Orthotics : clinical pratice and rehabilitation technology
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Orthotics : clinical pratice and rehabilitation technology
Churchill Livingstone, c1995
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This timely and helpful book examines the clinical application of orthotics and other assistive devices, reviews these devices by region, and offers guidance to the latest rehabilitative technology, including function and biomechanical efficacy, indications and contraindications, measurement and fitting. Features: * Focus on clinical applications of orthotics and other assistive devices * Reviews orthotic devices organized by body regions * Guide to rehabilitative technology, including devices which increase mobility and environmental adaptations which aid the disabled in activities of daily living. * Provides essential information for health providers ranging from practicing occupational and physical therapists to the teachers of orthotics courses * Extensive enough to serve as a reference for doctors * Glossary of terms * Each chapter discusses orthotic designs, materials, and special advice for fittings
Table of Contents
Basic Principles of Orthotics and Rehabilitation. Lower Limb Orthotics. Foot Orthoses and Prescription Shoes. Spinal Orthoses. Upper Limb Orthoses. Orthotic Management of Children. Wheelchairs. Adaptive Driving Modifications. Adaptations in and to the Home Environment. Environmental Control for Persons with Disabilities. Eponymic Orthoses and Orthotic Terminology.
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