Hand Function in the Child, 2nd Edition #16588

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By Anne Henderson, PhD, OTR and Charlane Pehoski, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Mosby
ISBN: 978-0-323-03186-8

Description

This comprehensive resource and clinical guide for students and practicing pediatric therapists features current information on the neurological foundations of hand skills, the development of hand skills, and intervention with children who have problems related to hand skills.

Key Features

* Covers foundation and development of hand skills, therapeutic intervention, and special problems and approaches.
* Is readable, concise, and well-organized with a consistent format throughout.
* Integrates recent research findings and current thinking throughout the text.
* Emphasizes neuroscience and the hand's sensory function and haptic perception.
* Applies neuroscience and development frames of reference throughout.
* Implications for practice included in each chapter.
* Presents concepts in the foundation/development chapters that are linked with the intervention chapters.

New to this Edition

* Seven new chapters reflect current practice in the field and cover cognition & motor skills, handedness, fine-motor program for preschoolers, handwriting evaluation, splinting the upper extremity of the child, pediatric hand therapy, and efficacy of interventions.
* Extensively revised content throughout includes new research and theories, new techniques, current trends, and new information sources.
* 9 new contributors offer authoritative guidance in the field.
* Over 200 new illustrations demonstrate important concepts with new clinical photographs and line drawings.
* Over 50 new tables and boxes highlight important information.
* An updated and expanded glossary defines key terms.

Table of Contents

Part I: Foundation of Hand Skills 1. Cortical control of hand-object interaction 2. Anatomy and kinesiology of the hand 3. Normal and impaired development of force control in precision grip 4. Perceptual functions of the hand 5. Reaching and eye-hand coordination 6. Cognition and motor skills Part II: Development of Hand Skills 7. Hand skill development in the context of infants’ play: birth to two years 8. Object manipulation in infants and children 9. Handedness in children 10. Self-care and hand skill 11. The development of graphomotor skills Part III: Therapeutic Intervention 12. Intervention for children with hand skill problems 13. A fine motor program for preschoolers 14. Evaluation of handwriting 15. Principles and practices of teaching handwriting 16. Upper extremity intervention in cerebral palsy: a neurodevelopmental approach 17. Pediatric hand therapy 18. Splinting the upper extremity of a child 19. Efficacy of interventions to enhance hand function

496 pages 293 ills
Trim size 216 X 276 mm
Copyright 2006
Hardcover
Mosby Title
ISBN: 978-0-323-03186-8
Author Information

By Anne Henderson, PhD, OTR, Professor Emeritus, Department of Occupational Therapy, Boston University/Sargent College of Allied Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA; and Charlane Pehoski, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA , Consultant, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Waltham, MA, USA