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Quick Reference Dictionary for Physical Therapy has been revised and updated into a Third Edition to include the latest information in the field of physical therapy.

The field of geriatric rehabilitation is constantly changing due to the discovery of new evidence-based evaluation and treatment strategies, as well as the continual support or refutation of older theories and practices. A Clinical Approach to Geriatric Rehabilitation has been updated to be at the forefront of these changes.

Recognizes the role of the physical therapist assistant (PTA) in a variety of heath care settings from acute to home to long-term care settings. This book focuses on the clinically relevant assessment, treatment, and management of the geriatric population. It emphasises on treatment interventions - techniques, tips, and options.

Quick Reference Dictionary for Physical Therapy has been revised and updated into a Third Edition to include the latest information in the field of physical therapy. This reference book, designed specifically for the physical therapist and physical therapist assistant student and practitioner, provides a magnitude of terms, definitions, guidelines, and references essential to the field. This Third Edition provides quick access to over 3400 words and their definitions that are encountered on a day-to-day basis (400 more than the previous edition). There are also 41 appendices in this user-friendly, pocket-sized reference where you can find information such as lists of general acronyms and abbreviations for words commonly used in physical therapy/rehabilitation; commonly used acronyms for evaluative tests and measures; and definitions of impairment, disability, and handicap as established and accepted by the World Health Organization. What is new inside the Third Edition:More than 100 new abbreviations and acronymsUpdated Code of Ethics for the Physical TherapistA new Drug Prescribing and Elimination Abbreviations appendixUpdates to suggested readingsQuick Reference Dictionary for Physical Therapy, Third Edition is the perfect, pocket size, affordable companion for school, clinical affiliations, and physical therapy practice.