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Title Integumentary physical therapy / Ji-Whan Park, Dae-In Jung, editors
Published Berlin : Springer, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 246 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Preface; Contents; 1: An Outline of the Integumentary System; 1.1 Structure of Integumentary System; 1.1.1 Anatomy of the Integumentary System; 1.1.1.1 Epidermis; Stratum Corneum; Stratum Lucidum; Stratum Granulosum; Stratum Spinosum; Stratum Basale; 1.1.1.2 Dermis; 1.1.1.3 Subcutaneous Tissue; 1.1.1.4 Skin Appendages; Hair; Fingernails and Toenails; Sebaceous Glands; Sweat Glands; Mammary Glands; Ceruminous Glands; 1.1.2 Cutaneous Sensation and Innervation; 1.1.2.1 Cutaneous Sensation; Sensory Nerve Endings; 1.1.2.2 Cutaneous Nerves; Cutaneous Nerves of the Scalp
Cutaneous Nerves of the FaceCutaneous Nerves of the Back; Cutaneous Nerves of the Chest; Cutaneous Nerves of the Upper Limb; Cutaneous Nerves of the Lower Limb; 1.1.2.3 Sensory Conduction Pathways; Posterior White Column-Medial Lemniscal Pathway; Spinothalamic Tract; 1.2 Characteristics of the Skin; 1.2.1 Skin Types; 1.2.1.1 General Classification of Skin Types; Normal Skin; Dry Skin; Oily Skin; Combination Skin; 1.2.2 Pathology and Recovery of Skin Damage; 1.2.2.1 Wound Healing Mechanism; Inflammatory Phase; Proliferative Phase; Maturation Phase; 1.2.3 Skin Aging
1.2.3.1 Classification of Skin Aging1.2.3.2 Causes of Skin Aging; Causation Theory of Skin Aging; Causes of Skin Aging; 1.2.3.3 Skin Changes Due to Aging; Aging on the Epidermis; Aging on the Dermis; Aging on the Subcutaneous Tissue; Aging on the Skin Appendages; 1.2.3.4 Functional Changes of Aging Skin; Reduction of Wound Healing Capacity; Increase in Benign and Malignant Tumor; Decrease in the Skin's Immune Function; Decrease in Vitamin D Synthesis; 1.2.4 Histopathology of the Skin; 1.2.4.1 Changes in the Epidermis; Hyperkeratosis; Parakeratosis; Hypergranulosis; Hypogranulosis
AcanthosisEpidermal Atrophy; Spongiosis; Reticular and Ballooning Degeneration; Granular Degeneration of the Epidermis; 1.2.4.2 Changes in the Dermoepidermal Junction; 1.2.4.3 Changes in the Dermis; Dermal Proliferation; Dermal Atrophy; Dermal Degeneration; Vasculitis; Granuloma; 1.2.4.4 Melanocytic Neoplasms (Tumors); 1.2.4.5 Panniculitis; 1.3 Assessment of the Skin; 1.3.1 General Symptoms and Signs Related to the Skin; 1.3.1.1 Cutaneous Symptoms; Pruritus; Pain; 1.3.1.2 Cutaneous Signs; Primary Lesions; Secondary Lesions; 1.3.2 Cutaneous Symptoms in Systemic Diseases
1.3.2.1 Pruritus1.3.2.2 Eczema; 1.3.2.3 Erythroderma; 1.3.2.4 Urticaria; 1.3.2.5 Nodule; 1.3.2.6 Vascular Lesion; 1.3.2.7 Flush; 1.3.2.8 Vesicle and Bulla; 1.3.2.9 Hypertrichosis and Hirsutism; 1.3.2.10 Acanthosis Nigricans; 1.3.2.11 Acquired Ichthyosis; 1.3.3 Dermatologic Diagnosis; 1.3.3.1 General Diagnosis; Chief Complaint; Past Medical History; Social History and Occupational History; Family History; Drug History; 1.3.3.2 Physical Examination; Visual Inspection; Palpation; 1.3.3.3 Skin Tests with Diagnosis Supporting Devices; Dermoscopy; Wood's Lamp Examination; Diascopy
Summary This book is a practical guide to safe and effective physical therapy methods that can be applied in patients with diverse skin ailments, including scars, decubitus ulcers, burns, frostbite, photosensitivity disorders, inflammatory skin disease, skin cancers, obesity-related conditions, psoriasis, herpes zoster, tineapedis, and vitiligo. For each condition, physical therapy interventions- therapeutic exercises, manual physical therapies, and therapeutic modalities employed in rehabilitation- are described in detail. In addition, information is provided on symptoms and complications, examination and evaluation, medical interventions, and prevention and management methods. In the case of obesity-related skin problems, management is discussed from the point of view of Eastern as well as Western medicine. The text is complemented by more than 300 color photographs and illustrations. Integumentary Physical Therapy will help the reader to obtain optimal therapeutic results when treating patients with skin ailments. It will be of value for both practicing physical therapists and students in physical therapy
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 22, 2016)
In Springer eBooks
Subject Skin -- Diseases -- Physical therapy
Skin Diseases -- therapy
Rehabilitation
pardons.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Skin -- Diseases -- Physical therapy
Genre/Form dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
Author Park, Ji-Whan, editor
Jung, Dae-In, editor
ISBN 9783662473801
3662473801