Pediatric physical therapy / [edited by] Jan S. Tecklin.

Previous ed.: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Providing family-centered care in pediatric physical therapy / Elena M. Spearing -- Development -- Motor development in the normal child / Emilie J. Aubert -- Assessment and testing of infant and child development / Susan K. Brenneman and Jan Stephen Tecklin -- Neurological disorders -- The infant at high-risk for developmental delay / Diane Versaw-Barnes and Audrey Wood --The infant and child with cerebral palsy / Jane Styer-Acevedo -- Spina Bifida / Elena Tappit-Emas -- Traumatic injury to the central nervous system: brain injury / Amy Both -- Traumatic and atraumatic spinal cord injury in pediatrics / Heather Atkinson and Elena M. Spearing -- Neuromuscular disorders in childhood: physical therapy intervention / Allan M. Glanzman and Jean M. Flickinger -- Mental retardation: focus on Down Syndrome / Dolores B. Bertoti and Dale E. Smith -- Adaptive equipment and environmental aids for children with disabilities / Emilie J. Aubert -- Musculoskeletal disorders -- Orthopedic management / Meg Stanger -- Traumatic disorders and sports injuries / Joe Molony and Donna Merckel -- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis / Susan E. Klepper -- Other medical/surgical disorders -- Pediatric oncology / Victoria Gocha Marchese -- Rehabilitation of the child with burns / Suzanne F. Migliore -- Cardiac disorders / Heather Brossman -- Pulmonary disorders in infants and children and their physical therapy management / Jan Stephen Tecklin -- Physical therapy in the educational environment / Karen Yundt Lunnen and Rita F. Geddes.

'Pediatric Physical Therapy' gives a comprehensive introduction to the diseases and disabilities for which children require physical therapy and the appropriate examination techniques and interventions. This edition emphasises evidence-based practice with case studies to demonstrate the clinical decision-making process.