Overview
Describes the use of physical therapy methods in a wide range of skin conditions
Helps the reader to achieve optimal therapeutic results
Offers guidance on examination, evaluation, and other interventions
Includes more than 300 color photographs and illustrations
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About this book
This book is a practical guide to safe and effective physical therapy methods that can be applied in patients with diverse skin ailments, including scars, decubitus ulcers, burns, frostbite, photosensitivity disorders, inflammatory skin disease, skin cancers, obesity-related conditions, psoriasis, herpes zoster, tineapedis, and vitiligo. For each condition, physical therapy interventions– therapeutic exercises, manual physical therapies, and therapeutic modalities employed in rehabilitation– are described in detail. In addition, information is provided on symptoms and complications, examination and evaluation, medical interventions, and prevention and management methods. In the case of obesity-related skin problems, management is discussed from the point of view of Eastern as well as Western medicine. The text is complemented by more than 300 color photographs and illustrations. Integumentary Physical Therapy will help the reader to obtain optimal therapeutic results when treating patients with skin ailments. It will be of value for both practicing physical therapists and students in physical therapy.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Integumentary Physical Therapy
Editors: Ji-Whan Park, Dae-In Jung
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47380-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-47379-5Published: 28 September 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-56895-8Published: 30 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-47380-1Published: 15 September 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 246
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 226 illustrations in colour
Topics: Dermatology, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation Medicine