Geriatric Physical Therapy

by Andrew A. Guccione, Rita Wong, Dale Avers

Geriatric Physical Therapy offers a comprehensive presentation of geriatric physical therapy science and practice. Thoroughly revised and updated, editors Andrew Guccione , Rita Wong, and Dale Avers and their contributors provide 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. Six new chapters Exercise Prescription, Older Adults and Their Families, Impaired Joint Mobility, Impaired Motor Control, Home-based Service Delivery, and Hospice and End of Life . Clinically accurate and relevant while at the same time exploring theory and rationale for evidence-based practice, it’s perfect for students and practicing clinicians. It’s also an excellent study aid for the Geriatric Physical Therapy Specialization exam.

624 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Julia Wood]

WB 460 G369 2012

[Caroline Mathews]

A textbook for physical therapists; not self-help.

All about the slippery slope and its alternatives - stresses optimal diet; sound sleep and enough rest; aerobic, weight bearing, and stretching/balancing exercises; spirituality, and social discourse.

I seem to be somewhere between fun and function on the slippery slope and need to work to keep frailty at bay while trying climb back up the curved vigor diagram which does not picture the final step, failure, until the age of 95+.