Physiotherapy in paediatrics - Shepherd, Roberta B. (Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1995)
Sect. I INTRODUCTION TO PAEDIATRICS 1. The child, the parents and the physiotherapist -- 2. The development of movement and skill -- 3. Training motor control and optimizing motor learning -- Sect. II NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS 4. Maturational, pathophysiological and recovery processes in the CNS -- 5. Cerebral palsy -- 6. Acute brain injury -- 7. Minimal brain dysfunction: learning disability, attention deficit disorder, clumsiness -- 8. Mental retardation: cognitive impairment and developmental delay -- 9. Infections of the nervous system -- 10. Brachial plexus lesions in infancy -- Sect. III CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES 11. Talipes equinovarus -- 12. Talipes calcaneovalgus -- 13. Congenital dislocation of the hip -- 14. Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita -- 15. Spina bifida -- 16. Congenital limb deficiencies -- Sect. IV DISORDERS OF BONES, JOINTS, MUSCLES AND SKIN 17. Introduction -- 18. Muscle disorders (myopathies) -- 19. Torticollis -- 20. Structural scoliosis -- 21. Inflammatory disorders of soft tissues and joints -- 22. Burns in childhood -- Sect. V DISORDERS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 23. Introduction -- 24. The development and mechanics of respiration -- 25. Respiratory disorders in the neonatal period and infancy -- 26. Respiratory disorders in childhood -- 27. Physical evaluation and treatment -- App. 1 Tests for reflexive and prefunctional activity -- App. 2 Guide to developmental assessment of the infant -- App. 3 The blind infant
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Physical therapy for children; Physical Therapy Modalities; Child; Infant