Prosthetics and Orthotics for Physical Therapists

M. Jason Highsmith

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Routledge
16 June 2025

Therapy & therapeutics; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation

Prosthetics and Orthotics for Physical Therapists provides physical therapy students, physical therapists, and other allied health clinicians with foundational knowledge in prosthetic and orthotic (P&O) topics. The text and its resources are efficient, impactful, and affordable, including an overview of the history of amputation, and artificial limb, prosthetic, and orthotic concepts, followed by a review of professional and educational concepts related to P&O.

Prosthetics and Orthotics for Physical Therapists is divided into two sections: first, Prosthetics and second, Orthotics. The Prosthetics section includes chapters on amputation epidemiology, related surgical concepts, componentry, gait, therapy, outcomes, and dermatologic considerations, as well as lower and upper extremity amputation principles and concepts. In the Orthotics section, there is an overview of pathology, and chapters on orthotic principles primarily by body region including below and above the knee, spinal and chest, and cranial and upper extremity.

Key features and benefits of the book include the concise but clinically focused topics which are supported by evidence when available, and the covering of historic concepts through to the latest topics such as osseointegration and microprocessor-controlled devices. The organization by prosthetic and orthotic divisions, the anatomic and regional body section divisions, and the special topics (i.e., history, epidemiology, education, and others) allows discrete compartmentalization of vast content.

This cutting-edge new textbook is ideal for entry level clinicians in training such as physical therapists, occupational therapists, physicians, prosthetists/orthotists, or others in physical rehabilitative disciplines. Additionally, the book may serve well as a desk reference for clinicians who may not be specialized in P&O care but manage patients who utilize P&O devices.

Edited by: M. Jason Highsmith
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 210mm,
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9781041024279
ISBN 10: 1041024274
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 16 June 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Section I: PROSTHETICS 1 History of Prosthetics and Orthotics 2 An Overview of Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Training for the Physical Therapist 3 Epidemiology of Amputation 4 Amputation Surgery 5 Lower Extremity Prosthetic Componentry 6 Physical Examination and Outcome Measurement of the Patient with Lower Extremity Amputation 7 Lower Extremity Amputee Gait 8 Physical Therapy for the Patient with Amputation 9 Dermatoses in Patients who use Prostheses and Orthoses 10 Upper Extremity Prosthetic Rehabilitation 11 Psychosocial Aspects of Amputation Section II: ORTHOTICS 12 Overview of Pathologies for which Orthoses are Commonly Recommended 13 Lower Limb Orthotic Management: Orthoses Below the Knee 14 Lower Limb Orthotic Management: Orthoses Above the Knee 15 Spinal Orthotics 16 Orthotic Management of Cranial Deformities and Associated Comorbidities 17 Orthoses for the Upper Extremity Appendix: Basic Lower Extremity Prosthetic Checkout

M. Jason Highsmith is a dual licensed physical therapist and prosthetist. He is also a medical scientist with a concentration in clinical trials and patient-oriented translational research. He served in a few positions with the US Department of Veterans Affairs including service as a research physical therapist, the Deputy Chief of Research for the congressionally mandated dual agency VA-DoD Extremity Trauma & Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE) and he currently serves as National Director of the Orthotic, Prosthetic & Pedorthic Clinical Services Program Office.

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