"This completely updated third edition of Geriatric Rehabilitation provides a comprehensive look at the specific needs of elderly patients and the practical components of their rehabilitation. The new reader-friendly format and improved illustrations enhance the overall learning experience and help to clearly convey the essential theoretical and clinical points."--BOOK JACKET.

The second edition of this text adds all of the information that has been requested over the years by readers of the first edition, to enhance their practice of geriatric rehabilitation. The authors have incorporated material from the first edition and expanded each chapter to provide the most up-to-date information possible. As new research and evidence-based practice have evolved in the area of geriatrics over the past few years, much of the information in the first edition has been reviewed, substantiated, and enhanced. This edition provides a comprehensive overview of current science and practice in geriatric rehabilitation. The second edition addresses a wider scope of clinical issues than the first to meet the multiple needs of its readers in managing the geriatric patient. It is the authors' strong belief that the current and future success of geriatric practitioners lies in their ability to ground the practice of geriatric rehabilitation in the foundational, sciences and in the concepts and principles of evidence-based geriatric practice. This book was initially developed to address the need for a geriatric rehabilitation text that transcended the classical clinical and academic texts currently available. The many professions involved in geriatric rehabilitation have evolved rapidly in the past decade, but textbooks have not kept pace with the need for specialized clinical information. With the inauguration of a geriatric specialty examination in rehabilitation therapies, the need became more pressing. This book is designed to provide a single, comprehensive source for the advanced applied science of normal and pathological aging, clinical problems, implications for therapeutic interventions, and considerations specific to the elderly. The main objective of this textbook is to present therapists with a thorough review of advanced clinical information. The targeted audience for this text is clinicians already exposed to geriatric patients who seek to improve their background and skill level. In addition, advanced master's and doctoral students seeking specific clinical information will find relevant material in the text. At the time the first edition of this text went into publication, a small group of rehabilitation therapists had successfully passed the first geriatric specialty exam. Many of these therapists, however, had difficulty locating up-to-date information to prepare for the exam, or finding a comprehensive source of information. The authors believe this text addresses both of these criteria. Both of the authors have worked extensively in the field of geriatrics. They have combined their knowledge to provide clinical information that is grounded in the literature and research-based references. The text is divided into three parts. Part I provides advanced applied gerontological concepts. These chapters contain the most recent background information available and provide a clinically useful basis for a sound foundation for the following two sections. Part I covers the important areas of demographic trends in the aging population as well as theories of aging and their impact on clinical strategies. Thorough descriptions of age-related changes in the biology, physiology, anatomy, and functioning of all organ systems of the body are provided, as well as a comprehensive examination of pathological manifestations commonly seen in the aged population. Descriptions of detailed psychological aspects of aging and a presentation of tools that can be used to evaluate and treat these conditions are provided for the clinician. Background information on assessment tools, particularly functional assessment tools, is presented to provide the reader with objective indices for thorough evaluation in a variety of settings. Part I also incorporates a clear explanation of some of the common nutritional problems and risk factors seen in the older population, as well as a discussion