Covering the scope, theory, and approaches to the practice of occupational therapy, Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant, 3rd Edition prepares you to care for adults who have physical disabilities. It takes a client-centered approach, following the latest OT Practice framework as it defines your role as an OTA in physical dysfunction practice. New to this edition is coverage of polytrauma, advances in prosthetics and assistive technologies, and assessment and interventions of traumatic brain injury problems related to cognitive and visual perception. Written by respected educator Mary Beth Early, Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant helps you develop skills in the assessment of client factors, intervention principles, and clinical reasoning. Case studies offer snapshots of real-life situations and solutions, with many threaded throughout an entire chapter. A client-centered approach allows you to include the client when making decisions about planning and treatment, using the terminology set forth by the 2008 Occupational Therapy Practice Framework. Evidence-based content includes clinical trials and outcome studies, especially those relating to intervention. Key terms, chapter outlines, and chapter objectives introduce the essential information in each chapter. Reading guide questions and summaries in each chapter make it easier to measure your comprehension of the material. Information on prevention is incorporated throughout the book, especially in the Habits on Health and Wellness chapter. Cultural diversity/sensitivity information helps you learn about the beliefs and customs of other cultures so you can provide appropriate care. An Evolve companion website reinforces learning with resources such as review questions, forms for practice, crossword puzzles, and other learning activities. New content on the latest advances in OT assessment and intervention includes prosthetics and assistive technologies, and updated assessment and interventions of TBI (traumatic brain injury) problems related to cognitive and visual perception.

This practical resource is brimming with ideas and guidance for using simple ideas from speech and language pathology and occupational therapy to boost communication, sensory integration, and coordination skills in children on the autism spectrum. Suitable for use in the classroom, at home, and in community settings, it is packed with easy-to-follow, goal-oriented activities and lesson plans centering around arts and crafts, music-making, cookery, sensory activities, and skills for daily living. The activities all use materials and objects which are readily available in the home or classroom, and can easily be adapted to suit children of different abilities, including those who are non-verbal. This book is perfect for teachers, speech and language pathologists, and occupational therapists who need fresh and effective activity ideas for the classroom or therapy room, as well as for parents and other caregivers who want to help their child on the autism spectrum to speak, move, play...and learn!

Grounded in current theory and treatment research, this highly practical book presents a comprehensive framework for assessing and treating health anxiety, including full-blown and milder (subclinical) forms of hypochondriasis. The current state of knowledge about these prevalent and costly problems is reviewed, and assessment methods and empirically supported treatments described. Clear, step-by-step recommendations are provided for engaging patients or clients, implementing carefully planned cognitive and behavioral interventions, and troubleshooting potential pitfalls. Important advances in pharmacotherapy for persons with health anxiety disorders are also discussed. Enhancing the utility of this clinician- and student-friendly resource are numerous case examples and sample dialogues, quick-reference tables and boxed material, and over 20 reproducible handouts and assessment forms.

This informative manual draws on expert research to highlight the feeding and swallowing difficulties that can occur with dementia. It is also a practical guide that offers potential strategies to manage these problems. Professionals are encouraged to focus on the needs of the individual by providing practical questions that should be asked when making an assessment. This is achieved through a step-by-step process, which allows a worker to observe, document and manage feeding and swallowing difficulties. Forms, schedules and checklists that can be photocopied are provided to aid in implementation. This is a detailed, practical resource which offers support and direction for speech and language therapists, and others with an interest in swallowing problems, working with people with dementia. It includes case studies to illustrate theory in practice, as well as a wide ranging bibliography.

On-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: A Model for the Manufacturing and Service Industries describes how to establish an on-site occupational health program, from a sample of a request for proposal response, cost-savings reports, and clinical protocols, evaluations, and treatments to corporate awareness of workers' compensation, lost work-time situations, and applications for cost-effective solutions. Contains procedures and guidelines developed by the author for prestigious firms such as Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co., Bank One Corp., The Detroit Newspapers, J&L Specialty Steel Inc., Henry Ford Health System, and PepsiCo, Inc.! Exploring diagnostic mix, clinic size, on-site industrial rehabilitation program benefits, prevention medicine, and wellness and fitness strategies, On-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: A Model for the Manufacturing and Service Industries -illustrates how individual corporate environments can adapt to form a patient-centered, high-trust, cooperative, and informed workplace -discusses the interrelationship between clinical evaluation and treatment, ADA compliance, work-site ergonomics, on-site job analysis, and placement coordination -highlights crucial factors that will determine the success of an on-site medical rehabilitation program -offers a prescription for a healthy, safe work environment -and more! Including concise at-a-glance summaries of all rehabilitation and health services, On-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: A Model for the Manufacturing and Service Industries is an invaluable resource for all occupational safety and health, occupational and environmental, primary care, family practice, and emergency roomphysicians; neurologists, physiatrists, and internists; physical and occupational therapists and kinesiotherapists; athletic trainers; exercise physiologists, ergonomists, and applied biomechanists; and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students in these disciplines.

