Care

Section 2 Systems

Chapter 5 Musculoskeletal System: Structure, Function, and Evaluation

Chapter 6 Musculoskeletal System: Considerations and Interventions for Specific Pediatric Pathologies

Chapter 7 Neuromuscular System: Examination, Evaluation, and Diagnoses

Chapter 8 Neuromuscular System: The Plan of Care

Chapter 9 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems

Chapter 10 Integumentary System

Section 3 Service Delivery Settings

Chapter 11 Early Intervention

Chapter 12 Schools

Chapter 13 Sports Settings for the School-Age Child

Chapter 14 Pediatric Acute-Care Hospital

Chapter 15 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Chapter 16 Rehabilitation Settings

Chapter 17 Assistive Technology: Positioning, Mobility, and Other Technologies

Section 4 Case Studies

Chapter 18 Case Study: Cerebral Palsy

Chapter 19 Case Study: Cystic Fibrosis

Chapter 20 Case Study: Down Syndrome

Chapter 21 Case Study: Pediatric Leukemia

Chapter 22 Case Study: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Chapter 23 Case Study: Developmental Coordination Disorder

Chapter 24 Case Study: Myelodysplasia

Chapter 25 Case Study: Autism Spectrum Disorder

Chapter 26 Case Study: Congenital Muscular Torticollis

Index