Chiropractic Care of the Older Patient

Buch | Hardcover

481 Seiten

2001
Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7506-4729-8 (ISBN)

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This textbook is devoted to the chiropractic care of the geriatric patient. Although there are many medical texts on geriatric care, those texts predominantly explore pharmacological and surgical treatments, both of which are beyond the scope of chiropractic practitioners. This text covers the subject from a chiropractic perspective for both the undergraduate and graduate chiropractic. The book also describes geriatric care from the perspective of other CAM disciplines and can be utilized by other CAM practitioners as much of the content will be equally applicable to them.

Section I The older person: on geriatrics - operational definitions, challenges and Perspectives; geriatric demographics; seniors and their concerns; theories of ageing; normal ageing. Section II Assessment of the older person: history taking and interview suggestions; physical examination; radiographic atlas. Section III Clinical conditions affecting the older person: cognitive impairments; spectrum of rheumatic syndromes in the elderly; neurological impairments; diabetes and syndrome X; immobility and muscular disorders; instability - falls, fractures and disorders of gait and proprioception; the ageing heart; neck pain, hypertension, stroke and cervical manipulation; gastrointestinal disorders; urinary incontinence in the elderly patient; skin disorders of the elderly; thyroid disease and the elderly; sleep and the elderly; iatrogenic drug reactions; care of the chronically and terminally ill patient. Section IV Treatment and management considerations for the older person: different health strategies for the older person; chiropractic technique in the care of the geriatric patient; clinical nutrition for the geriatric patient; CAMs and the older person; exercise and the older person; rehabilitation; preventative strategies; jurisprudence and the geriatric patient. Appendix: general principles of genetics.

Zusatzinfo	20 ills.
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Gewicht	1345 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
Themenwelt	Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Behandlungstechniken ► Manuelle Therapie / Chirotherapie
ISBN-10	0-7506-4729-9 / 0750647299
ISBN-13	978-0-7506-4729-8 / 9780750647298
Zustand	Neuware