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Gain the knowledge and skills you need to treat patients with physical disabilities! Pedretti's Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, 9th Edition uses a case-based approach to provide a solid foundation in evaluation, intervention, and clinical reasoning. With the OT practice framework as a guide, you will focus on the core concepts and central goals of patient care. And by studying threaded case studies, you will learn to apply theory to clinical practice. Written by a team of expert OT educators and professionals led by Heidi McHugh Pendleton and Winifred Schultz-Krohn, this edition includes an eBook free with each new print purchase, featuring video clips of OT skills and a fully searchable version of the entire text

UNIQUE! Threaded case studies begin and are woven through each chapter, helping you develop clinical reasoning and decision-making skills and to apply concepts to real-life clinical practice.
UNIQUE! Ethical Considerations boxes examine the obligation to collaborate with clients on their care, using evidence to select treatment options.
UNIQUE! OT Practice Notes convey important tips and insights into professional practice.
Illustrated, evidence-based content provides a foundation for practice, especially relating to evaluation and intervention.
Information on prevention - rather than simply intervention or treatment - shows how OTs can take a proactive role in client care.
Focus on health promotion and wellness addresses the role of the occupational therapist in what the AOTA has identified as a key practice area.
Content on cultural and ethnic diversity is included in every chapter, reflecting occupational therapy's commitment to this important issue.
Key terms, chapter outlines, and chapter objectives highlight the information you can expect to learn from each chapter.

NEW! Updated content reflects the new Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF) and the new Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) curriculum standards along with the new AOTA Code of Ethics.
NEW! Implementation of Occupational Therapy Services, Therapeutic Use of Self, Telehealth, and Lifestyle Redesign chapters are added to this edition.
NEW! Content on the role of the occupational therapist with clients/patients who experience long COVID.
NEW! Inside look at the lived experience of disability covers the intersection of disability perspectives and occupational justice, along with the implications for Occupational Therapy.
NEW! Updated Mindfulness chapter is expanded to cover the wide use of mindfulness in occupational therapy for those with physical disabilities.
NEW! eBook version - included with print purchase - allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices, and offers the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have the content read aloud.

Contents:

1 The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework and the Practice of Occupational Therapy for People With Physical Disabilities

2 History and Practice Trends in Physical Dysfunction Intervention

PART II Occupational Therapy Process and Practice

3 Application of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework to Physical Dysfunction

4 Evidence-Based Practice for Occupational Therapy

5 Health Promotion and Well-Being for People With Physical Disabilities

6 Personal and Social Contexts of Disability: Implications for Occupational Therapists

7 Teaching Activities in Occupational Therapy

8 Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services

9 Infection Control and Safety Issues in the Clinic

PART III Occupational Performance and the Performance Areas: Evaluation and Intervention

10 Activities of Daily Living

11 Mobility

12 Sexuality and Physical Dysfunction

13 Sleep and Rest

14 Work Evaluation and Work Programs

15 Americans with Disabilities Act and Related Laws that Promote Participation in Work, Leisure, and Activities of Daily Living

16 Leisure Occupations

17 Assistive Technology

PART IV Performance Skills and Client Factors: Evaluation and Intervention

18 Performance Skills: Definitions and Evaluation in the Context of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework

19 Evaluation of Motor Control

20 Occupation-Based Functional Motion Assessment

21 Joint Range of Motion

22 Evaluation of Muscle Strength

23 Evaluation of Sensation and Intervention for Sensory Dysfunction

24 Evaluation and Treatment of Visual Deficits After Brain Injury

25 Evaluation and Intervention for Perception Dysfunction

26 Evaluation and Treatment of Limited Occupational Performance Secondary to Cognitive Dysfunction

27 Eating and Swallowing

28 Pain Management

PART V The Occupational Therapy Process: Implementation of Intervention

29 Therapeutic Occupations and Modalities

30 Orthotics

31 Traditional Sensorimotor Approaches to Intervention

32 Motor Learning

PART VI Intervention Applications

33 Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)

34 Traumatic Brain Injury

35 Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System

36 Spinal Cord Injury

37 Disorders of the Motor Unit

38 Arthritis

39 Hand and Upper Extremity Injuries

40 Orthopedic Conditions: Hip Fractures and Hip, Knee, and Shoulder Replacements

41 Low Back Pain

42 Burns and Burn Rehabilitation

43 Amputations and Prosthetics

44 Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseas

45 Cancer and Oncology Rehabilitation

46 Special Needs of the Older Adult

47 HIV Infection and AIDS

48 Polytrauma and Occupational Therapy

49 Occupational Therapy in Hospice and Palliative Care