Based on Getting Well in Orlando, a 28-day programme for individuals with life-challenging illness, this book proposes body-mind healing strategies. It contains synergistic components: stress management, imagery training, group and individual therapy, play, laughter, nutrition and exercise.

Die vier bewahrten Lehr- und Praxisbucher der Funktionellen Bewegungslehre zu Grundlagen, therapeutischen UEbungen, Ballubungen und Behandlungstechniken kompakt in zwei Banden zusammengefasst! Mit Band 1 "Untersuchen und Behandeln" und Band 2 "Hands on - Hands off" sind Sie perfekt gerustet! Physiotherapeuten finden in Band 2 die Prinzipien zu allen wesentlichen Techniken und UEbungen der Funktionellen Bewegungslehre, uber 40 UEbungen und neue funktionelle Tests fur das UEberprufen von Mobilitat, Elastizitat, Stabilitat, Bewegungsdissoziation und Koordination. Wie sieht der klinische Denk- und Entscheidungsprozess von Hands-on zu Hands-off aus? Wie muss das funktionelle Training aufgebaut werden, damit ein muheloser Transfer in den Alltag gelingt? Welche Bewegungschoreografien foerdern die Interaktion der Koerperabschnitte untereinander optimal? Erfahrene FBL-Instruktoren beantworten Ihnen diese Fragen! Aus dem Inhalt * Grundparameter der Bewegungsoekonomie * Neurofunktionelle Tests * Mobilisierende Massage, hubfreie und widerlagernde Mobilisation und funktionelle UEbungen mit und ohne Ball * Training von Bewegungskontrolle und Geschicklichkeit aller Koerperabschnitte Plus: Videos und Handouts veranschaulichen die praktische Umsetzung optimal! Nutzen Sie die bewahrten und standig weiterentwickelten Methoden der FBL und lernen Sie, die koerperlichen Ressourcen Ihrer Patienten optimal zu fordern und zu foerdern.

Dieses Praxisbuch liefert Physiotherapeuten wesentliche Grundlagen fur die Arbeit mit Intensivpatienten. Was beinhaltet der atemtherapeutische Befund bei sedierten Patienten? Wie sichere ich den Tubus wahrend der Mobilisation der Halsfaszien? Welche Technik eignet sich fur die Behandlung eines kranialisierten Diaphragmas? Hier finden Sie die Antworten! Aus dem Inhalt:* Strukturen einer Intensivstation inkl. Patientenzentrierung, Dokumentation und Hygiene* Mentale Funktionen und Erhebungsinstrumente* Physiologie und Pathologie von Atmung, Formen der Beatmung, Weaning und Atemtherapie* Sensomotorik, normale Bewegung, Lagerung und Mobilisation Plus: Befundboegen zum Download! Mit beeindruckenden Erfahrungsberichten eines ehemaligen Patienten und realen Bildern von der Intensivstation.

Dieses Praxisbuch liefert Physiotherapeuten, Padiatern, Ergotherapeuten und Logopaden die wichtigsten Anlagetechniken bei Kleinkindern, Kindern und Jugendlichen. Aus dem Inhalt: * Kontraindikationen, Farblehre und Kombinationstherapien * Anlagetechniken fur Muskulatur, Ligamente und Lymphsystem * Funktionsweise von K-Taping und Grundregeln fur die Behandlung von Kindern * Indikationsspezifische Tape-Anlagen, z. B. bei Haltungsschaden, Plexusparese, Fussdeformitaten oder Lungenerkrankungen Optimieren Sie Ihre Behandlungsergebnisse und verhelfen Sie Ihren kleinen und groesseren Patienten zu mehr Lebensqualitat. In der 2. Auflage komplett aktualisiert und um weitere Anlagetechniken erganzt.

