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David Xavier Cifu is an American physiatrist, researcher, and medical educator. He is the Associate Dean for Innovation and System Integration in the School of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, the chairman and Herman J. Flax M.D. Professor of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Virginia Commonwealth University, staff physiatrist at the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center, founding director of the VCU-Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering and senior TBI specialist in the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration.

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For more than 25 years, Braddom's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has been the most trusted resource for PM&R physicians and residents on physiatry knowledge and techniques. Under the longstanding editorial leadership of Dr. David X. Cifu, the fully revised 7th Edition continues the tradition of excellence with in-depth coverage of essential core principles along with the latest cutting-edge research, innovative technologies, and interventional procedures that enhance patient care and facilitate optimal return to function. A succinct, easy-to-navigate format emphasizes need-to-know material, while numerous high-quality illustrations, step-by-step videos, and quick-reference study features make this edition a complete, evidence-based resource for every member of the PM&R team.

• Offers comprehensive coverage of stroke, interventional pain management, gait and prosthetics, USG, fluoroscopy, electrodiagnosis, assistive technology, impairment rating and disability determination, integrative medicine, and much more
• Features highly illustrated, templated chapters that are easy to navigate without sacrificing coverage of key topics
• Contains new coverage of functional medicine as a whole health approach, including atypical systemic disorders covering long COVID, dementia, and autoimmune disorders
• Includes study sheets, high-yield information boxes, and case studies for problem-based learning, as well as new summary pearls in every chapter
• Provides online access to more than 100 videos on physical assessment and ultrasound techniques, and hundreds of multiple-choice self-assessment questions

• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date

  Inhalt

  Section 1 Evaluation
  1 The Physiatric History and Physical
  Examination
  2 Examination of the Pediatric Patient
  3 Rehabilitation of Swallowing Disorders
  4 Auditory, Vestibular, and Visual Impairments
  5 Psychological Assessment and Intervention in
  Rehabilitation
  6 Practical Aspects of Impairment Rating and
  Disability Determination
  7 Occupational Medicine and Vocational
  Rehabilitation
  8 Quality and Outcome Measures for Medical
  Rehabilitation
  9 Electrodiagnostic Medicine

  Section 2 Treatment Techniques and Special
  Equipment
  10 Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Restoration in
  Upper Limb Amputation
  11 Lower Limb Amputation and Gait
  12 Upper Limb Orthoses and Robotics
  13 Lower Limb Orthoses
  14 Spinal Orthoses
  15 Wheelchairs and Seating Systems
  16 Therapeutic Exercise
  17 Manipulation, Traction, and Massage
  18 Physical Agent Modalities
  19 Integrative Medicine in Rehabilitation
  20 Assistive Technology and Environmental Control
  Devices

  Section 3 Common Clinical Problems
  21 Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract
  Dysfunction
  22 Neurogenic Bowel: Dysfunction and
  Rehabilitation
  23 Sexual Dysfunction and Disability
  24 Spasticity
  25 Prevention and Management of Pressure Injuries
  and Chronic Ulcers
  26 Vascular Diseases
  27 Burns
  28 Acute Medical Conditions: Cardiopulmonary
  Disease, Medical Frailty, and Renal Failure
  29 Chronic Medical Conditions: Pulmonary Disease,
  Organ Transplantation, and Diabetes
  30 Cancer Rehabilitation
  31 Geriatrics
  32 Rehabilitation of Common Rheumatological
  Disorders

  Section 4 Issues in Specific Diagnoses
  33 Common Neck Problems
  34 Low Back Disorders
  35 Osteoporosis
  36 Upper Limb Pain and Dysfunction
  37 Lower Limb Pain and Dysfunction
  38 Chronic Pain
  39 Pelvic Floor Disorders
  40 Sports Medicine and Adaptive Sports
  41 Motor Neuron Diseases
  42 Peripheral Nerve Disorders
  43 Myopathic Disorders
  44 Traumatic Brain Injury
  45 Stroke Rehabilitation
  46 Degenerative Movement Disorders of the Central
  Nervous System
  47 Multiple Sclerosis
  48 Cerebral Palsy
  49 Myelomeningocele and Other Spinal
  Dysraphisms
  50 Spinal Cord Injury

  Index