Geriatric Rehabilitation: From Bedside to Curbside (Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series)

__Geriatric Rehabilitation__ addresses the fact that this is an age in which individuals have increasing longevity, better health care, education and expectations of health care which present new, increasing and even radical challenges to health care providers. The care of our older patients in rehabilitation settings demands the broad understanding of the key differences in strategies to care for older adults. The combined skills embraced in rehabilitation and geriatrics are presenting unprecedented opportunities for both fields to make substantive and even ground-breaking improvements in the lives of millions of older adults who entrust their lives to us. Rarely in one’s medical career are such opportunities so evident and achievable. __Geriatric Rehabilitation__ edited by Dr. K. Rao Poduri, MD. FAAPMR draws on a distinguished group of authors who are the front-line providers of care to the older adults. This book presents the full spectrum of the unique care needs of older patients who need the combined skills of physical medicine and geriatrics. It provides an easily accessible means of acquiring and improving these new skills for all those involved in geriatric care. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Editor -- Contributors -- Geriatric Rehabilitation: Introduction -- SECTION I: Basics of Aging -- Chapter 1 Demographics, Biology, and Physiology -- Chapter 2 Geriatric Assessment and the Physical Examination of the Older Adult -- Chapter 3 Psychosocial Assessment -- Chapter 4 Functional Assessment and Measures -- Chapter 5 Pharmacology in Geriatric Rehabilitation -- Chapter 6 Exercise in the Older Adult -- SECTION II: Geriatric Syndromes -- Chapter 7 Frailty -- Chapter 8 Delirium -- Chapter 9 Urinary Incontinence in Older Adults -- Chapter 10 Falls and Gait Impairment -- Chapter 11 Pressure Ulcers in Older Adults -- Chapter 12 Pain and Its Management in Older Adults -- Chapter 13 Polypharmacy and Rational Prescribing: Finding the "Golden Mean" for the "Silver Tsunami"--Chapter 14 Sleep Disorders in Older Adults -- SECTION III: Systemic Disorders in Geriatric Rehabilitation -- Chapter 15 Dysphagia in Older Adults and Its Management -- Chapter 16 Vision Impairment and Its Management in Older Adults -- Chapter 17 Arthritis and Common Musculoskeletal Conditions -- Chapter 18 Osteoporosis and Exercise in the Older Adult -- Chapter 19 Diabetes in Older Adults and Its Management -- Chapter 20 Cardiovascular Disease -- Chapter 21 Pulmonary Disease in the Geriatric Population -- Chapter 22 Geriatric Strokes and Brain Injuries -- Chapter 23 Cancer Rehabilitation -- Chapter 24 Spinal Cord Injury in Older Adults -- Chapter 25 Parkinson's Disease and Rehabilitation -- Chapter 26 Aging and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities -- SECTION IV: Health Maintenance, Caregiving, and Postacute Rehabilitation: Bedside to Curbside -- Chapter 27 Inpatient Rehabilitation: Acute, Subacute, and in Community Settings 'Geriatric Rehabilitation' addresses the fact that this is an age in which individuals have increasing longevity, better health care, education and expectations of health care which present new, increasing and even radical challenges to health care providers. Geriatric Rehabilitation addresses the fact that this is an age in which individuals have increasing longevity, better health care, education and expectations of health care which present new, increasing and even radical challenges to health care providers. The care of our older patients in rehabilitation settings demands the broad understanding of the key differences in strategies to care for older adults. The combined skills embraced in rehabilitation and geriatrics are presenting unprecedented opportunities for both fields to make substantive and even ground-breaking improvements in the lives of millions of older adults who entrust their lives to us. Rarely in one's medical career are such opportunities so evident and achievable. Geriatric Rehabilitation edited by Dr. K. Rao Poduri, MD. FAAPMR draws on a distinguished group of authors who are the front-line providers of care to the older adults. This book presents the full spectrum of the unique care needs of older patients who need the combined skills of physical medicine and geriatrics. It provides an easily accessible means of acquiring and improving these new skills for all those involved in geriatric care Geriatric Rehabilitation addresses the fact that this is an age in which individuals have increasing longevity, better health care, education and expectations of health care which present new, increasing and even radical challenges to health care providers. The care of our older patients in rehabilitation settings demands the broad understanding of the key differences in strategies to care for older adults. The combined skills embraced in rehabilitation and geriatrics are presenting unprecedented opportunities for both fields to make substantive and even ground-breaking improvements in the lives of millions of older adults who entrust their lives to us. Rarely in one's medical career are such opportunities so evident and achievable. Geriatric Rehabilitation edited by Dr. K. Rao Poduri, MD. FAAPMR draws on a distinguished group of authors who are the front-line providers of care to the older adults. This book presents the full spectrum of the unique care needs of older patients who need the combined skills of physical medicine and geriatrics. It provides an easily accessible means of acquiring and improving these new skills for all those involved in geriatric care. [Ed.] Chapter 28 Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Older Adults -- Chapter 29 Assistive Technology for Older Adults -- Chapter 30 Ethical Issues in Older Adults -- Chapter 31 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues -- Chapter 32 Economics of Geriatric Rehabilitation -- Chapter 33 Aging Gracefully: A Global Perspective -- Index