Pediatrics for the Physical Therapist Assistant

2nd Edition

Roberta O'Shea
Elsevier
352 pages
ISBN: 9780323881425
February 2024

Written for the Physical Therapist Assistant, this text guides the reader through a myriad of topics including child development, assessment tools, intervention principles, neurologic and muscular disorders, and congenital disorders such as Down Syndrome, along with other pediatric conditions including limb deficiencies and sports injuries. This edition adds six new chapters including a chapter introducing Movement Systems Analysis for pediatrics.