TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Introduction to Geriatric Physical Therapy A1 - Staples, William H. A2 - Staples, William H. A2 - Heitzman, Jill A2 - Kegelmeyer, Deborah A. A2 - Goehring, Meri Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - Geriatric Physical Therapy: A Case Study Approach, 2e 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 maintain or improve the quality of life for the patients who we see. As physical therapists we focus on movement, function, and mobility performance (gait, balance, and 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. The use of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) is incorporated into the cases wherever applicable. The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and the various academies associated with APTA encourage the creation of CPGs for physical therapy management of patients with physical impairments and functional limitations described in the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179404338 ER -