Oxford Handbook of Rehabilitation Medicine

The Oxford Handbook of Rehabilitation Medicine is designed to provide concise information on rehabilitation aspects of long-term medical conditions affecting adults. The book has two sections, one on clinical symptom-specific approaches and another on condition-specific approaches. The clinical approach section outlines the management of common symptoms encountered in rehabilitation settings. The section on specific conditions provides information that will enable the reader to put the symptoms in context with the condition and provide direct management in a comprehensive and holistic manner.

As the practice in rehabilitation goes beyond dealing with condition specific symptoms and is more focused on problem solving, the handbook provides a solid grounding in managing common practical problems in functions such as mobility, cognition, sex, relationships and work productivity. The conditions covered include neurological, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiac, pulmonary, cancer, vascular, trauma and burns. The latest advances from the field of orthotics, prosthesis, wheelchairs, technical aids and rehabilitation technology are included. The content and layout within each chapter and handbook as a whole attempt to capture all the aspects of WHO ICF biopsychosocial model for health conditions.

This Handbook, although aimed at medical doctors in the specialist area of Rehabilitation Medicine (also known as Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in some countries), will prove useful to other members of the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, psychologists, speech and language therapists, dieticians, support workers and any other allied healthcare professionals working in rehabilitation of chronic conditions. The Handbook will also appeal to doctors in the related specialties like Neurology, Orthopaedics and Trauma, Palliative Medicine, Geriatrics, Pain Medicine and Sports and Exercise Medicine.

Table of Contents

1: Concepts of rehabilitation
2: Epidemiology
3: Rehabilitation team
4: Organisation of services
5: History and examination
6: Rehabilitation assessment and evaluation
7: Cognition and behaviour
8: Communication
9: Swallowing
10: Spasticity and contractures
11: Chronic pain
12: Neurogenic bladder and bowel
13: Sexual function
14: Skin problems
15: Injections in rehabilitation medicine
16: Cardiac rehabilitation
17: Respiratory issues in rehabilitation
18: Mobility and gait
19: Family and relationships
20: Vocational rehabilitation
21: Orthotics
22: Wheelchairs and seating
23: Assistive technology
24: Personal factors in rehabilitation
25: Rehabilitation in critical illness
26: Traumatic brain injury
27: Spinal cord injury
28: Stroke
29: Multiple Sclerosis
30: Cerebral palsy
31: Neurodegenerative conditions
32: Prolonged disorders of consciousness
33: Disorders of the peripheral nerves
34: Muscle disorders
35: Common musculoskeletal conditions
36: Musculoskeletal problems of upper and lower limb
37: Spinal problems
38: Cancer rehabilitation
39: Geriatric rehabilitation
40: Burns rehabilitation
41: Amputee rehabilitation

Manoj Sivan, Associate Clinical Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Leeds. Honorary Consultant Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Community NHS Trusts. Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester, UK, Margaret Phillips, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton Foundation NHS Trust, Derby, UK, Ian Baguley, Clinical Associate Professor, Macquarie University, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Rehabilitation Medicine, Westmead Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, and Melissa Nott, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Charles Stuart University, Albury-Wodonga, Australia