Ideal for use at the bedside or in outpatient clinics, Braddom’s Rehabilitation Care by Drs. David X. Cifu and Henry L. Lew provides dependable, up-to-date content in a portable, concise handbook format. The fully updated Second Edition covers the everyday topics you need ― pain management, pediatric, adult, and geriatric care, spasticity, assistive devices, orthoses, outcome measures, and much more ― all derived from the most trusted name in the field of PM&R.

• Presents authoritative content derived from the #1 comprehensive reference in the field: Braddom’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, in a concise, and portable format
• Highlights key concepts spanning the full spectrum of rehabilitation medicine to help optimize outcomes for individuals with a range of chronic diseases, impairments, and disabilities
• Features a reader-friendly design with succinct, templated chapters for ease of use.
• Offers insights from an international panel of PM&R experts
• Reflects updates to the latest advances and technologies, including new information on stroke evaluation, rehabilitation, and therapies; interventional pain management options; gait and prosthetics; ultrasound, fluoroscopy; electrodiagnosis; occupational medicine and vocational rehabilitation; the neurogenic bladder; upper limb amputation; medical frailty; and more
• Provides a quick reference or study resource for the entire rehabilitation team: PM&R professionals and trainees, NPs, PAs, PTs, STs, and OTs; and residents in neurology, neurosurgery, rheumatology, geriatrics, pediatrics, and orthopedics
• Features online videos that provide guidance on essential techniques, and eSlides that summarize key teaching points and clinical pearls using robust images and diagrams in a presentation format

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Contents

۱. The physiatric history and physical examination
۲. Examination of the pediatric patient
۳. Rehabilitation of swallowing disorders
۴. Psychological assessment and intervention in rehabilitation
۵. Practical aspects of impairment rating and disability determination
۶. Occupational medicine and vocational rehabilitation
۷. Quality and outcome measures for medical rehabilitation
۸. Electrodiagnostic medicine
۹. Rehabilitation and prosthetic restoration in upper limb amputation
۱۰. Lower limb amputation and gait
۱۱. Upper limb orthosis
۱۲. Lower limb orthoses
۱۳. Spinal orthoses
۱۴. Wheelchair and seating systems
۱۵. Therapeutic exercise
۱۶. Manipulation, traction, and massage
۱۷. Physical agent modalities
۱۸. Integrative medicine in rehabilitation
۱۹. Computer-assistive devices and environmental controls
۲۰. Neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction
۲۱. Neurogenic bowel: Dysfunction and rehabilitation
۲۲. Sexual dysfunction and disability
۲۳. Spasticity
۲۴. Prevention and management of chronic wounds
۲۵. Vascular diseases
۲۶. Burns
۲۷. Acute medical conditions
۲۸. Chronic medical conditions: Pulmonary disease, organ transplantation, and diabetes
۲۹. Cancer rehabilitation
۳۰. Geriatrics
۳۱. Rheumatologic rehabilitation
۳۲. Common neck problems
۳۳. Low back disorders
۳۴. Osteoporosis
۳۵. Upper limb pain and dysfunction
۳۶. Lower limb pain and dysfunction
۳۷. Chronic pain
۳۸. Pelvic floor disorders
۳۹. Sports medicine and adaptive sports
۴۰. Motor neuron diseases
۴۱. Neuropathies
۴۲. Myopathic disorders
۴۳. Traumatic brain injury
۴۴. Stroke syndromes
۴۵. Degenerative movement disorders of the central nervous system
۴۶. Multiple sclerosis
۴۷. Cerebral palsy
۴۸. Myelomeningocele and other spinal dysraphisms
۴۹. Spinal cord injury
۵۰. Auditory, vestibular, and visual impairments

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