Prepare your students for physical therapy practice with this up-to-date and accessible introduction to the major diseases and disabilities common to children who require physical therapy and the examination techniques and interventions commonly used in their rehabilitation. This fifth edition of Tecklin’s Pediatric Physical Therapy Pediatric Physical Therapy provides basic medical information regarding common clinical diagnostic categories, followed by coverage of physical therapy evaluation, treatment, and special issues within each diagnostic group. In addition, case studies accessible online at thePoint support the book’s strong focus on clinical decision-making.

Featuring new chapters on autism and obesity, new authors, the latest research, and much more, this fifth edition continues to provide just the right amount of information needed to prepare students for practice without overwhelming them with unnecessary detail. The fifth edition enables you to:

Extend your students’ learning online with robust learning resources, including:

• A wide range of Case Studies that help students build their clinical decision-making skills
• Anywhere, anytime access to the full book online

Save time planning and spend more time with your students with online Instructors’ Resources including:

• PowerPoint slides
• Image Bank

Contents

CHAPTER 1: Providing Family-Centered Care in Pediatric Physical Therapy
CHAPTER 2: Motor Development in the Normal Child
CHAPTER 3: Assessment and Testing of Infant and Child Development
CHAPTER 4: The Infant at High Risk for Developmental Delay
CHAPTER 5: The Infant and Child with Cerebral Palsy
CHAPTER 6: Spina Bifida
CHAPTER 7: Traumatic Injury to the Central Nervous System: Brain Injury
CHAPTER 8: Traumatic and Atraumatic Spinal Cord Injuries in Pediatrics
CHAPTER 9: Neuromuscular Disorders in Childhood: Physical Therapy Intervention
CHAPTER 10: Intellectual Disabilities: Focus on Down syndrome
CHAPTER 11: Autism Spectrum Disorders and Physical Therapy
CHAPTER 12: Adaptive Equipment and Environmental Aids for Children with Disabilities
CHAPTER 13: Orthopedic Management
CHAPTER 14: Sports Injuries in Children and Adolescents
CHAPTER 15: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
CHAPTER 16: Pediatric Oncology
CHAPTER 17: Rehabilitation of the Child with Burns
CHAPTER 18: Children with Obesity and the Role of the Physical Therapist
CHAPTER 19: Cardiac Disorders
CHAPTER 20: Pulmonary and Respiratory Conditions in Infants and Children
CHAPTER 21: Physical Therapy in the Educational Environment