Aging: The Health Care Challenge
Author: Carole Bernstein Lewis
When one enters the realm of geriatric rehabilitation, the treatment strategy changes; this book provides a strong foundation for clinical expertise in this area, as well as information for further study. The topic of geriatrics can confuse students because so much information must be extrapolated to the needs of the older person.
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Reviewer: Barbara Jean Billek-Sawhney, PT, EdD, GCS (Slippery Rock University)
Description: This book, now in its fourth-edition, serves as an entry-level book for rehabilitation professionals. It was originally published in 1985.
Purpose: It is intended as an introductory level book and covers a wide variety of topics from theories of aging to home care. The objectives are of importance for entry-level rehabilitation professionals such as occupational, physical, recreational, or speech therapists and nurses and other allied health professionals. Generally, the book does meet the objectives.
Audience: According to the author, the book is intended for practitioners and students in the area of geriatric rehabilitation. It would be useful for entry-level therapists, assistants, and allied-health professionals. The author is well recognized in the area of geriatric physical therapy.
Features: The 20 chapters are grouped into three different sections. It starts out with basic information on the theories and psychosocial aspects of aging. From there it addresses various physical aspects of aging from communication to sensory to musculoskeletal and other areas. The final section encompasses topics such as nutrition, pharmacotherapy, sexuality, Medicare documentation, clinical research, stress, among other topics. The chapter on musculoskeletal changes with age and clinical implications provides a comprehensive overview and includes interventions. Not addressed in this book, but of great importance in the healthcare challenge of aging, are the integumentary system and wounds, restraints, and vestibular concerns. Fall-risk assessment is touched upon only lightly. The case studies are well written and support the material discussed in the chapter.
Assessment: This book expands upon information presented in the former text. i.e., home care and intervention concepts for the institutionalized elderly. The book is of high quality but would be further enhanced by expanding on the discussion of certain areas and including the actual assessment tools. These include things like the mini-mental status examination, the Berg, the Timed up and Go, and the Functional Reach. In addition, images of how vision or pictures are distorted with sensory changes associated with various visual pathologies would enhance the readers' understanding of the visual impairment. Overall, the book is a valuable resource for entry-level rehabilitation professionals.
Booknews
New edition of a text that provides an interdisciplinary approach to the assessment and rehabilitative management of the elderly. With a focus upon the clinical aspects, the 20 chapters provide basic information about this age group and suggest ways to implement rehabilitation goals in a variety of care settings. Topics include theories of aging and the psychosocial and physiological dimensions, and related issues such as drugs, stress, sexuality, exercise, illness, and death and dying. New features include revisions that reflect the language of the APTA's Guide to Physical Therapy Practice, chapters on home healthcare and special considerations in a changing healthcare environment, case studies, alternative medications, standardized norms for musculoskeletal strength, and Medicare reimbursement issues. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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A textbook for students and practitioners working in geriatric rehabilitation who have a basic understanding of rehabilitation procedures. Chapters on theories and psychosocial aspects of aging, physical aspects such as daily activities and neurological processes, and external aspects such as medication, and sexuality, describe normal and pathological changes, followed by assessment and treatment modifications for the older patient. This third edition includes more information on Alzheimer's disease, new chapters on documentation and health care systems, plus chapter outlines and summaries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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3 Stars from Doody
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Medical Qigong Exercise Prescriptions: A Self-Healing Guide for Patients and Practitioners
Author: Suzanne B L Ac Friedman
Medical qigong is one of the four main branches of Chinese medicine, and it is the energetic foundation upon which the others (acupuncture, herbal medicine, and medical massage) are based. Medical qigong and tai chi exercises are becoming more popular, but there are few books that discuss how they can be used to help address specific disorders. This book is the first medical qigong book that does not simply introduce a set of exercises that are a part of a general qigong routine. Rather, the exercises provided are those prescribed to patients at qigong hospitals in China. Medical qigong doctors and Chinese medicine hospitals have used these exercises for hundreds of years and yet they are relatively unknown in this country.
The first half of the book introduces medical qigong theory from a modern Western scientific perspective as well as from the traditional Daoist and Chinese medicine perspectives, so that the reader will understand why and how medical qigong exercises work. The second half is practical exercises for self-healing. The book introduces guidelines for selecting appropriate exercises, and then the exercises themselves. There are general tonification (strengthening), purgation (sedating), and regulation exercises for health maintenance, followed by sections on specific organ and health disorders.
This book targets health care practitioners as well as "patients," meaning anyone interested in taking an active role in the healing process.
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