Fundamentals of hand therapy : clinical reasoning and treatment guidelines for common diagnoses of the upper extremity /
edited by Cynthia Cooper, Owner, Cooper Hand Therapy, Scottsdale, AZ, Adjunct Faculty, Occupational Therapy, A.T. Still University, Mesa, AZ.
- Second edition.
- xii, 596 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Fundamentals -- Fundamentals of clinical reasoning: hand therapy concepts and treatment techniques -- Upper extremity anatomy -- Edema reduction techniques: a biologic rationale for selection -- Tissue-specific exercises for the upper extremity -- Evaluation of the hand and upper extremity -- Assessment of functional outcomes -- Professionalism -- Clients with functional somatic syndromes or challenging behavior -- Fundamentals of client-therapist rapport -- Roles of therapy assistants in hand therapy -- Some thoughts on professionalism -- Treatment guidelines for common diagnoses of the upper extremity -- Common shoulder diagnoses -- Common elbow diagnoses -- Common peripheral nerve problems -- Common wrist and hand fractures -- Common forms of tendinitis/tendinosis -- Common finger strains and deformities -- Tendon injury -- Arthritis -- Pain-related syndromes: complex regional pain syndrome and fibromyalgia -- Burns -- Common infections -- Ganglion cysts and other common tumors of the hand and wrist -- Traumatic hand injury involving multiple structures -- Preventing and treating stiffness -- Dupuytren's disease -- Upper extremity problems in clients with central nervous system dysfunction -- Pediatric hand therapy -- Geriatric hand therapy.
9780323091046 (hbk.)
2014497645
Hand--Wounds and injuries. Hand--Diseases--Treatment. Arm--Wounds and injuries. Arm--Diseases--Treatment.