Dieses Praxisbuch erlautert Physiotherapeuten, Ergotherapeuten, Logopaden und interessierten AErzten die optimale Nutzung der Mehrkanalelektrostimulation fur neurologische Beschwerdebilder. Durch die Stimulation mehrerer Muskelgruppen, die zeitlich aufeinander abgestimmt werden, kann ein vollstandiger Bewegungsablauf eingeleitet und unterstutzt werden. Renommierte Experten aus Forschung und Praxis haben zahlreiche Anwendungsbeispiele auf Basis der vorhandenen Evidenz zusammengetragen. Der Leser findet in diesem Buch zudem spannende und informative Beitrage zur aktuellen Studienlage und Wirksamkeitsanalysen. Aus dem Inhalt* Grundsatze des motorischen Lernens, Neuroplastizitat und ICF-basierte Zielsetzung* Stromparameter und deren Wirkungsweisen* FES bei Stoerungen des ZNS, des zweiten Motoneurons, bei Mischtypen und in der Fazialistherapie* Kombination der FES mit Spiegeltherapie und Botulinumtoxin Plus: Videos zur EMG-getriggerten Mehrkanal-Elektrostimulation!

Over the past few decades, the use of the arts in health has blossomed. What, for many centuries, was seen as a fringe activity is now being recognised as a field that has enormous potential for impacting positively on both individuals and societies. However, despite this surge in interest and activity, there is still limited support available for people working in the field. Although the number of practical training courses for artists is growing and more universities are establishing research groups, most training activity occurs in either practice or research; there are relatively few opportunities to gain parallel experience in both. Arts in Health: Designing and Researching Interventions provides a complete overview of how to go about undertaking research and practice in the field of arts in health. It starts by exploring the context for arts in health interventions, including the history of the use of arts in health and the theoretical and political developments that have laid the foundations for its flourishing. It also considers what 'arts in health' encompasses and the range of disciplines involved. Part II examines how to design an arts in health intervention, develop partnerships and find funding and considers the sensitivities around working in healthcare. Part III considers the value of research for the field of arts in health and how to design and undertake a research project. Finally, part IV provides a fact file of arts in health research and practice, showing how the arts can be applied and the benefits they can bring across a range of medical disciplines. The book will be valuable for researchers, practitioners, healthcare professionals and those interested in learning more about the field.

Sensorische Integration verstehen und gezielt anwenden Das Original in moderner Neuauflage Hilfe fur Eltern und Therapeuten

Die Autorin, erfahrene Sprachtherapeutin und klinische Linguistin, liefert Lesern mit dieser Einfuhrung den "Schlussel" zum Verstandnis der Lebenssituation von Menschen, die unter Aphasie leiden. Behandelt werden in dem Band die normale Sprachverarbeitung und die Fehlfunktionen bei Aphasie ebenso wie Therapien fur einen ganzheitlichen Sprachaufbau. Neben konkreten Anleitungen zur individuellen patienten- und alltagsorientierten Therapie eroeffnet die Autorin anhand zahlreicher Patientengeschichten einen Einblick in die Praxis.

The book contains a range of important messages in highlighting some of the complexities involved in the adaptation of housing for disabled people. The book is also progressive in calling for user-centred approaches in the development and delivery of social and welfare services. The book will be best used as a source of information (by professionals) and will be of particular use on training courses for occupational therapists in raising their awareness of methods and mechanisms of assessing the housing needs of disabled people. The structure of each chapter will, in part, help to do this given that they provide useful bibliographies and information about follow-up contacts and addresses, and a wealth of information about relevant statutes, legislation, practices and organisations.' - Disability & Society 'The book is full of examples, which bring life and clarity to the subject matter and help relate theory to practice. It also provides intersting snapshots of innovative practice going on across the UK, which are both reassuring professionally and a good source of ideas for those involved in service development. It draws together much disparate information which any therapist working in this field needs to have at his or her fingertips. It is good to see a book on housing that looks beyond door widths and ramp gradients to issues that are much more fundamental to providing a well-informed and proactive service.' - British Journal of Occupational Therapy When a person with a disability seeks to live at home in the community but is blocked by the limitations of the building, adaptations or rehousing can provide an enhanced quality of life. This book describes the processes involved in rehousing or adapting existing accomodation, identifying the professionals who may contribute and highlighting the role of the occupational therapist. It focuses on: - innovative ways of working out solutions to problems - user-centred services - how users can be informed and empowered - multi-disciplinary co-operation to overcome problems - principles of good practice in adapting existing property - effective planning of a new housing project, from choosing the site to completion - improving housing stock through government legislation and local planning department practices - the key role of occupational therapists in successful community care. The book will be of interest and practical use not only to occupational therapists but also to a range of other professionals, including access and planning officers, architects, environmental health officers and social workers.

