- Preface
- Chapter 1 Concepts of rehabilitation
- Chapter 2 Epidemiology
- Chapter 3 The rehabilitation team
- Chapter 4 Organization of services
- Chapter 5 Assessment of disability
- Chapter 6 Spasticity
- Chapter 7 Continence
- Chapter 8 Sex and sexuality
- Chapter 9 Eating and swallowing disorders
- Chapter 10 Communication
- Chapter 11 Other physical problems
- Chapter 12 Technical aids and assistive technology
- Chapter 13 Behavioural disorders
- Chapter 14 Psychiatric problems and rehabilitation
- Chapter 15 Cognitive and intellectual function
- Chapter 16 Participation issues in rehabilitation
- Chapter 17 Multiple sclerosis
- Chapter 18 Stroke
- Chapter 19 Traumatic brain injury
- Chapter 20 Spinal cord injury
- Chapter 21 Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders
- Chapter 22 Motor neuron diseases
- Chapter 23 Disorders of the peripheral nerves
- Chapter 24 Epilepsy
- Chapter 25 Dementia
- Chapter 26 Musculoskeletal pain in common rheumatological conditions
- Chapter 27 Spinal pain and soft tissue rheumatism
- Chapter 28 Amputation
- Chapter 29 Ageing and disability
- Index
(p. 451) Ageing and disability
- Chapter:
- (p. 451) Ageing and disability
- Author(s):
Anthony B. Ward
, Michael P. Barnes
, Sandra C. Stark
, and Sarah Ryan
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199550524.003.0029
Background 452
Specific examples of ageing features in disability 454
Conclusion 456
Two aspects of ageing need to be considered in physically disabled people.
Because of the population’s increasing longevity, there is greater pressure on NHS facilities and on the need for care and intermittent rehabilitation....
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- Preface
- Chapter 1 Concepts of rehabilitation
- Chapter 2 Epidemiology
- Chapter 3 The rehabilitation team
- Chapter 4 Organization of services
- Chapter 5 Assessment of disability
- Chapter 6 Spasticity
- Chapter 7 Continence
- Chapter 8 Sex and sexuality
- Chapter 9 Eating and swallowing disorders
- Chapter 10 Communication
- Chapter 11 Other physical problems
- Chapter 12 Technical aids and assistive technology
- Chapter 13 Behavioural disorders
- Chapter 14 Psychiatric problems and rehabilitation
- Chapter 15 Cognitive and intellectual function
- Chapter 16 Participation issues in rehabilitation
- Chapter 17 Multiple sclerosis
- Chapter 18 Stroke
- Chapter 19 Traumatic brain injury
- Chapter 20 Spinal cord injury
- Chapter 21 Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders
- Chapter 22 Motor neuron diseases
- Chapter 23 Disorders of the peripheral nerves
- Chapter 24 Epilepsy
- Chapter 25 Dementia
- Chapter 26 Musculoskeletal pain in common rheumatological conditions
- Chapter 27 Spinal pain and soft tissue rheumatism
- Chapter 28 Amputation
- Chapter 29 Ageing and disability
- Index