| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 622 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
History and examination -- Medical care of children with disabilities -- Psychological assessment in pediatric rehabilitation -- Language development in disorders of communication and oral motor function -- Quantitative assessment of gait : a systematic approach -- Electrodiagnosis in pediatrics -- Guidance techniques for botulinum toxins and other injections -- Orthotics and assistive devices -- Adaptive sports and recreation -- Orthopedics and musculoskeletal conditions -- Acute management and rehabilitation of sport-specific musculoskeletal injuries -- Concussion management and rehabilitation -- Pediatric limb deficiencies -- Cerebral palsy -- Spina bifida -- Spinal cord injuries -- Traumatic brain injury -- Neuromuscular diseases -- Neurodegenerative and demyelinating diseases and related disorders -- Rehabilitation of chronic pain and conversion disorders -- Aging with pediatric onset disability and diseases |
| Summary |
Universally acknowledged as the cornerstone reference in the field, Pediatric Rehabilitation brings together renowned specialists from all sectors of the pediatric rehabilitation community to provide the most current and comprehensive information available. The fifth edition has been substantially updated and expanded with evidence-based discussions of new theories, therapies, interventions, research findings, and controversies. Five completely new chapters focus on such emerging areas as the use of ultrasound to guide motor point and nerve injections, rehabilitation of chronic pain and conve |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from resource home page (ebrary, viewed October 20, 2015) |
| Subject |
Children with disabilities -- Rehabilitation
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Disabled Children -- rehabilitation
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Children's Health.
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MEDICAL -- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
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MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.
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Children with disabilities -- Rehabilitation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Alexander, Michael A. (Michael Allen), 1947- editor.
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Matthews, Dennis J., editor.
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Murphy, Kevin P., 1956- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781617052255 |
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1617052256 |
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1786840081 |
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9781786840080 |
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