Paediatric Orthotics
Product Type: Print Edition (Complete Book)
ISBN: 9781898683513
Series: Clinics in Developmental Medicine
Edition: 1st
Publication date: October 2007
Page count: 248
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Orthoses are externally applied medical devices used to prevent or correct musculoskeletal deformities and improve physical functioning; these devices are typically custom made. This is one of very few books on the subject of orthotics published in recent years and the only book focusing solely on the orthotic management of children.
The first part of the book considers the principles that are fundamental to orthotic management, including a review of biomechanics, consideration of clinical assessment methods, and the materials and fabrication techniques used to make orthoses. The second part of the book comprises several condition-specific chapters that consider the appropariate orthotic management of the more common conditions in childhood in the context of multidisciplinary care. The chapters include neuromuscular conditions such as cerebral palsy, myelomeningocoele and muscular dystrophy; and also congenital deformities and conditions arising in childhood. One chapter considers orthotic intervention for idiopathic scoliosis and another considers the sometimes controversial issue of protective and corrective headwear. Whilst by no means exhaustive, Paediatric Orthotics provides both a basic grounding in the subject together with practical guidance to help clinical practice.
Paediatric Orthotics will be of use, not only to orthotists but also to physical and occupational therapists, paediatricians, paediatric orthopaedic surgeons and physiatrists. The book is also essential reading for all students and clinicians involved in the physical management of children with disabilities.
Clinics in Developmental Medicine No. 175
- AUTHORS' APPOINTMENTS vii
- FOREWORD ix
- 1. INTRODUCTION 1
- Christopher Morris
- 2. BIOMECHANICAL PRINCIPLES 4
- Christopher Morris
- 3. ASSESSMENT 13
- Christopher Morris, Nicholas Gryfakis, Michael El-Shammaa
- and Luciano Dias
- 4. MATERIALS, COMPONENTS AND FABRICATION 28
- Christopher Morris
- 5. UPPER-LIMB ORTHOSES 34
- Nicole Parent-Weiss
- 6. LOWER-LIMB ORTHOSES 44
- Christopher Morris
- 7. CONGENITAL DEFORMITIES 67
- Christopher Morris and Luciano Dias
- 8. CONDITIONS ARISING IN CHILDHOOD 77
- Christopher Morris and Luciano Dias
- 9. CEREBRAL PALSY 85
- Christopher Morris
- 10. MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES, SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES 101
- AND PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIES
- Nicola Thompson, Steve Porter and Christopher Morris
- 11. MYELOMENINGOCOELE 119
- Brigid Driscoll, Robert Novak and Luciano Dias
- 12. IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS 139
- Paul Horwood
- 13. PROTECTIVE AND CORRECTIVE HEADWEAR 158
- Sheila Kellner and Trevor da Silva
- INDEX 172
'The text will be of greatest value to the orthotics student who is unfamiliar with the patient populations cited above and their orthotic management, and the more seasoned clinician with limited pediatric experience. One of the strengths of the text is its brevity, providing concise overviews of many populations, with practical guidelines for patient management.' - Phil Stevens, American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists, 2011