Rehabilitation medicine for elderly patients

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Physical Activity and Rehabilitation in Elderly  (Walter R. Frontera)....Pages 3-13
 Aging Brain and Neurological Changes  (Håkon Ihle-Hansen, Hege Ihle-Hansen)....Pages 15-20
 Age-Related Changes in Body Composition and Energy Metabolism  (G. Sergi, C. Trevisan, B. M. Zanforlini, N. Veronese, E. Manzato)....Pages 21-25
 Sarcopenia and Aging  (Marco Invernizzi, Alessio Baricich, Carlo Cisari)....Pages 27-33
 Physical Exercise and Aging  (Antonio Paoli)....Pages 35-41
 Safe Antiaging Full-Body In-Bed Gym and FES for Lazy Persons: Home In-Bed Exercises for Fighting Muscle Weakness in Advanced Age  (U. Carraro, K. Gava, A. Musumeci, A. Baba, F. Piccione, A. Marcante)....Pages 43-51
 Motivation and Rehabilitation in Older Patients  (Carine Federspiel, Jean-Paul Steinmetz)....Pages 53-55
 Bed Rest Syndrome  (F. Scarponi, M. Zampolini)....Pages 57-61
 Exercise for Frail Older Adults  (A. Musumeci, A. Pignataro, E. Ferlito, V. Lazzari, H. Zatti, S. Masiero)....Pages 63-74
 Physical Therapy Modalities for Older Persons  (A. Musumeci, J. V. Papathanasiou, E. Lena, C. Assenza, C. Giordani, C. Foti et al.)....Pages 75-92
 Functional Electrical Stimulation of Skeletal Muscles in Aging and Premature Aging  (Helmut Kern, Ugo Carraro, Stefan Loefler, Christian Hofer, Sandra Zampieri, Winfried Mayr et al.)....Pages 93-103
 The Contribution of Occupational Therapy: A Profession in Support of the Elderly  (Mary Ardia, Yann Bertholom, Giovanna Caiata-Olgiati, Christian Pozzi, Heather L. Hammond)....Pages 105-111
 The Hand and the Occupational Therapy  (F. Romagnoli, S. Tocco)....Pages 113-118
 Frail Elderly Persons and Smart Home Technologies  (I. Johnson, P. Ianes)....Pages 119-123
 Thermal Rehabilitation of Geriatric Patients  (C. Crotti, U. Solimene)....Pages 125-131
 Orthoses in Older Patients  (S. Masiero, M. Mastrocostas, A. Musumeci)....Pages 133-145
 Taking Charge of the Lower Limb Amputee Patient: Evaluation Measures, Scales, and the Clinical Approach  (Marco Traballesi, Giovanni Morone, Stefano Brunelli)....Pages 147-151
 Prosthetic Treatment in Elderly Population  (Amedeo Amoresano, Gennaro Verni, Andrea Giovanni Cutti)....Pages 153-160
 Gerontechnology, Domotics, and Robotics  (Patrizio Sale)....Pages 161-169
 Telemedicine and Physical Medicine  (P. Rumeau)....Pages 171-179
 The Role of Nutrition in Rehabilitation of Older Adults  (Cornel C. Sieber)....Pages 181-190
 Elderly Rehabilitation: A Clinical and Drug-Related Approach  (Giulia Bellon, Marina De Rui, Nicola Veronese, Enzo Manzato, Giuseppe Sergi)....Pages 191-198
 Clinical-Instrumental Evaluation of Elderly Patients During Rehabilitation  (Jean-Paul Steinmetz, Elisabeth Bourkel)....Pages 199-211
 Muscle Assessment Using 3D Modeling and Soft Tissue CT Profiling  (Paolo Gargiulo, Kyle J. Edmunds, Iris D. Arnadottir, Ugo Carraro, Magnus K. Gíslason)....Pages 213-221
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 Rehabilitation of Older Patients with Rheumatic Diseases  (Kerstin Mattukat, Christoph Schäfer, Inge Ehlebracht-König, Juliane Lamprecht)....Pages 225-236
 Cervical Pain, Lumbar Pain, and Sciatalgia  (Andrea Furlan, Miriam Duso)....Pages 237-247
 Rehabilitation of Older Patients with Osteo-metabolic Disorders  (Giovanni Iolascon, Francesca Gimigliano, Antimo Moretti, Emanuela Covella, Raffaele Gimigliano)....Pages 249-263
 Rehabilitation of Older Patients with Orthopedic Diseases  (Antonio Frizziero, Giuseppe Gasparre, Filippo Vittadini, Andrea Pignataro, Marko Bonjako, Marta Valente et al.)....Pages 265-286
