Main description:

Therapeutic Exercise for Children With Developmental Disabilities has been expanded and updated to include everything a student or professional needs to know when working with children with developmental disabilities. Continuing the emphasis on evidence-based practice from the previous editions, this comprehensive Fourth Edition enhances critical thinking and evaluation skills.

Throughout the course of the text, Drs. Barbara H. Connolly and Patricia C. Montgomery present case studies of 5 children with various developmental disabilities to bring a problem-solving approach to each individual chapter topic. The case studies include 2 two children with cerebral palsy (GMFCS Levels I and V), a child with myelomeningocele, a child with Down syndrome, and a child with developmental coordination disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Each chapter's examination, evaluation, and intervention recommendations are accompanied by specific treatment objectives and therapeutic activities, plus a companion website with 17 videos, which contains 90 minutes of content to illustrate concepts. Recent research and clinical recommendations, as well as related references, are also provided in each chapter.

This Fourth Edition utilizes the American Physical Therapy Association's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice 3.0 and the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health--Children and Youth as its framework. The focus of the chapters is on children's participation and empowerment, rather than body function and structure.

Examples of new and updated topics in the Fourth Edition:

Practice in the NICU
Early mobility strategies
Communication strategies with children and families
Aquatic therapy
Upper extremity constraint-induced therapy
Mirror therapy
Lower extremity treadmill training

With helpful videos, informative figures, and compelling case studies, Therapeutic Exercise for Children With Developmental Disabilities, Fourth Edition is the perfect resource for both students and practicing clinicians.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Foundational Sciences for Intervention
Chapter 2: Examination and Evaluation: Tests and Measures
Chapter 3: Establishing Functional Goals and Organizing Intervention
Chapter 4: Communications to Establish Rapport With Children and Their Families

Chapter 5: The Children: History and Tests/Measures
Chapter 6: Applying the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice 3.0
Chapter 7: Physical Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Chapter 8: The Influence of Oral, Pharyngeal, and Respiratory Functions
Chapter 9: Sensory Considerations in Therapeutic Interventions
Chapter 10: Developing Postural Control
Chapter 11: Facilitating Early Mobility
Chapter 12: Assessment and Development of Gait Skills
Chapter 13: Promoting Upper Extremity Control
Chapter 14: Selection and Use of Assistive Technology Devices
Chapter 15: Physical Therapy in the Educational Environment:
Chapter 16: Aquatic Therapy
Chapter 17: The Children: Physical Therapy Management
Chapter 18: Issues in Aging in Individuals With Lifelong Disabilities