Karen Karmel-Ross

Torticollis (eBook, PDF)

Differential Diagnosis, Assessment and Treatment, Surgical Management and Bracing

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

To provide pediatric physicians, orthopedists, surgeons, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and family physicians with a systematic approach to the assessment and treatment of congenital muscular torticollis, this important guidebook gives you vital information on torticollis and its impact on the growth and development of children. Underscoring the importance of early intervention, Torticollis covers the differential diagnosis of this disorder, its conservative management, the advantages of a team approach to management of torticollis, and the selection of appropriate treatment techniques and pathways. From pages packed with useful information, you will learn about the various causes of torticollis, guidelines for the timing of treatment, the main goals of treatment, how to use aggressive physical therapy, and when surgery is necessary.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136377044
• Artikelnr.: 39180079

Autorenporträt

Karen Karmel-Ross

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface
* The Differential Diagnosis of Torticollis in Children
* Conservative Management of Congenital Muscular Torticollis: A
Literature Review
* Assessment and Treatment of Children with Congenital Muscular
Torticollis
* The Surgical Management of Congenital Muscular Torticollis
* The Use of Splinting in Conservative and Post-Operative Treatment of
Congenital Muscular Torticollis
* Infants with Torticollis: The Relationship Between Asymmetric Head
and Neck Positioning and Postural Development
* Epilogue
* Index
* Reference Notes Included