 Rehabilitation for Older Patients with Musculoskeletal Oncologic Disease  (G. Trovarelli, P. Ruggieri)....Pages 287-291
 Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Prevention of Blindness and Low-Vision Rehabilitation  (Edoardo Midena, Elisabetta Pilotto, Enrica Convento)....Pages 293-298
 Rehabilitation in Diseases of the Sense Organs in Older Adults: Hearing and Balance  (Roberto Bovo, Alessandro Castiglione, Alessandro Martini)....Pages 299-304
 Rehabilitation of Ageing People with Neurological Disorders  (Alessandra Del Felice, Leonora Castiglia, Elena Demertzis, Laura Bernardi, Marie Ursin, Håkon Ihle-Hansen et al.)....Pages 305-329
 Cognitive Rehabilitation in Healthy Aging  (Clara Casco)....Pages 331-339
 Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for Neurologic Diseases  (Patrizio Sale, Giovanni Gentile)....Pages 341-347
 Neurobehavioral Rehabilitation of Visual Deficits in Older Patients  (Clara Casco)....Pages 349-355
 Rehabilitation of Communicative-Pragmatic Ability and Ageing  (Alberto Parola, Francesca M. Bosco)....Pages 357-360
 Neuropsychological Aspects of Language in Older Adults  (Andrea Marini)....Pages 361-364
 Rehabilitation of Older People with Swallowing Disorders  (Emelyne Grech, Erwan de Mones, Isabelle Bourdel-Marchasson)....Pages 365-377
 The Aging Effects in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation  (H. A. Cerrel Bazo, E. Demertzis, A. Musumeci)....Pages 379-402
 Peripheral Neuropathies and Rehabilitation of Older Patients  (Chiara Briani, Luca Padua)....Pages 403-406
 Rehabilitation of Older Patients with Mental Disorders  (Raffaele Gimigliano, Antimo Moretti, Francesca Gimigliano, Anna Mazzola, Giovanni Iolascon)....Pages 407-419
 Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Elderly Patients  (Francesco Cacciatore, Pasquale Abete)....Pages 421-432
 Rehabilitation in Older Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease  (Adriana Visonà)....Pages 433-437
 Exercise Training Modalities in Lower Limb Peripheral Artery Disease  (Stefano Lanzi, Lucia Mazzolai, Luca Calanca)....Pages 439-444
 Lymphedema Rehabilitation of the Elderly  (Gert Apich)....Pages 445-453
 Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the Elderly  (Beatrice Nordio, Marco Poletti, Silvia Iovino, Andrea Vianello)....Pages 455-468
 Postoperative Rehabilitation of Elderly Patients  (Jannis V. Papathanasiou)....Pages 469-475
 Rehabilitation of Older Patients with Chronic Kidney Diseases  (Domenico Intiso)....Pages 477-481
 Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation of the Elderly  (Paolo Di Benedetto)....Pages 483-494
 Physical Activity and Sexual Function in Older People  (Paolo Di Benedetto)....Pages 495-502
 Rehabilitation Treatment in Older Cancer Patients  (Antonella Brunello, Giuseppe Lombardi, Vittorina Zagonel)....Pages 503-510
 Cancer and Physical Activity  (A. Musumeci, S. Masiero)....Pages 511-513
 Rehabilitation for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Management  (Sophie Pautex)....Pages 515-518
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 Inpatient Rehabilitation Units: Age and Comorbidities Are Not Relevant if Admission Fits the Mission  (Luigi Tesio)....Pages 521-529
 Healthcare and Rehabilitation for the Elderly in Italy  (Paolo Boldrini)....Pages 531-534
 Healthcare Rehabilitation Organization for the Elderly in Greece  (Xanthi Michail)....Pages 535-540
 Long-Term Care for Older People in England  (Raphael Wittenberg)....Pages 541-545