This is an excellent resource as both a textbook and reference guide, to inform and assist graduate and undergraduate students (physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social work, psychology, nursing, vocational counseling, therapeutic recreation, hospital administration), as well as practitioners, about the most current information on the etiology, and clinical symptoms of a wide variety of medical and disabling conditions.

1 Comprehensive rehabilitation : themes, models, and issues 3 2 Body systems : an overview 31 3 Acquired immune deficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus 59 4 Alzheimer's disease 79 5 Traumatic brain injury 119 6 Burn injuries 151 7 Cancers 159 8 Cardiovascular disorders 179 9 Chronic pain syndromes 213 10 Diabetes mellitus 241 11 Epilepsy 267 12 Speech, language, hearing, and swallowing disorders 289 13 Hematologic disorders 325 14 Developmental disabilities 343 15 Neuromuscular disorders 383 16 Orthopedic impairments 411 17 Ostomy surgeries 427 18 Pediatric disorder : cerebral palsy and spina bifida 443 19 Peripheral vascular disorders 495 20 Psychiatric disabilities 509 21 Pulmonary disorders 543 22 Chronic kidney disease 563 23 Rheumatic diseases 583 24 Spinal cord injury 611 25 Hemiplegia 649 26 Substance use disorders in rehabilitation 675 27 Visual impairments 695 28 Alternative medicine and its relationship to rehabilitation 725 29 Rehabilitation nursing : educating patients toward independence 737 30 Social work and rehabilitation 751 31 Telerehabilitation - solutions to distant and international care 769 32 The computer revolution and assistive technology 783 33 Trends in medical rehabilitation delivery and payment systems 797 34 Legislation and rehabilitation professionals 827 35 Accreditation - a quality framework in the consumer-centric era 851 36 Outcomes measurement and quality improvement in an acute inpatient rehabilitation setting 879