Bookedited by Cynthia Cooper.
Summary: Perfect for hand therapy specialists, hand therapy students, and any other professional who encounters clients with upper extremity issues, Fundamentals of Hand Therapy, 2nd Edition contains everything you need to make sound therapy decisions. Coverage includes hand anatomy, the evaluation process, and diagnosis-specific information. Expert tips, treatment guidelines, and case studies round out this comprehensive text designed to help you think critically about each client's individual needs. Clinical Pearls and Precautions highlight relevant information learned by the experienced author and contributors that you can apply to clinical practice.Case examples included in the diagnoses chapters in Part Three demonstrate the use of clinical reasoning and a humanistic approach in treating the client.Diagnosis-specific information in the final section of the book is well-organized to give you quick access to the information you need.Special features sections such as Questions to Discuss with the Physician, What to Say to Clients, Tips from the Field, and more help readers find their own clinical voices. Online sample exercises give you a pool to pull from during professional practice.
Contents:
Fundamentals: Hand Therapy Concepts and Treatment Techniques / Cynthia Cooper
Functional Anatomy / Sharon R. Flinn & Lori DeMott
Edema Reduction Techniques: A Biologic Rationale for Selection / Sandra M. Artzberger
Tissue-Specific Exercises for the Upper Extremity / Lori Falkel
Evaluation of the Hand and Upper Extremity / Linda J. Klein
Clinical Reasoning and Problem Solving to Prevent Pitfalls in Hand Injuries / Donald Greg Pitts, Jason Willoughby & Ryan Morgan
Orthotics: Essential Concepts / Donald Greg Pitts & Elaine Ewing Fess
Assessment of Functional Outcomes / Rebecca von der Heyde & Kelly Droege
Hand Coordination / Cynthia Cooper & Colleen West
Roles of Therapy Assistants in Hand Therapy / Cynthia Cooper
Some Thoughts on Professionalism / Cynthia Cooper
Perspectives on Pain / Jeffrey Cowdry
Fundamentals of Client-Therapist Rapport / Teri Britt Pipe
How Hand Therapists' Words Affect the Therapeutic Relationship / William S. Graff
Clients with Functional Somatic Syndromes or Challenging Behavior / Joel Moorhead & Cynthia Cooper
Narratives in Hand Therapy / Cynthia Cooper
Personality Type and Patient Education in Hand Therapy / Joel Moorhead, Cynthia Cooper & Patricia M. Moorhead
Using Dance in Hand Therapy / Marietta Tartaglia
Applying Pilates Concepts to Hand Therapy: Connecting through the Hand / Brenda Nealy & Cynthia Cooper
Yoga Therapeutics: A Biopsychosocial Approach
Matthew J. Taylor, Ranay Yarian & Cynthia Cooper
Wound Care / Christine M. Wietlisbach
Common Shoulder Diagnoses / Mark W. Butler
Elbow Diagnoses / Carol Page
Peripheral Nerve Problems / Anne M. B. Moscony
Wrist Fractures / Anne M. B. Moscony & Tracy M. Shank
Wrist Instabilities / Shrikant J. Chinchalkar & Joey G. Pipicelli
Hand Fractures / Aaron C. Varney
Elbow, Wrist, and Hand Tendinopathies / Cynthia Cooper
Finger Sprains and Deformities / Gary Solomon
Flexor Tendon Injury / Linda J. Klein
Extensor Tendon Injury / Linda J. Klein
Tendon Transfers / Deborah A. Schwartz
Arthritis / Jeanine Beasley
Burns / Lisa Deshaies
Infections Louann Gulick Gaub
Ganglions and Tumors of the Hand and Wrist / Julie Pal & Jackie Wallmann
Traumatic Hand Injury Involving Multiple Structures / Paige E. Kurtz
Preventing and Treating Stiffness / Corey Weston McGee
Dupuytren's Disease / Karen Pitbladdo & Vincent Hentz
The Neurological Hand / Gillian Porter & Lara Tagggart
Hand Therapy for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy / Cynthia Cooper