Burn Rehabilitation, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America: Volume 34-4

In this issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics, guest editor Dr. Karen Kowalske brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Burn Rehabilitation. Top experts in PM&R discuss key topics such as inpatient rehabilitation; hand burns; exercise; pediatrics and geriatrics; psychological issues; outcomes; and more.

• Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including acute care of burns; early mobilization; hypertrophic scar; neuromuscular complications; reconstruction; and more.
• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on burn rehabilitation, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

List of contents

Assessment and Management of Acute Burn Injuries
Burn Patient Metabolism and Nutrition
Early Mobilization, Early Ambulation, and Burn Therapy in the Acute Hospital Setting
Inpatient Rehabilitation Following Burn Injury
Rehabilitation Management of the Burned Hand
Hypertrophic Scar
Burn Injury Complications Impacting Rehabilitation
Key Exercise Concepts in the Rehabilitation from Severe Burns
Special Considerations for Pediatric Burn Injuries
Factors Associated with the Rehabilitation of the Older Adult Burn Patient
Psychological Issues
A Narrative Review of Outcomes in Burn Rehabilitation Based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health
Holistic Approach to Burn Reconstruction and Scar Rehabilitation

Product details

• Assisted by: Karen J Kowalske (Editor), Karen J. Kowalske (Editor), Karen J. (Associate Professor and Chairman Kowalske (Editor), Kowalske Karen J. (Editor)
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.01.2024
• EAN: 9780443130410
• ISBN: 978-0-443-13041-0
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 500 g
• Series: The Clinics: Radiology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Rehabilitation, MEDICAL / Orthopedics, MEDICAL / Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal medicine, Rehabilitation: brain and spinal injuries