Geriatric physical therapy in the 21st century: overarching principles and approaches to practice / Cathy Elrod -- Aging demographics and trends / Dale Avers -- Age-related physiological changes: an overview / Carol Sames -- Psychosocial aspects of aging / Susan Wenker and Daniel Liebzeit -- Environmental design: accommodating sensory changes and mobility limitations in the older adult / Moira Gannon Denson and Rita Wong -- Geriatric pharmacology / Charles D. Ciccone -- Functional performance measures and assessment for older adults / Dale Avers -- Exercise and physical activity for older adults / Dale Avers -- Age-related changes in gait and mobility / Julie D. Ries -- Balance and falls in older adults / Alia A. Alghwiri and Susan L. Whitney -- Patient education: implications for physical therapist practice / Elizabeth Ruckert and Katherine Beissner -- Caregiving of the older adult / Elizabeth J. Bergman and Brian W. Pulling -- The older adult who is frail / Dale Avers -- Management of the acutely ill and medically complex older patient / Chris L. Wells and Martha Townsend -- Impaired joint mobility in older adults / Kevin Chui ... [et al.] -- Impaired muscle performance in older adults / Robin L. Marcus, Paul Reidy, and Paul LaStayo -- Impaired motor control and neurologic rehabilitation in older adults / Catherine E. Lang and Marghuretta D. Bland -- Aerobic capacity and the management of the patient with cardiopulmonary and pulmonary limitations / Brady Anderson, Christian Garcia, and Lawrence P. Cahalin -- Cognitive issues in the older adult / Cathy Haines Ciolek and Sin Yi Lee -- The management of post-surgical orthopedic conditions in the older adult / Anne Thackeray and Caitlin Miller -- Management of integumentary conditions in the older adult / Alan Chong W. Lee -- Management of the pelvic floor in older men and women / Cynthia E. Neville -- Wellness in the older adult / David M. Morris and Rita A. Wong -- Acute care management of the older adult / Chris L. Wells and Jenny Forrester -- Postacute care management of the older adult / Chris L. Wells and Jenny Forrester -- Home health management of the older adult / Christine E. Fordyce -- Hospice and end of life / Karen Mueller, Christopher Wilson, and Richard Briggs -- The senior athlete / Jared M. Gollie -- Health policy for physical therapists and older adults / Ellen Strunk.
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Physical therapy for older people. Physical Therapy Modalities. Aged.