This Third Edition reflects updates featured in the APTA’s Guide to Physical Therapist Practice 3.0, as well as contemporary documentation requirements and best practices. With its user-friendly format that includes tabbed sections for easy referencing and the inclusion of clinical pearls for the PTA, this handbook is a valuable resource for PTA practitioners and students alike. KEY UPDATES: • Features new, easy-to-reference medication tables for interventions covered in the text • Includes extensively revised integumentary content, with illustrations of cancerous skin lesions and vascular ulcerations as well as coverage of dressing choices for wound care management • Addresses Electronic Medical Records as part of clinical documentation coverage, along with ICF terminology and the APTA’s defensible documentation guidelines • Provides a range of additional content in covering geriatric interventions, including general considerations for common geriatric-related conditions, an explanation of Medicare Parts C and D, and levels of supervision for the PTA with the Medicare patient • Features an expanded section on domestic violence and elder abuse in relation to its discussion of safety in the clinical environment • Incorporates a prosthetic wear-time schedule • Includes kyphoplasty considerations in detailing spinal surgery procedures and precautions Applicable Courses: • Clinical Practicum • Clinical Education • Clinical Experience