Named a Doody's Core Title in 2012 and 2013!

　Widely acknowledged as the cornerstone reference in the field, Pediatric Rehabilitation brings together renowned specialists from all sectors of the pediatric rehabilitation community to provide the most current and comprehensive information available.

　The fifth edition has been substantially updated and expanded with evidence-based discussions of new theories, therapies, interventions, research findings, and controversies. Five completely new chapters focus on such emerging areas as the use of ultrasound to guide motor point and nerve injections, rehabilitation of chronic pain and conversion disorders, management of concussions, sports injuries, and neurodegenerative and demyelinating diseases in children. This edition also addresses important new directions in genetic markers and tests, cognitive, developmental, and neuropsychological assessment, and rehabilitation for common genetic conditions. Additionally, several new contributors provide fresh perspectives to the voices of established leaders in the field.

　The text covers all aspects of pediatric rehabilitation medicine from basic examination and testing to electrodiagnosis, therapeutic exercise, orthotics and assistive devices, gait labs, aging with pediatric onset disability, and in-depth clinical management of the full range of childhood disabilities and injuries. "Pearls and Perils" featured throughout the book underscore crucial information, and illustrations, summary tables, information boxes, and lists contribute to the text's abundant clinical utility.

　New to the Fifth Edition:
　　ㆍ　Every chapter has been thoroughly revised and expanded to reflect current thinking and practice
　　ㆍ　Evidence-based discussions of new theories, therapies, interventions, research findings, and areas of controversy
　　ㆍ　Five entirely new chapters illuminating emerging areas: rehabilitation of chronic pain and conversion disorders, ultrasound-guided injections, concussion management, sports injuries, and neurodegenerative and demyelinating diseases in children

Contributors
Preface

CHAPTER 1 History and Examination
CHAPTER 2 Medical Care of Children With Disabilities
CHAPTER 3 Psychological Assessment in Pediatric Rehabilitation
CHAPTER 4 Language Development and Disorders of Communication and Oral Motor Function
CHAPTER 5 Quantitative Assessment of Gait: A Systematic Approach
CHAPTER 6 Electrodiagnosis in Pediatrics
CHAPTER 7 Guidance Techniques for Botulinum Toxins and Other Injections
CHAPTER 8 Orthotics and Assistive Devices
CHAPTER 9 Adaptive Sports and Recreation
CHAPTER 10 Orthopedics and Musculoskeletal Conditions
CHAPTER 11 Acute Management and Rehabilitation of Sport-Specific Musculoskeletal Injuries
CHAPTER 12 Concussion Management and Rehabilitation
CHAPTER 13 Pediatric Limb Deficiencies
CHAPTER 14 Cerebral Palsy
CHAPTER 15 Spina Bifida
CHAPTER 16 Spinal Cord Injuries
CHAPTER 17 Traumatic Brain Injury
CHAPTER 18 Neuromuscular Diseases
CHAPTER 19 Neurodegenerative and Demyelinating Diseases and Other CNS Disorders
CHAPTER 20 Rehabilitation of Chronic Pain and Conversion Disorders
CHAPTER 21 Aging With Pediatric Onset Disability and Diseases

Index