Master the PTA's role in treating and managing pediatric
conditions! Comprehensive yet easy to understand, Pediatrics for
the Physical Therapist Assistant, 2nd Edition provides the
knowledge and skills you need to succeed both in the classroom and
in clinical practice. The text guides you through a myriad of
topics including child development, assessment tools, intervention
principles, neurologic and muscular disorders, and congenital
disorders such as Down Syndrome, along with other pediatric
conditions including limb deficiencies and sports injuries. This
edition adds six new chapters including a chapter introducing
Movement Systems Analysis for pediatrics. From a team of expert
contributors led by PT clinician/educator Roberta Kuchler O'Shea,
this book teaches not only the lessons learned from textbooks and
research but also from children and their families. Consistent
approach in Disorders chapters first defines the disorder and then
describes the pathology, clinical signs, and assessment and
intervention, followed by a case study. Case studies provide
examples of physical therapy applications, helping you build
clinical reasoning skills as you connect theory to practice. Format
of case studies each is summarized in the WHO model format to
familiarize you with the standardized terminology used in practice.
Most cases include movement systems analysis to introduce the most
current clinical reasoning strategies encouraged by the APTA.
Special boxes highlight important information with features such as
Clinical Signs, Intervention, and Practice Pattern. Learning
features in each chapter include key terms, a chapter outline,
learning objectives, review questions and answers, illustrations,
and summary tables. NEW! eBook version is included with print
purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures,
and references, with the ability to search, customize your content,
make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. NEW! Six
new chapters include The Movement System, Congenital Muscular
Torticollis (CMT), Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH),
Clubfeet, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), and Orthotics.
NEW! Updated content includes musculoskeletal impairments,
developmental impairments, and orthotics as well as contemporary
cases with ICF and Movement system analysis discussion for cases.
NEW! Full-color design is added to this edition. NEW! Updated
references ensure that sources for content are completely current.
General
Imprint: |
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2024 |
First published: |
2025 |
Authors: |
Roberta O'Shea
|
Pages: |
352 |
Edition: |
2nd edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-323-88142-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-323-88142-4 |
Barcode: |
9780323881425 |
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