Potential & Possibility Rehabilitation at end of life: Physiotherapy in Palliative Care - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 070205027X ISBN 13: 9780702050275

Publisher: Urban & Fischer, 2013

Synopsis

Alleviation, rehabilitation and participation

are the cornerstones not only of palliative care but also physiotherapy. Hence it is hardly surprising that physiotherapists are indisputable sources of strength to patients with life-limiting illnesses.

This book is the first of its kind to paint a comprehensive picture of the concepts and vision of palliative physiotherapy from both an authoritative and empathetic perspective. From paediatrics to geriatrics, from the early stages of a disease to the terminal phase, international experts provide a structured guide to the wide-ranging possibilities that physiotherapy has to offer as part of end of life care. Comprehensive advice as well as practical tips can be found in case studies and personal accounts. Insight is provided to clinical and non-clinical aspects as well as appropriate contextual information, for example

• common symptoms such as pain, breathlessness, oedema, fatigue, weakness, anxiety or dementia
• medication, symptoms of cord compression and palliative care emergencies
• special features of paediatric palliative care
• communication with patients and their families
• ethics, intercultural proficiency and spirituality
• opportunities for therapist self-care

This is a book for all those (not only in hospices and palliative care units) faced with caring for critically ill and terminally ill patients - essential reading for a professional, considered approach.

About this edition

• Publisher: Urban & Fischer
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 070205027X
• ISBN 13: 9780702050275
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Taylor Jenny, Simader Rainer, Nieland Peter
• Illustrator: Adler Susanne