GERIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY MODULE 4 - 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 19: Impaired Integumentary Integrity Chapter 20: Management of Urinary Incontinence in Women and Men Chapter 21: Conservative Pain Management for the Older Adult Chapter 22: Lower Limb Orthoses for Older Adults Chapter 23: Prosthetic Management for the Older Adult with Lower Limb Amputation Chapter 30: Reimbursement and Payment Policy Chapter 31: Health Policy and Advocacy in the United States: A Perspective for Geriatric Physical Therapy