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Used as both a core textbook in PT programs and as a clinical reference, Physical Therapy for Children, 3rd Edition, provides the essential information needed by PTs, both student and professional, when working with children. Like the previous bestselling editions, the 3rd edition follows the practice pattern categories of the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice and presents evidence-based coverage of treatment in a convenient and concise format. Users will discover that the new edition features more case studies, and revised chapters with additional information.
Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Chapter 1 Evidence-Based Decision Making in Pediatric Physical Therapy
- Chapter 2 The Child's Development of Functional Movement
- Chapter 3 Motor Control: Developmental Aspects of Motor Control in Skill Acquisition
- Chapter 4 Motor Learning: Theories and Strategies for the Practitioner
- Chapter 5 Gait: Development and Analysis
- Chapter 6 Musculoskeletal Development and Adaptation
- Chapter 7 Genomics and Genetic Syndromes Affecting Movement
- Chapter 8 Physical Fitness During Childhood and Adolescence
- Chapter 9 Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Chapter 10 Hemophilia
- Chapter 11 Spinal Conditions
- Chapter 12 Congenital Muscular Torticollis
- Chapter 13 Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita
- Chapter 14 Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Chapter 15 Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Chapter 16 Limb Deficiencies and Amputations
- Chapter 17 Orthopedic Conditions
- Chapter 18 Sports Injuries in Children
- Chapter 19 Developmental Coordination Disorders
- Chapter 20 Children with Motor and Cognitive Impairments
- Chapter 21 Cerebral Palsy
- Chapter 22 Brachial Plexus Injury
- Chapter 23 Spinal Cord Injury
- Chapter 24 Brain Injuries: Traumatic Brain Injuries, Near-Drowning, and Brain Tumors
- Chapter 25 Myelodysplasia
- Chapter 26 Children Requiring Long-Term Ventilator Assistance
- Chapter 27 Cystic Fibrosis
- Chapter 28 Asthma: Multisystem Implications
- Chapter 29 Thoracic Surgery
- Chapter 30 The Environment of Intervention
- Chapter 31 Early Intervention Services
- Chapter 32 The Educational Environment
- Chapter 33 Assistive Technology
- Chapter 34 The Burn Unit
- Chapter 35 The Special Care Nursery
- Chapter 36 Private Practice Pediatric Physical Therapy: A Quest for Independence and Success
- Chapter 37 Medicolegal Issues in the United States
