Bookeditor, William H. Staples ; section editors, Jill Heitzman, Meri Goehring, Deborah A. Kegelmeyer, William H. Staples.
Summary: "This text is designed to be utilized as an adjunct throughout a doctor of physical therapy curriculum. The cases have all been updated with additional questions and references added. Many new cases have also been added. This text can be used with a general pathology course; an aging, lifespan, or gerontology (geriatric physical therapy) course. This text can also be a helpful study guide for the licensing examination, and even the geriatric specialty examination." -- Preface
Contents:
Introduction to geriatric physical therapy
Musculoskeletal cases
Neuromuscular cases
Cardiovascular and pulmonary cases
Integumentary cases
Complex medical problems in the older adult
Other important issues for the aging adult.