Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Toolkit

by Margaret Weightman PhD, The Borden Institute, U.S. Army Medical Department (Editor), Mary Vining Radomski Ph.D., Paulina A. Msshima Ph.D., Carole R. Roth Ph.D.

Overview

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex condition for which limited research exists. The recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in numerous service members returning home after sustaining TBI, and healthcare providers scrambling to find resources on how to treat them. This toolkit is a comprehensive source of inventories and therapy options for treating service members with mild TBI. All aspects of mild TBI are covered, including vestibular disorders, vision impairment, balance issues, posttraumatic headache, temporomandibular dysfunction, cognition, and fitness, among others. With easy-to-follow treatment options and evaluation instruments, this toolkit is a one-stop resource for clinicians and therapists working with patients with mild TBI.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780160938955
Publisher:	United States Dept. of Defense
Publication date:	03/01/2014
Series:	Textbooks of Military Medicine
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	683
Sales rank:	603,409
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Margaret M. Weightman: Clinical Scientist/Physical Therapist, Courage Kenny Research
Center; Mary Radomski: Clinical Scientist, Courage Kenny Research Center; Pauline Mashima: Chief, Speech Pathology Section, Otolaryngology Service, Department of Surgery, Tripler Army Medical Center; Carole Roth: Division Head, Speech Pathology, Naval Medical Center San Diego.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contributors ii
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiii
1. I ntroduction 1
M argaret M. Weightman and Mary Radomski
2. Vestibular Assessment and Intervention 9
M argaret M. Weightman and Lynnette Leuty
3. Balance and Functional Abilities Assessment and Intervention 45
M argaret M. Weightman
4. Vision Assessment and Intervention 97
Sharon Gowdy Wagener, Mattie Anheluk, Christine Arulanantham, and Mitchell Scheiman
5. Posttraumatic Headache Assessment and Intervention 147
M argaret M. Weightman and Janice P. Kehler
6. Temporomandibular Assessment and Intervention 167
M argaret M. Weightman and Janice P. Kehler
7. C ognition Assessment and intervention 175
M ary Vining Radomski, Shari Goo-Yoshino, Carol Smith Hammond, Emi Isaki, Don MacLennan,
R. Kevin Manning, Pauline Mashima, Linda M. Picon, Carole R. Roth, and Joette Zola
8. Dual-Task Assessment and Intervention 321
M argaret M. Weightman and Karen McCulloch
9. Performance and Self-Management, Work, Social, and School Roles 335
Leslie Davidson, Carol Smith Hammond, Pauline Mashima, Leslie Nitta, Jenny Owens,
Mary Radomski, Maile T. Singson, Marsey Waller Devoto, Aline Wimberly, and Joette Zola
10. Fitness Assessment and Intervention 449
M argaret M. Weightman and Karen McCulloch
11. Health-Related Quality of Life/Participation Assessment 457
M argaret M. Weightman, Emi Isaki, Mary Radomski, and Carole R. Roth
Appendix A: Clinical Management Guidance: Occupational Therapy and Physical 473
Therapy for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Appendix B: Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Management Guidance: Cognitive- 569
C ommunication Rehabilitation for Combat-Related Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Abbreviations and Acronyms xv
Index xvii

Interviews

This book is appropriate for military rehabilitation providers, healthcare professionals, especially clinicians and therapists that may treat patients with mild traumatic brain injury disorders..


Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex condition for which limited research exists. The recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in numerous service members returning home after sustaining TBI, and healthcare providers scrambling to find resources on how to treat them. This toolkit is a comprehensive source of inventories and therapy options for treating service members with mild TBI. All aspects of mild TBI are covered, including vestibular disorders, vision impairment, balance issues, post traumatic headache, temporomandibular dysfunction, cognition, and fitness, among others. With easy-to-follow treatment options and evaluation instruments, this toolkit is a one-stop resource for clinicians and therapists working with patients with mild TBI.  This text includes patient worksheets, checklists, and other materials, such as sample patient cognitive tests, and additional handouts to help the patient resume confidence and competence with daily living functions, plus an occupational therapy grading sheet sample that should help therapists and physicians with their patients' needs.  

Students pursuing coursework in occupational therapy, physical therapy, nursing, pre-med, or home health aide courses may be interested in some of the materials within this comprehensive reference work.