Globally, over 1 billion people live with a disability, and 80% of them are in the 152 low-and middle-income nations. One of every three people around the world lives with a health condition that benefit from rehabilitation. In some low- and middle-income countries, more than 50% of people who require rehabilitation services do not receive them. Physical therapists are essential members of the rehabilitation team that prevent and manage disabilities. Improving physical therapy services worldwide will substantially decrease the number of fatalities and improve patients’ quality of life. The top-tier physical therapy books are written in high-income countries with well-developed health systems. Practicing physical therapy in low- and middle-income countries requires special knowledge and clinical skills not enunciated in books published in high-income countries.
According to the WHO, in 2019, the top ten causes of death in low- and middle-income countries are preventable or treatable conditions. On the other hand, the top ten causes of death in high-income countries are chronic health conditions. Around the world, the role of physical therapists in addressing lifestyle-triggered diseases has been unassertive. There is a gap between physical therapists’ knowledge of lifestyle-related diseases and their application of this knowledge to facilitate patients’ alteration of health related behaviors. This gap is a global challenge that physical therapists must collectively address. This compendium consists of 43 chapters divided into ten sections written by a multi-disciplinary team of 50 frontline academicians and clinicians from diverse disciplines and specialties. The first section focuses on orthopedic physical therapy and describes various conditions, such as knee osteoarthritis, knee and hip arthroplasties, fractures, and low back pain. The following section describes pediatric conditions such as cerebral palsy, poliomyelitis, and autism. The third section discusses neurology physical therapy, covering topics such as motor learning, stroke and Parkinson’s disease rehabilitation, mild cognitive impairment, and cervicogenic headache. The fourth section focuses on cardiopulmonary physical therapy, including a comprehensive approach to managing malnutrition, diabetes mellitus, and anthropometric assessment. The fifth section discusses oncologic physical therapy and pharmacology, while the sixth section focuses on geriatric physical therapy. The seventh section presents pelvic health physical therapy. The last three sections include chapters on clinical electrophysiology and radiology, complementary and alternative medicine practices, and eclectic and topical topics of interest in physical therapy.
Written by experts, this book contains up to date, evidence-based information on specific physical therapy topics, emphasizing disease prevention and interdisciplinary care. It engages the interest of policymakers and individuals with research and programmatic interest in low and middle income countries. It is a valuable textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate physical therapy students and students in related fields, such as medicine, nutrition, clinical psychology, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy worldwide.
1. Advancing Physical Therapists' Role in the Management of
Lifestyle-Triggered Diseases: A Clarion Call for Global Action.-
2. Physical
Therapist Management of Knee Osteoarthritis .-
3. Physical Therapist
Management of Total Knee Arthroplasty .-
4. Physical Therapist Management of
Total Hip Arthroplasty .-
5. Public Health Education as a Strategy That
Empowers Patients to Manage Their Low Back Pain: Experience in a Low-Income
Country.-
6. Assessment of the Erector Spinae Muscle Endurance: Normative
Values in Different Populations .-
7. Physical Therapist Management of
Fractures .-
8. Epidemiology of Fracture Cases Referred for Physical Therapy
in Two Low-Income Countries.-
9. Physical Therapist Management of Cerebral
Palsy.-
10. Physical Therapist Management of Poliomyelitis.-
11. Physical
Therapist Management of Autism Spectrum Disorders .-
12. Management of the
Communication Impairments Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders.-
13.
Psychological Assessments and Management of Autism Spectrum Disorder.-
14.
