Main description:

Ensure children with disabilities and special healthcare needs achieve their full potential.

Noted authorities Susan Effgen, Allyssa LaForme Fiss and a team of scholars and clinical experts explore the role of the physical therapist in meeting the needs of children and their families in a culturally appropriate content using a family-centered, abilities-based model. From the major body systems to assistive technology and intervention support, you'll develop the clinical knowledge you need to provide a child with the very best care from initial examination to graduation from your services.

Contents:

I. FOUNDATIONS OF SERVICE DELIVERY/li>
1. Serving the Needs of Children and Their Families
2. Child Development
3. Child Appraisal: Examination and Evaluation
4. Family-Centered Care
II. SYSTEMS
5. Musculoskeletal System: Structure, Function, and Evaluation
6. Musculoskeletal System: Considerations and Interventions for Specific Pediatric Pathologies
7. Neuromuscular System: Examination, Evaluation, and Diagnoses
8. Neuromuscular System: The Plan of Care
9. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems
10. Integumentary System
III. SERVICE DELIVERY SETTINGS
11. Early Intervention
12. Schools
13. Sports Settings for the School-Aged Child
14. Pediatric Acute-Care Hospital
15. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
16. Rehabilitation Settings
17. Assistive Technology: Positioning, Mobility, and Other Technologies
IV. CASE STUDIES
18. Case Study: Cerebral Palsy
19. Case Study: Cystic Fibrosis
20. Case Study: Down Syndrome
21. Case Study: Pediatric Leukemia
22. Case Study: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
23. Case Study: Developmental Coordination Disorder
24. Case Study: Myelodysplasia
25. Case Study: Autism Spectrum Disorder
26. Case Study: Congenital Muscular Torticollis