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Title Adult physical conditions : intervention strategies for occupational therapy assistants / [edited by] Amy J. Mahle, MHA, COTA/L, Founding Program Director, Occupational Theraphy Assistant Program, Rowan-Cabrrus Community College, Salisbury, NC ; Amber L. Ward, MS, OTR/L, BCPR, ATP/SMS, Occupational Theraphy Coordinator, Neurosciences Institute Neurology-Charlotte, Carolines Neuromuscular ALS/MDA Center Carolinas Healthcare System, Charlotte, NC, Adjunct Instructor, Cabarrus College of Health Sciences, Concord, NC
Edition First edition
Published Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Company, [2019]
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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 1057 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Client-centered occupational therapy: disability and participation / Amy J. Mahle -- Professional considerations for occupational therapy assistants / Amy J. Mahle -- The continuum of care and the changing healthcare environment / LaToya Nicole Stafford -- Health promotion and wellness for the client and practitioner / Marjorie E. Scaffa -- Teaching and learning with clients and community / Brenda Kennell and Amy J. Mahle -- Developing the occupational profile and analyzing occupational performance / Cynthia S. Bell and Megan E. Edwards Collins -- Range of motion: assessment and intervention / Susan Blair -- Movement, motor control, sensation, wounds, and pain / Megan E. Edwards Collins -- Muscle strength: assessment and management / Sanchala Khanolkar Sen -- Vision and visual perception / Lisa Michaud -- Cognition / Stephanie C. Wood and Amber L. Ward -- Self-feeding, swallowing, and communication / Amber L. Ward, Vivian Resnik, and Francine Waskavitz -- Transfers across the continuum: safety and management / Jennifer C. Radloff and Helen Houston -- Assistive technology and home modifications / Amber L. Ward -- Seating and wheeled mobility / Amber L. Ward -- Driving and community mobility / Anne E. Dickerson -- Work rehabilitation and retraining / Paul A. Fontana, Katrina Dun Delahoussaye, and Anna Petry -- Physical agent modalities / Elizabeth A. Fain -- Orthotics: fabrication and management / Karol Spraggs-Young -- Orthopedic considerations: spine, pelvis, hip, and knee / Lori Goodnight -- Arthritic diseases: factors, adaptations, and treatment / Brenda Kennell, Kelly McCoy Jones, and Amy J. Mahle -- Comprehensive hand management / Karol Spraggs-Young -- Orthopedic considerations: the shoulder / Salvador Bondoc and Luis de Leon Arabit -- Amputations and prosthetics: components, training, and treatment / Claribell Bayona and Jordan Tucker -- Chronic disease management: utilizing a self-management approach / David H. Benthall and Cathrine Balentine Hatch -- Cardipulmonary conditions and treatment / Renee Causey-Upton, Cathrine Balentine Hatch, and David H. Benthall -- Bariatric factors and management / Lisa Pierce -- Burns across the continuum of care / Heather S. Dodd, Susan Hardest, and Amy J. Mahle -- Oncological care and treatment / Joanna Edeker and Brittany Lorden -- Human immunodeficiency virus: factors and considerations / Sharon D. Novalis -- Motor unit and myopathic diseases: considerations and treatment / Amber L. Ward -- Cerebrovascular accident: critical aspects and components of care / Melinda Cozzolino -- Traumatic and acquired brain injury: management and treatment / Heidi A. Van Keulen -- Spinal cord injury and disease: factors and essential care / Raheleh G. Tschoepe -- Polytrauma and complex multiple conditions / Melissa D. Brawley -- The pediatric client-all grown up / Denise K. Donica and Jamie Bittner
Summary Practical, in-depth coverage of the most common adult conditions and the corresponding evidence-based occupational therapy interventions. Written for OTAs to meet their unique needs, this approach combines theory with the practical, evidence-based functional content that develops the critical-thinking and clinical-reasoning skills that are the foundation for professional, knowledgeable, creative, and competent practice
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Occupational therapy -- Textbooks
Occupational therapy.
Allied health personnel.
Occupational Therapy
Allied Health Personnel
occupational therapy.
MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
Allied health personnel
Occupational therapy
Genre/Form Textbooks
Textbooks.
Form Electronic book
Author Mahle, Amy J., editor.
Ward, Amber L., editor.
LC no. 2018004939
ISBN 9780803689800
0803689802