Autism Awareness Among Physical Therapists: Insights from Two Low-Income
Nations.-
15. Principles of Motor Learning.-
16. Physical Therapist
Management of Stroke .-
17. Physical Therapist Management of Cervicogenic
Headaches .-
18. Physical Therapist Management of Mild Cognitive Impairment.-
19. Physical Therapist Management of Parkinsons Disease.-
20. Comparing
Virtual Reality Rehabilitation to Conventional Physical Therapy in Managing
Patients with Parkinsons Disease: An Exploratory Trial.-
21. Physical
Therapist Management of Cardiovascular Diseases.-
22. Physical Therapist
Management of Respiratory Diseases .-
23. From Undernutrition to Overweight:
A Comprehensive Approach to Dual Malnutrition.-
24. Anthropometric
Assessments in Physical Therapy.-
25. Physical Therapist Management of
Diabetes Mellitus.-
26. Pharmacology for Physical Therapists.-
27. Physical
Therapist Management of the Complications Associated with the Medical and
Surgical Treatments of Breast Cancer.-
28. Physical Therapist Management of
Falls in Older Adults.-
29. Geriatric Physical Therapy Practice in Low-and
Middle-Income Countries: Challenges and Recommendations for Building
Capacity.-
30. Clinical Assessments and Exercise Protocols to Improve
Abdominal Muscle Endurance During Pregnancy and Postpartum.-
31.
Effectiveness of Physical Therapy in the Management of Pelvic Floor
Disorders: A Narrative Review.-
32. Physical Therapist Management of Urinary
and Fecal Incontinence.-
33. Clinical Electrodiagnosis for Physical
Therapists.-
34. Radiology for Physical Therapists.-
35. Integrating
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practices into Physical Therapy: A
Comprehensive Review.-
36. Application of Feldenkrais® Method in Physical
Therapy .-
37. Fracture Care by Traditional Bonesetters: Insights from a
Low-Income Country.-
38. Digital Physical Therapy Practice: Perspectives from
the Philippines.-
39. Blueprint for Establishing Private Physical Therapy
Clinics in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries: Prospects, Challenges, and
Recommendations .-
40. Beyond Borders: Comparative Analysis of Physical
Therapists' Scope of Practice Worldwide.-
41. Implementing Evidence-Based
Physical Therapy: Perspectives from a Low-Income Country.-
42. Healing Hands:
A Comprehensive History of Physical Therapy.-
43. Conclusion: Physical
Therapy: A Profession Destined for Global Greatness.
Joseph Abiodun Balogun, FAS, is the former dean and retired distinguished professor in the College of Health Sciences at Chicago State University, USA. He is also an emeritus professor of physiotherapy at the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Nigeria, and a visiting professor/program consultant at the Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation, University of Benin, Nigeria. Professor Balogun is the founder and president/chief executive officer of the Joseph Rehabilitation Center in Tinley Park, Illinois, USA.
Professor Balogun is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the African Journal of Reproductive Health and serves on the editorial boards of several international journals worldwide. He has received over a dozen major academic and service awards: Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Specialist, Royal Society for Public Health, Institute of Management Consultants, Academy of Science, Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy, and the American College of Sports Medicine. In 2003, he received the J. Warren Perry Distinguished Author's Award from the Journal of Allied Health and was conferred with the Distinguished Decorated Affiliate of the American Health Council in 2018.
Professor Balogun's most recent books include Reimagining Nigeria's Educational System: Improving Academic Performance Through High Stakes Standardized Testing (Routledge, 2024), Health Research in Nigeria: A Bibliometric Analysis (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022), Improving Disability Laws Under Nigeria's Fourth Republic: Ten Measured Steps Into the Future (authored with Philip C. Aka Lexington Books, 2022), Healthcare and Economic Restructuring: Nigeria in Comparative Perspective (authored with Philip C. Aka Palgrave Macmillan, 2022), Healthcare Education in Nigeria: Evolutions and Emerging Paradigms (Routledge, 2020), Health Professions in Nigeria: An Interdisciplinary Analysis (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), The Nigerian Healthcare System: Pathways to Universal and High-Quality Healthcare (Springer Nature, 2021), and a co-authored book, Contemporary Obstetrics, and Gynaecology for Developing Countries with Okonofua, Odunsi and Chilaka (Springer Nature, 2021).
