Cerebral palsy a complete guide for caregiving /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2006.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | Johns Hopkins Press health book.
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. Cerebral palsy handbook
- 1. What is cerebral palsy?
- 2. An overview of early child development
- 3. Medical problems associated with cerebral palsy
- 4. Intellectual, psychological, and social development
- 5. Hemiplegia
- 6. Diplegia
- 7. Quadriplegia
- 8. The adult with cerebral palsy
- 9. How the health care system works
- 10. Financing care for the child with cerebral palsy
- 11. Navigating the educational system
- 12. Being an advocate for your child : using the legal system
- pt. 2. Caregiving techniques
- Taking care of yourself when you care for others
- Protecting the caregivers' back : basic body mechanics
- Making things easier for you and your child : home modifications
- Choosing appropriate seating
- Choosing and using car seats
- About wheelchair maintenance
- Pressure management awareness
- Choosing a stander
- About walkers and gait trainers
- About braces
- Choosing the correct shoes
- Increasing independence with service dogs
- Managing the system
- Working with a case manager
- Letters of medical necessity
- Occupations for adults with cerebral palsy
- About hospitalization
- Keeping medical history records
- Life planning process
- About casts
- Using nutritional boosters
- Managing tube feedings
- Oral hygiene : providing mouth and teeth care
- Toilet training your child
- Giving an enema
- Giving rectal medications or suppositories
- Suctioning techniques
- pt. 3. Cerebral palsy encyclopedia
- From Achilles tendon lengthening to vocational rehabilitation
- Resources : support groups, foundations, and government agencies
- Recommended reading and toys, and where to go to chat with others.