GERIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY MODULE 1 - PT

Course overview

This course utilizes text from the hardback textbook by Andrew A. Guccione, PT, PhD, DPT, FAPTA; Rita A. Wong EdD, PT; and Dale Aver, PT, DPT, Phd ¿Geriatric Physical Therapy¿ ¿2012. Geriatric Physical Therapy offers a comprehensive presentation of geriatric physical therapy science and practice. Thoroughly revised and updated, this text provides current information on aging-related changes in function, the impact of these changes on patient examination and evaluation, and intervention approaches that maximize optimal aging. Chapters emphasize evidence-based content that clinicians can use throughout the patient management process. ¿Geriatric Physical Therapy¿ is clinically accurate and relevant while at the same time exploring theory and rationale for evidence-based practice. Course Outline: Chapter 1: Foundations Geriatric Physical Therapy in the 21st Century: Overarching Principles and Approaches to Practice Chapter 2: Implications of an Aging Population for Rehabilitation: Demography, Mortality, and Morbidity of Older Adults Chapter 3: The Physiology of Aging-related and Lifestyle-related Decline Chapter 4: Geriatric Pharmacology Chapter 5: Exercise and Physical Activity for Older Adults Chapter 6: Health and Function: Patient Management Principles