Thoroughly revised and updated, this highly respected text offers comprehensive coverage of geriatric physical therapy science and practice, with practical information on aging-related changes in function, the impact of these changes on patient examination and evaluation, and intervention approaches that maximize optimal aging. It emphasizes evidence-based content that you can use throughout the patient management process, and includes the foundational knowledge you need for clinical success.
• Six timely new chapters keep you up to date: Exercise and Physical Activity for Older Adults, Older Adults and Then Families. Impaired Joint Mobility, Impaired Motor Control, Home Health Physical Therapy, and Hospice and End of Life.
• Incorporates two conceptual models: the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, Second Edition, Edition, and the International Classification of Function, Disability, and Health (ICF) of the World Health Organization {WHO} with an emphasis on enabling function and enhancing participation rather than concentrating on dysfunction and disability.
• A companion Evolve website includes all references United to PubMed. helpful links to other relevant websites, and an image collection.
• A highly readable writing style and consistent organization clarify difficult concepts.