Meeting the physical therapy needs of children / [edited by] Susan K. Effgen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Serving the needs of children and their families / Susan K. Effgen -- Child development and appraisal / Susan K. Effgen -- Family-centered intervention / Lisa Ann Chiarello -- Musculoskeletal system : structure, function, and evaluation / Margo N. Orlin and Linda Pax Lowes -- Musculoskeletal system : musculoskeletal considerations and interventions for specific pediatric pathologies / Linda Pax Lowes and Margo N. Orlin -- Neuromuscular system : structures, functions, diagnoses, and evaluation / Sarah L. Westcott and Caroline Goulet -- Neuromuscular system : the plan of care / Joanne Valvano -- Cardiopulmonary system / Julie Ann Starr and Carole A. Tucker -- Integumentary system / Suzanne F. Migliore -- Early intervention / Jane O'Regan Kleinert and Susan K. Effgen -- Schools / Susan K. Effgen --

Sports settings for the school-aged child / Donna Bernhardt Bainbridge -- Pediatric acute care hospital / Pam Girvin-Hackett -- The neonatal intensive care unit / Sharon T. White -- Rehabilitation settings / Shirley Albinson Daniels -- Assistive technology : positioning and mobility / Maria A. Jones, Sylvia Gray -- Assistive technology : augmentative communication and other technologies / Sylvia Gray, Maria A. Jones -- Case study : cerebral palsy / Donna J. Cech -- Case study : cystic fibrosis / Heather Lever Brossman, Coleen Schrepfer -- Case study : Down syndrome / Katie Bergeron and Carol Gildenberg Dichter -- Pediatric leukemia / Victoria Gocha Marchese -- Case study : Duchenne's muscular dystrophy / Shree Pandya.