Kognitives Training stellt einen wissenschaftlich belegten, nicht-medikamentoesen Baustein in der Behandlung kognitiver Einbussen bei leichter kognitiver Stoerung (LKS), einem moeglichen Vorstadium einer Alzheimer-Demenz (AD), dar. Dieses Trainingsbuch bietet 14 manualisierte Einheiten, die sich am stadienspezifischen Funktionsniveau der Teilnehmer mit LKS orientieren. Das Programm, das sich an Psychologen, Ergotherapeuten und zertifizierte Gedachtnistrainer richtet, kann als Gruppen- /Einzelangebot sowohl in spezialisierten Gedachtnissprechstunden/Memory-Kliniken als auch in Einrichtungen, die ambulante und stationare Unterstutzungsangebote fur Betroffene anbieten, eingesetzt werden.

Statistik lernen leicht gemacht! Statistik verstehen und anwenden - dabei unterstutzt dieses Buch Bachelor-Studierende und Angehoerige der Gesundheitsfachberufe durch verstandliche Vermittlung der Theorie und zahlreiche Anwendungsbeispiele aus und fur die Praxis. Das Statistiklehrbuch vermittelt den Lesenden ein vertieftes Verstandnis von grundlegenden statistischen Verfahren. Es gibt ihnen die notwendigen Werkzeuge an die Hand, eigene Datensatze statistisch auszuwerten und fremde Daten besser zu verstehen. Zahlreiche UEbungsaufgaben (und deren Aufloesung) sowie Online-Material zur Verwendung von Statistik-Software erleichtern das Lernen, Verstehen und Anwenden dieses wichtigen und (zu Unrecht!) von vielen auch gefurchteten Fachs. Aus dem Inhalt - Wissenschaftstheoretische Einfuhrung - wozu Statistik? - Aller Anfang ist schwer - von der Idee zur Publikation - Deskriptive Statistik - von Merkmalen, Skalen und Verteilungen - Induktive Statistik - kann das alles Zufall sein? - Entscheidungsbaume fur die Testauswahl - welcher Test fur welche Fragestellung? - Glossar und Formelsammlung - das Wichtigste auf einen Blick Die Autoren Dr. Axel Schafer hat eine Professorenstelle fur Physiotherapie an der Hochschule fur angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst in Hildesheim mit mehrjahriger Erfahrung in der Wissensvermittlung von Statistik an Studierende der Gesundheitsfachberufe Thomas Schoettker-Koeniger, MSc, Physiotherapeut und FBL-Instruktor, Dozent an der Hochschule fur angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst in Hildesheim

Gegen den inneren Schweinehund ... von Patienten, Kunden oder Mitarbeiter sind gute Argumente ebenso gefragt wie Strategien zur Verhaltensanderung und erfolgreiche Trainingskonzepte. Dieses Praxisbuch gibt Physiotherapeuten, Fitnesstrainern, (Sport-)Medizinern sowie Experten der betrieblichen Gesundheitsfoerderung das Wissen aus der Sport- und Ernahrungsphysiologie und Trainingsmethoden an die Hand und unterstutzt sie dabei, den 'inneren Schweinehund' nachhaltig und wertschatzend an die Leine zu nehmen. Es vermittelt Fitness- und Gesundheitsprofis aller Bereiche Praxisnahe Instrumente zur Leistungsdiagnostk, Planung und Durchfuhrung von individualisierten Trainings Grundlagen einer leistungsfoerdernden Ernahrung fur Kopf- und Koerper Psychologische Grundlagen zur Motivationssteigerung Frageboegen, Messinstrumente und zahlreiche Zusatzmaterialien zum Herunterladen unterstutzen bei der Entwicklung massgeschneiderter Trainings und persoenlicher Gesundheitskonzepte - zur Steigerung der Leistungsfahigkeit von Kunden und Mitarbeitern.

For undergraduate students with little or no prior knowledge of communication sciences and disorders, this introductory text shows students how disorders in hearing, speech, and language relate to the larger picture of effective and efficient communication. The text stresses the fundamental aspects of communication sciences and dsiorders as a discipline, giving students a picture of the professions from the outset. To aid student's learning and allow them to see and hear the human communication disorders they read about, and interactive CD-ROM is included. It provides a tour of an audiological sound booth, examples of hearing tests as they are being given, and short communication segments that demonstrate the types of communication disorders, explained in the text. Each chapter is written by the experts in the field and include key learning points, and review questions to help the students fully grasp the material.

