{"id":12683,"date":"2024-07-21T19:46:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T19:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.www.medicalebooks.org\/?post_type=product&#038;p=12683"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:09:22","slug":"pedrettis-occupational-therapy-practice-skills-for-physical-dysfunction-8th-edition","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/medicalebooks.org\/ca\/pedrettis-occupational-therapy-practice-skills-for-physical-dysfunction-8th-edition","title":{"rendered":"Pedretti&#8217;s Occupational Therapy Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction 8th Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Pedretti\u2019s Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, 8th Edition<\/span>\u00a0prepares you for occupational therapy practice with adults who have physical disabilities. This cornerstone text provides a foundation for the development of clinical reasoning skills in a comprehensive, case-based learning approach to physical dysfunction. New full color photos and helpful pedagogy, including threaded case studies,\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">OT Practice Notes<\/span>, ethical considerations, and end-of-chapter review questions, reinforce learning, enhance retention, and prompt you to apply principles in a clinical setting.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\">\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">UNIQUE! Threaded case studies, woven throughout each chapter, help you apply concepts to real-life clinical practice.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">UNIQUE!\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\">Ethical Considerations<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0boxes<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0highlight the key ethical concerns of treatment options so you can practice ethically.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">UNIQUE!\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\">OT Practice Notes<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0convey important considerations for professional practice.<\/span><\/span>\n<ul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\">\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Focuses on the occupational therapist\u2019s role in health and wellness<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">, which the OTA has identified as a key practice area in the 21st century.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Information on prevention,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">rather than simply intervention or treatment, shows how OTs can take a proactive role in patient care.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Evidence-based content<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0included throughout, especially in regards to evaluation and intervention.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Content on occupational therapy\u2019s commitment to considering cultural and ethnic diversity<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0in every chapter.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Key terms, chapter outlines, chapter objectives<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0lay out the information you can expect to learn from each chapter.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\">\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">NEW! Coverage of the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\">Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF-3)\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">increases your understanding of the OTPF-3 and its relationship to the practice of occupational therapy with adults who have physical disabilities.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">NEW! All new section on the therapeutic use of self<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">, which the OTPF lists as the single most important line of intervention occupational therapists can provide.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">NEW! Chapter on hospice and palliative care<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0presents the evidence-base for hospice and palliative care occupational therapy; describes the role of the occupational therapist with this population within the parameters of the third edition of the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\">Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF-3)<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">; and recommends clinician self-care strategies to support ongoing quality care.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">UPDATED! Completely revised\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\">Spinal Cord Injury<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0chapter<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0addresses restoration of available musculature; self-care; independent living skills; short- and long-term equipment needs; environmental accessibility; and educational, work, and leisure activities. It looks at how the occupational therapist offers emotional support and intervention during every phase of the rehabilitation program.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">UPDATED! Completely revised chapter on low back pain<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0discusses topics that are critical for the occupational therapist including: anatomy; client evaluation; interventions areas; client-centered occupational therapy analysis; and intervention strategies for frequently impacted occupations.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">UPDATED! Revised\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\">Special Needs of the Older Adult<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0chapter<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0now utilizes a top-down approach, starting with wellness and productive aging, then moving to occupation and participation in meaningful activity and finally, highlighting body functions and structures which have the potential to physiologically decline as a person ages.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">NEW and EXPANDED! Additional section in the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\">Orthotics<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0chapter<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0looks at the increasing array of orthotic devices available in today\u2019s marketplace, such as robot-assisted therapy, to support the weak upper extremity.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">UPDATED! Revised chapters on joint range of motion and evaluation of muscle strength<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0include new full color photos to better illustrate how to perform these key procedures.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">EXPANDED! New information in the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\">Burns and Burn Rehabilitation<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0chapter<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">, including expanded discussions on keloid scars, silver infused dressings, biosynthetic products, the reconstructive phase of rehabilitation, and patient education.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">UPDATED and EXPANDED! 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