Pedretti's Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction -8판

Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, 8th Edition prepares you for 
occupational therapy practice with adults who have physical disabilities. 
This cornerstone text provides a foundation for the development of clinical reasoning skills in a comprehensive, 
case-based learning approach to physical dysfunction. 
New full color photos and helpful pedagogy, including threaded case studies, OT Practice Notes, ethical 
considerations, and end-of-chapter review questions, reinforce learning, enhance retention, and prompt you to apply 
principles in a clinical setting.

UNIQUE! Threaded case studies, woven throughout each chapter, help you apply concepts to real-life clinical 
   practice. 
UNIQUE! Ethical Considerations boxes highlight the key ethical concerns of treatment options so you can 
   practice ethically. 
UNIQUE! OT Practice Notes convey important considerations for professional practice. 
Focuses on the occupational therapist’s role in health and wellness, which the OTA has identified as a key 
   practice area in the 21st century. 
Information on prevention, rather than simply intervention or treatment, shows how OTs can take a proactive 
   role in patient care. 
Evidence-based content included throughout, especially in regards to evaluation and intervention.  
Content on occupational therapy’s commitment to considering cultural and ethnic diversity in every chapter. 
Key terms, chapter outlines, chapter objectives lay out the information you can expect to learn from each 
   chapter.
NEW! Coverage of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF-3) increases your understanding of the 
   OTPF-3 and its relationship to the practice of occupational therapy with adults who have physical disabilities. 
NEW! All new section on the therapeutic use of self, which the OTPF lists as the single most important line 
   of intervention occupational therapists can provide. 
NEW! Chapter on hospice and palliative care presents the evidence-base for hospice and palliative care 
   occupational therapy; describes the role of the occupational therapist with this population within the parameters of 
   the third edition of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF-3); and recommends clinician self-care 
   strategies to support ongoing quality care. 
UPDATED! Completely revised Spinal Cord Injury chapter addresses restoration of available musculature; self-
   care; independent living skills; short- and long-term equipment needs; environmental accessibility; and educational, 
   work, and leisure activities. It looks at how the occupational therapist offers emotional support and intervention 
   during every phase of the rehabilitation program. 
UPDATED! Completely revised chapter on low back pain discusses topics that are critical for the occupational 
   therapist including: anatomy; client evaluation; interventions areas; client-centered occupational therapy analysis; 
   and intervention strategies for frequently impacted occupations. 
UPDATED! Revised Special Needs of the Older Adult chapter now utilizes a top-down approach, starting with 
   wellness and productive aging, then moving to occupation and participation in meaningful activity and finally, 
   highlighting body functions and structures which have the potential to physiologically decline as a person ages. 
NEW and EXPANDED! Additional section in the Orthotics chapter looks at the increasing array of orthotic 
   devices available in today’s marketplace, such as robot-assisted therapy, to support the weak upper extremity. 
UPDATED! Revised chapters on joint range of motion and evaluation of muscle strength include new full color 
   photos to better illustrate how to perform these key procedures. 
EXPANDED! New information in the Burns and Burn Rehabilitation chapter, including expanded discussions on 
   keloid scars, silver infused dressings, biosynthetic products, the reconstructive phase of rehabilitation, and 
   patient education. 
UPDATED and EXPANDED! Significantly updated chapter on amputations and prosthetics includes the addition of 
   a new threaded case study on "Daniel", a 19-year-old combat engineer in the United States Army who suffered the 
   traumatic amputation of his non-dominant left upper extremity below the elbow.



Part 1: Overview: Occupational Therapy Foundations for Physical Dysfunction 
   1. The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework and the Practice of Occupational Therapy for Persons with Physical   
      Disabilities 
   2. History and Practice Trends in the Treatment of Physical Dysfunction

Part 2: Occupational Therapy Process and Practice 
   3. Application of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework to Physical Dysfunction 
   4. Evidence-Based Practice for OT 
   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 3: 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 4: 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 of Perception Dysfunction 
  26. Evaluation and Treatment of Limited Occupational Performance Secondary to Cognitive Dysfunction 
  27. Eating and Swallowing 
  28. Pain Management

Part 5: The Occupational Therapy Process: Implementation of Intervention
  29. Therapeutic Occupations and Modalities 
  30. Orthotics 
  31. Traditional Sensorimotor Approaches to Intervention  
  32. Motor Learning
 
Part 6: 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 Condition: 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 Diseases 
  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