Geriatric Physical Therapy

3rd Edition

By Andrew A. Guccione, PT, PhD, DPT, FAPTA, Deputy Director, Health Services Research & Development at Department of Veteran Affairs, Washington DC; Rita Wong, EdD, PT, Physical Therapy Department Chair, Professor of Physical Therapy, Marymount University, Arlington, VA and Dale Avers, PT, DPT PhD, Director, Post Professional DPT Program, Department of Physical Therapy Education, College of Health Professions, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY

Part 1: Foundations

1. Geriatric Physical Therapy in the 21^st Century: Overarching Principles and Approaches to Practice
2. Implications of an Aging Population for Rehabilitation: Demography, Mortality, and Morbidity
3. Physiology of Aging-related Decline and its Functional Impact
4. Geriatric Pharmacology
5. Exercise and Physical Activity for Older Adults

Part 2: Contexts for Examination and Intervention

6. Health and Function: Patient Management Principles
7. Environmental Design: Accommodating Sensory Changes in Older Adults
8. Cognitive impairment in Older Adults
9. Evaluation of the Acute and Medically Complex Patient
10. Motivation and Patient Education: Implication for Physical Therapist Practice
11. Older Adults and Their Families

Part 3: Evaluation, Diagnosis, and the Plan of Care

12. Impaired Aerobic Capacity/Endurance
13. Impaired Joint Mobility
14. Impaired Muscle Performance
15. Impaired Motor Control
16. Impaired Posture
17. Ambulation: Impact of Age-related Changes on Functional Mobility
18. Balance and Falls

Part 4: Special Problems and Interventions

19. Impaired Integumentary Integrity
20. Management of Urinary Incontinence in Women and Men
21. Conservative Pain Management for the Older Adult
22. Lower Limb Orthothese for Older Adults
23. Prosthetic Management for the Older Adult with Lower Limb Amputation

Part 5: Special Populations and the Continuum of Care

24. Wellness for the Aging Adult
25. Home-health Physical Therapy
26. Patient Management in Post-Acute Inpatient Settings
27. Hospice and End of Life
28. Senior Athlete
29. Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Part 6: Societal Issues

30. Reimbursement and Payment Policy
31. Health Policy and Advocacy in the United States: A Perspective for Geriatric Physical Therapy