Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation of Rheumatic Patients by Maddali Bongi, Susanna;

Long description:

This book presents the most efficient rehabilitation methods in the different stages of the rheumatic diseases. It aims at expanding the knowledge of rheumatological rehabilitation, which has proven to enhance, if correctly prescribed and carried out, the effectiveness of pharmacological therapy, reducing its use. Besides, the book aims at encouraging scientific studies, the development of guidelines and the training of highly specialized medical and paramedical personnel who can validly perform the proposed treatments on rheumatic patients.

The first part of the book explores the rehabilitation approach to the rheumatic patient, which must be specific, personalized and comprehensive, as well as the assessment of the patient's global health in all its components. Then, useful methods such as postural re-education, water rehabilitation, lymphatic drainage, acupuncture, balneotherapy, etc., are addressed by experienced specialists. Particular attention is given to mind-body therapies (Feldenkrais, Qi Gong, Tai Chi Quan, Yoga, Mindfulness, Pilates and the Rességuier method), which are little known, but very useful for some rheumatic diseases. The second part of the book is dedicated to the treatment of all rheumatic diseases. Each chapter describing the pathology is followed by chapters based on the scientific evidence of the rehabilitation in its various aspects and guidelines developed by scientific societies from different countries. Subsequent chapters deal with the rehabilitation approach to various joints at different phases of the disease.

The book is aimed at rheumatologists, physiatrists, physiotherapists, and nurses, and can be adopted in degree courses for physiotherapists, in postgraduate schools in rheumatology, in postgraduate master courses in rheumatological rehabilitation and in courses for physiotherapists.

Table of Contents:

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Foreword.- Introduction.- Part One: The Assessment 1.The rehabilitation approach to rheumatic patients.- 2 Posture assessment.- 3 Assessment of Disablility, Quality of life and Pain.- 4 Neurophysiological investigations in Rheumatology.- 5 Psychological assessment and psychic comorbidity. Brief Strategic Psychotherapy.- Part Two: Rehabilitation methods useful for rheumatic patients 6 Global postural reeducation (Souchard method).- 7 Water Rehabilitation.- 8 Manual lymphatic drainage.- 9 Manual medicine in rheumatic rehabilitation.- 10 Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture.- 11 Balneotherapy and ‘spa therapy’.- 12 Neuromuscular Taping in the Rheumatological Rehabilitation.- Part Three: Mind-body therapies in rheumatic rehabilitation 13 Mind-body therapy.- 14 The Feldenkrais-core integration method.- 15 Qi Gong.- 16 Tai Ji Quan.- 17 Therapeutic Yoga.- 18 Therapeutic Pilates.- 19 Integrated rehabilitation: the Rességuier method.- 20 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program.- Part Four: Inflammatory Rheumatism 21 Rheumatoid arthritis.- 22 Rehabilitative Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis.- 23 Hand and wrist rehabilitation in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.- 24 Foot rehabilitation and podiatric treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients.- 25 Spondyloarthritis.- 26 Rehabilitation treatment in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Scientific evidence.- 27 Rehabilitation methods in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.- Part Five: Connective Tissue Diseases 28. Systemic sclerosis.- 29 Rehabilitation treatment of connective tissue diseases. Scientific evidence.- 30 Hand rehabilitation methods in patients with systemic sclerosis.- 31 Face and temporomandibular joint rehabilitation methods.- 32 Rehabilitation of hands with Jaccoud syndrome.- Part Six: 33 Osteoarthritis: the disease.- 34 Rhizoarthrosis of the thumb.- 35 Rehabilitation methods in degenerative spinal diseases.- Part 7: Fibromyalgia 36 Fibromyalgia: the disease.- 37 Rehabilitation treatment in fibromyalgia. Scientific evidence.- 38 Integrated rehabilitation of fibromyalgia.- Part 8: Osteoporosis 39 Osteoporosis: the disease.- 40 Rehabilitation treatment in osteoporosis. Scientific evidence.- 41 The Feldenkrais-core integration method in the rehabilitation of patients with osteoporosis.- Part 9: District Pain Syndromes 42 Loco-regional syndromes: a multidisciplinary approach.- 43 The painful shoulder: a multidisciplinary approach.- 44 Complex regional pain syndrome: a mutidisciplinary approach.- Part 10: Nursing Assistance 45 Nursing assistance in the rehabilitation of rheumatic patients.- Part 11: Digital Rehabilitation 46 Digital Rehabilitation for rheumatological diseases: towards a new era for patient care.