TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Introduction to Geriatric Physical Therapy A1 - STAPLES, WILLIAM H. A2 - Staples, William H. PY - 2016 T2 - Geriatric Physical Therapy: A Case Study Approach AB - Case studies are utilized as a way for students to learn the principles of geriatric assessment including physical, cognitive, social, psychological, and environmental assessments. Goals are to promote wellness, independence and successfully maintaining or improving the quality of life for the patients who we see. As physical therapists we focus on function and mobility performance (gait, balance, transfers). In today’s payment situation, we must be efficient in our ability to perform rapid screens to identify target areas for examination and then intervention. But in the older population we must at the same time be vigilant so that complications from comorbidities, “yellow” or “red” flags, do not escape us. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1125814653 ER -