Synopses & Reviews
Obesity is currently regarded as one of the major health challenges of the developed world.
Synopsis
This book examines the pathophysiological and rehabilitative aspects of disabling obesity. It highlights multidisciplinary rehabilitation interventions as key to counteracting the disabling aspects of complicated obesity.
About the Author
Paolo Capodaglio received his M.D. degree from the University of Pavia, Italy, in 1988 and his specialization in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) from the same University in 1991. After graduating, he started working as a PMR specialist in an Institute for clinical care and research (Fondazione Maugeri IRCCS) with clinical and research interests. At present, he is Director of the PMR Department and the Laboratory for Research in Biomechanics and Rehabilitation at the Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS in Verbania-Piancavallo, Italy and contract professor of PMR in the Medical School of the University of Brescia, Italy. He devoted most of his research to the functional evaluation in ageing and pathological conditions: spinal cord injuries, musculoskeletal disorders, and, most recently, obesity. He is reviewer for several indexed papers and author of 6 volumes and around 150 publications in the field of rehabilitation. Dr. Joel Faintuch is Associate Professor of Surgery, São Paulo University Medical School,
Table of Contents
An Up-To-Date Vision on the Aetiology and on the Epidemiology of Obesity and Morbid Obesity.- Physiological Bases of Physical Limitations During Exercise.- Biomechanics of Basic Activities.- The Obesity-Related Disability.- Critical Aspects in Nursing.- Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Inpatient and Outpatient Rehabilitation on Functional Outcomes in Obese Patients with Orthopaedic Comorbidities.- Cardiac Rehabilitation.- Work Capacity, Sleep Apnoea and Respiratory Rehabilitation.- Psychological Aspects and Rehabilitation Protocols Psychiatric Aspects.- Principles and Protocols in Nutritional Rehabilitation.- Bariatric Surgery: Current Techniques and Results.- Disability in the Post-Obese Bariatric Patient: Old and New Problems.- Aesthetic Rehabilitation after Bariatric Surgery.- New Technologies for Improving the Psychological Treatment.- Chronic Care Models for Obesity Management.