Dr. Miller's valuable resource helps members of the medical team navigate the complexity of cerebral palsy care by explaining unfamiliar treatments that fall outside of their own disciplines. Readers also benefit from a review of current practices in their own fields. Includes recommended treatment algorithms and is designed to help improve decision making. Written in a very conversational style and illustrated with lots of color the volume provides rehabilitational (part 1) and surgical aspects (part 2). Accomplished by a CD-ROM which provides lots of case studies - including walking analysis. The most comprehensive title on this topic written by a leading expert.

Resources for rehabilitation specialists tend to follow a straight line: injury - disability - limitation - intervention. "The International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions" breaks with this tradition, organized by type of intervention (based on recommendations in the International Classification of Functioning) rather than disability, medical condition, or level of impairment. This innovative, user-friendly system identifies candidates for particular interventions in terms of the range of syndromes and illnesses they are applicable to, encouraging critical thinking, problem solving, and best practice. The book's wide spectrum of interventions coupled with its international perspective creates a unique source of evidence-based strategies for improving patients' adaptation, functioning, relearning, recovery, and the prevention of ill health. The handbook describes interventions in such areas as environmental accessibility, ergonomics, pain management, sensory functional training, electric prostheses, music therapy, psychoeducation, and cognitive teaching. It features interventions suited to all areas of daily life: self maintenance, home, work, and leisure. It clarifies the occupational therapist's role in multidisciplinary care. It includes material on accident/illness prevention and health promotion strategies. It supplies reference lists of studies regarding the clinical efficacy of interventions. It demonstrates the use of a common technical language for the field. Occupational and physical therapists, rehabilitation nurses and technicians, physiatrists, and health psychologists will find the "International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions" a source of practice-enhancing tools and ideas. Its clarity of presentation makes it highly useful to readers in related fields (such as insurance case workers and ergonomic architects and engineers) as well.

Physiotherapeuten, Masseure und Ergotherapeuten finden in diesem 2bAndigen Werk alles, was sie A1/4ber die moderne "Komplexe physikalische Entstauungstherapie" und ihre praktische Anwendung wissen sollten. Sie lernen das gesamte Spektrum der Verfahren und ihrer EinsatzmAglichkeiten im Behandlungsalltag kennen und effizient nutzen.

In Band 1 werden Ihnen die praxisrelevanten medizinischen Grundlagen mit brillianten In-vivo-Anatomie-Darstellungen und anderen farbigen Abbildungen plastisch-anschaulich vermittelt, die Techniken und Wirkmechanismen der Manuellen Lymphdrainage und aller weiteren physiotherapeutischen Entstauungsmethoden detailgenau in Farbfotosequenzen beschrieben. Eine vergleichende Bewertung der Verfahren bietet Ihnen Orientierungshilfen fA1/4r ihren effizienten Einsatz in der Praxis.

Im Band 2 finden Sie konkrete Therapiekonzepte fA1/4r postoperative und posttraumatische, rheumatische, venAse, lymphatische und weitere relevante A-demindikationen und fA1/4r den Einsatz von Manueller Lymphdrainage bei Kopfschmerzsyndromen, Hauterkrankungen, chronischen peripheren Verschlusskrankheiten, bei Obstipation und in der Sportphysiotherapie. Die Hinweise zu Befunderhebung und Dokumentation werden in der Neuauflage durch eine CD-ROM mit den empfohlenen Befundungs- und Dokumentationsformularen ergAnzt - zum Bearbeiten am PC, Ausdrucken und Kopieren

Optisch betonte "GedAchtnisstA1/4tzen" und durchgehend farbige Illustrationen helfen Ihnen, sich die ganze FA1/4lle der Inhalte praktisch zu erarbeiten und bei Bedarf rasch nachzuschlagen und aufzufrischen.

This text gives practical guidance to students, taking them through the process of planning, preparing for, experiencing and evaluating fieldwork education. Fieldwork educators, as well as students in the disciplines of Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Rehabilitation and Osteopathy will find the practical approach valuable.

This book is a concise, comprehensive and up-to-date account of fundamental concepts and potential applications of biological timekeeping mechanisms in animals and humans. It also discusses significant aspects of the organization and importance of timekeeping mechanisms in both groups. Divided into seven sections, it addresses important aspects including fundamental concepts; animal and human clocks; clock interactions; clocks and metabolism and immune functions; pineal, melatonin and timekeeping; and clocks, photoperiodism and seasonal behaviours. The book also focuses on biological clock applications in a 24x7 human society, particularly in connection with life-style associated disorders like obesity and diabetes. It is a valuable resource for advanced undergraduates, researchers and professionals engaged in the study of the science of biological timekeeping.