Geriatric Rehabilitation

David Xavier Cifu is an American physiatrist, researcher, and medical educator. He is the Associate Dean for Innovation and System Integration in the School of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, the chairman and Herman J. Flax M.D. Professor of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Virginia Commonwealth University, staff physiatrist at the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center, founding director of the VCU-Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering and senior TBI specialist in the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration. Henry L. Lew is Professor and Director of Rehabilitation Medicine Education, Office of Medical Education, John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii; Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

• Geriatric Rehabilitation Table of Contents1) Epidemiology of Aging, Disability, Frailty, Overall Role of Physiatry2) Sarcopenia & Other Physiologic Change of Aging 3) Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures 4) Fall Prevention & Intervention5) Central Nervous System Disorders Affecting Mobility in Older Adults6) Peripheral Nervous & Vascular Disorders Affecting Mobility in Older Adults7) Arthritis and Joint Replacement8) Prevention of Hospital Acquired Deconditioning9) Polypharmacy & Mobility10) Swallowing and Nutritional Issues in the Geriatric Population 11) Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Hearing Disorders in the Elderly12) Principles of Rehabilitation in Musculoskeletal & Sports Injuries in Older Adults13) Geriatric Psychiatric & Cognitive Disorders: Depression, Dementia, Delirium14) Exercise Recommendations for Older Adults for Prevention of Disability15) Spine Disorders in Older Adults16) Assistive Technology for Geriatric Population