Contents

• Acknowledgment
• Contributors
• Dedication
• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction: Board Certification
  • The Purpose of Certification
  • The Examination
  • Examination Admissibility Requirements
  • Content of the Examination
  • Part I (Computer-Based) Examination Outline
  • Question Format
  • Preparation for the Test
  • Helpful Resources
  • Day of the Examination
  • Part II Examination
  • Recertification
  • Content
  • Examination Application Process and Fees
  • Administration and Scoring
  • Notification of Results
  • Reporting CME Credits
  • Recertification Examination Prior to Certificate Expiration
  • The Certificate
• Chapter 1. Stroke
  Richard Zorowitz, M.D., Edgardo Baerga, M.D., and Sara Cuccurullo, M.D.
  • Introduction
  • Basic Neuroanatomical Review of the Major Vessels Involved in Stroke
  • Types of Stroke
  • Diagnostic Studies
  • Treatment
  • Stroke Rehabilitation
  • References
  • Recommended Reading
• Chapter 2. Traumatic Brain Injury
  Elie Elovic, M.D., Edgardo Baerga, M.D., and Sara Cuccurullo, M.D.
  • Introduction
  • Mechanism and Recovery of Head Injury
  • Disorders of Consciousness
  • Posturing Secondary to Head Injury
  • Predictors of Outcome after TBI
  • Medical Complications after TBI
  • Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Postconcussive Syndrome
  • References
  • Recommended Reading
• Chapter 3. Rheumatology
  Thomas R. Nucatola, M.D., Eric Freeman, D.O., and David P. Brown, D.O.
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
  • Osteoarthritis (OA)
  • Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
  • Juvenile Spondyloarthropathies
  • Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies
  • CTD (Connective Tissue Disorders) and Systemic Arthritic Disorders
  • Vasculitis
  • Sjögren's Syndrome
  • Arthritis and Infectious Disorders
  • Deposition and Storage Disease
  • Other Systemic Diseases
  • Neuropathic Arthropathy (Charcot's Joint)
  • Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS)
  • Complex Regional Pain Disorder (CRPD)
  • Tendon Disorders
  • References
  • Recommended Reading
• Chapter 4. Musculoskeletal Medicine
  David P. Brown, D.O., Eric D. Freeman, D.O., Sara Cuccurullo, M.D., and Ted L. Freeman, D.O.
  • Upper Extremities—Shoulder Region
  • Shoulder Disorders
  • Upper Extremities—Elbow Region
  • Elbow Disorders
  • Upper Extremities—Wrist Region
  • Wrist Disorders
  • Upper Extremities—Hand Region
  • Hand Disorders
  • Lower Extremities—Hip
  • Hip Disorders
  • Lower Extremities—The Knee
  • Knee Disorders
  • Lower Extremities—The Lower Leg
  • Disorders of the Lower Leg
  • Lower Extremity—Ankle and Foot Region
  • Disorders of the Ankle
  • Foot Disorders
  • Toe Disorders: Hammer, Claw, and Mallet
  • Spine Rehabilitation
  • Disc Disorders
  • Bone Disorders of the Spine
  • Joint Disorders of the Spine
  • Soft Tissue Disorders of the Spine
  • Other Infectious Disorders of the Spine
  • Recommended Reading
• Chapter 5. Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Clinical Neuromuscular Physiology
  Ted L. Freeman, D.O., Ernest Johnson, M.D., Eric D. Freeman, D.O., and David P. Brown, D.O.
  • Introduction
  • Basic Anatomy/Physiology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS)
  • Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP)
  • Basic Needle EMG
  • Radiculopathy
  • Plexopathy
  • Upper Limb Mononeuropathy
  • Lower Limb Mononeuropathy
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Neuromuscular Junction Disorders
  • Myopathy
  • Motor Neuron Disease
  • Weakness: Differential Diagnosis
  • Recommended Reading
• Chapter 6. Prosthetics and Orthotics
  Heikki Uustal, M.D. and Edgardo Baerga, M.D.
  • Gait Analysis
  • Prosthetics
  • Assistive Devices—Ambulation Aids
  • Shoes and Lower Limb Orthoses
  • Orthotics
  • Upper Limb Orthotics
  • Spinal Orthoses
  • Recommended Reading
  • References
• Chapter 7. Spinal Cord Injuries
  Steven Kirshblum, M.D., Priscila Gonzalez, M.D., Sara Cuccurullo, M.D., and Lisa Luciano, D.O.
  • Epidemiology of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
  • Anatomy
  • Spinal Pathology
  • Classification of SCI
  • Medical Complications of SCI
  • Pain in the SCI Patinet
  • Pressure Ulcers
  • References
  • Recommended Reading
• Chapter 8. Physical Modalities, Therapeutic Exercise, Extended Bedrest, and Aging Effects
  Thomas E. Strax, M.D., Priscila Gonzalez, M.D., and Sara Cuccurullo, M.D.
  • Physical Modalities
  • Therapeutic Exercise
  • Effects of Extended Bed Rest—Immobilization and Inactivity
  • Evaluation of Functional Independence
  • Physiologic Effects of Aging
  • References
  • Recommended Reading
• Chapter 9. Pulmonary/Cardiac/Cancer Rehabilitation
  Priscila Gonzalez, M.D., Sara Cuccurullo, M.D., Iqbal Jafri, M.D., and Lisa Luciano, D.O.
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Cancer Rehabilitation
  • References
• Chapter 10. Pediatric Rehabilitation
  Roger Rossi, D.O., Michael Alexander, M.D., and Sara Cuccurullo, M.D.
  • Genetics and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Development and Growth
  • Pediatric Limb Deficiencies
  • Diseases of the Bones and Joints
  • Connective Tissue and Joint Disease
  • Pediatric Burns
  • Pediatric Cancers
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Cerebral Palsy (CP)
  • Spina Bifida
  • Neuromuscular Disease in Children
  • Recommended Reading
• Chapter 11. Associated Topics in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  Elie Elovic, M.D., Edgardo Baerga, M.D., Steven Kirshblum, M.D., Lisa Luciano, D.O., David S. Rosenblum, M.D., Barbara Hoffer, D.O., Sara Cuccurullo, M.D., Alan Young, D.O., and Leslie Lazaroff, D.O.
  • Spasticity
  • Movement Disorders
  • Wheelchairs
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Osteoporosis
  • Rehabilitation of Burn Injuries
  • Spasticity and Movement Disorders Recommended Reading
  • Wheelchairs Recommended Reading
  • Multiple Sclerosis References
  • Multiple Sclerosis Recommended Reading
  • Osteoporosis Recommended Reading
  • Burns Recommended Reading
• Epilogue

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