David 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.

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• SECTION 1: EVALUATION1. The Physiatric History and Physical Examination2. Examination of the Pediatric Patient3. Rehabilitation of Swallowing Disorders4. Psychological Assessment and Intervention in Rehabilitation5. Practical Aspects of Impairment Rating and Disability Determination6. Occupational Medicine and Vocational Rehabilitation7. Quality and Outcome Measures for Medical Rehabilitation8. Electrodiagnostic MedicineSECTION 2: TREATMENT TECHNIQUES AND SPECIAL EQUIPMENT9. Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Restoration in Upper Limb Amputation10. Lower Limb Amputation and Gait11. Upper Limb Orthosis12. Lower Limb Orthoses13. Spinal Orthoses14. Wheelchair and Seating Systems15. Therapeutic Exercise16. Manipulation, Traction, and Massage17. Physical Agent Modalities18. Integrative Medicine in Rehabilitation19. Computer-Assistive Devices and Environmental ControlsSECTION 3: COMMON CLINICAL PROBLEMS20. Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction21. Neurogenic Bowel: Dysfunction and Rehabilitation22. Sexual Dysfunction and Disability23. Spasticity24. Prevention and Management of Chronic Wounds25. Vascular Diseases26. Burns27. Acute Medical Conditions28. Chronic Medical Conditions: Pulmonary Disease, Organ Transplantation, and Diabetes29. Cancer Rehabilitation30. Geriatrics31. Rheumatologic RehabilitationSECTION 4: ISSUES IN SPECIFIC DIAGNOSES32. Common Neck Problems33. Low Back Disorders34. Osteoporosis35. Upper Limb Pain and Dysfunction36. Lower Limb Pain and Dysfunction37. Chronic Pain38. Pelvic Floor Disorders39. Sports Medicine and Adaptive Sports40. Motor Neuron Diseases41. Neuropathies42. Myopathic Disorders43. Traumatic Brain Injury44. Stroke Syndromes45. Degenerative Movement Disorders of the Central Nervous System46. Multiple Sclerosis47. Cerebral Palsy48. Myelomeningocele and Other Spinal Dysraphisms49. Spinal Cord Injury50. Auditory, Vestibular, and Visual Impairments