Bookedited by Bryan J. O'Young, Mark A. Young, Steven A. Stiens, Sam S. H. Wu.
Summary: For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students, academics, and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Secrets, 4th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, weblinks, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making an inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.
Contents:
The interdisciplinary team: Origins, interactions, and scope of interventions
Scientific foundations of physiatric care
Learning in rehabilitation
Physical and psychological evaluation: Recognizing strengths and resilience
Electrodiagnostic evaluation of neuromuscular conditions
Coordination of person-centered transdisciplinary care
Therapeutic modalities
Interventional procedures
Impairment and activity limitation focused interventions
Musculoskeletal
Neurological rehabilitation
Other organ based rehabilitation
Chronic pain
Lifetime development with optimal function
Person centered life role: Work and play
Community participation of people with disabilities
Past, present, and future of rehabilitation
Emerging topics.