Psychoprosthetics

by Deirdre Desmond, Malcolm MacLachlan, Pamela Gallagher

Psychoprosthetics is the study of the psychological aspects of prosthetic use and of rehabilitative processes in those conditions that require the use of prosthetic devices. For people with limb loss, the fitting of a prosthesis can give rise to a variety of issues from functional rehabilitation to quality of life, well-being, participation in society and cosmetic satisfaction.

Psychoprosthetics brings together the most recent and exciting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849966915
• ISBN13: 9781849966917
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"