Braddoms Rehabilitation Care: A Clinical Handbook

Ideal for use at the bedside or in outpatient clinics, Braddom’s Rehabilitation Care by Drs. David X. Cifu and Henry L. Lew provides dependable, up-to-date content in a portable, concise handbook format. The fully updated 2nd Edition covers the everyday topics you need ― pain management, pediatric, adult, and geriatric care, spasticity, assistive devices, orthoses, outcome measures, and much more ― all derived from the most trusted name in the field of PM&R. Presents authoritative content derived from the #1 comprehensive reference in the field: Braddom’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, in a concise, and portable format. Highlights key concepts spanning the full spectrum of rehabilitation medicine to help optimize outcomes for individuals with a range of chronic diseases, impairments, and disabilities. Features a reader-friendly design with succinct, templated chapters for ease of use. Offers insights from an international panel of PM&R experts. Reflects updates to the latest advances and technologies, including new information on stroke evaluation, rehabilitation, and therapies; interventional pain management options; gait and prosthetics; ultrasound, fluoroscopy; electrodiagnosis; occupational medicine and vocational rehabilitation; the neurogenic bladder; upper limb amputation; medical frailty; and more. Provides a quick reference or study resource for the entire rehabilitation team: PM&R professionals and trainees, NPs, PAs, PTs, STs, and OTs; and residents in neurology, neurosurgery, rheumatology, geriatrics, pediatrics, and orthopedics. Features online videos that provide guidance on essential techniques, and eSlides that summarize key teaching points and clinical pearls using robust images and diagrams in a presentation format. An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.