646 Index
‘time out’ (non‑reward instead of punishment for bad
behavior), 357
Birth defects, Chapter 12
prevention, 124
Bladder and bowel management
catheters, 204‑208
constipation, 212
planning a bowel program, 212‑214
urinary infections, 170, 210‑211
with spinal cord injury, Chapter 25
with spina bifida, Chapter 25, 170
Blindness and difficulty seeing, Chapter 30
books on blindness, 639
braille alphabet, 253
causes of blindness, 244‑245, 246
CHILD‑to‑child activities, 447‑454
early stimulation of blind child, 247, 248, 290
eye poking, a dangerous habit, 247, 364
how to use a stick, 251
in multiply disabled child, 283
misuse of eye medicines, 246
prevention of blindness, 256
school and the blind, 253‑254
social problems with, 246
stories of two blind children, 247
teaching blind child to walk alone, 250
teaching the blind skills, 252‑255
testing for blindness, 452‑453
trachoma, 245
with arthritis, 136, 245
with Down syndrome, 245, 279
with leprosy, 221‑223
work, 253,255
xerophthalmia (nutritional blindness), 244
(Also see Eye problems)
Body braces, jackets, supports, 164, 558
instructions for making, 558
special seating with body supports, 95, 607‑612
wheelboards with body supports, 612
Bone diseases, Chapter 13
brittle bone disease, 125
rickets, 125
tuberculosis of the backbone, 165‑166
Bone infections (osteomyelitis), Chapter 19
prevention, 159
treatment, 160
with pressure sore, 159
with spina bifida, 173
with spinal cord injury, 196
with leprosy, 222
Books about rehabilitation, 637‑642
Bow legs, 113
in bone disease, 125‑126
normal in young child, 113
Braces, Chapter 58
above‑knee, 31, 66, 67, 72, 73, 539, 542‑543
adjustable braces for contractures, 85, 546, 560, 563‑564
ankle straps, 116, 541, 548
backstops to control foot problems, 545
below‑knee brace, 30, 67, 70, 72, 111, 116, 148, 150, 160, 171,
225, 539, 542, 543, 550
body brace (jacket), 73, 539, 558
different kinds, 539‑540
evaluation for, 30‑32, 66‑73, 106, 526‑529, 539
fitting leg braces, 542, 556
foot lifts, for one leg that is shorter, 549
for a weak knee, 545
for cerebral palsy, evaluation for braces, 106
for club feet, 115‑116, 568
for correcting contractures, 85‑86, 148, 150, 541, 563‑564
for foot problems, 72, 116, 118, 121, 160, 225, 539, 545
for hip problems, 156, 158
for neck, arthritis, 152
for polio, evaluation for braces, 66‑73
for spina bifida, 171‑172
for spinal curve, 73, 164, 539
Disabled village Children
for TB of the spine, 166
hand splints and braces, 148, 150, 221
how to make metal rod braces, 542‑549
how to make plastic braces, 551‑558
knee hinges, 546
knee pieces (straps), 542‑543, 548
leg‑separating braces, 156, 539
low‑cost braces and splints, 540
night brace for foot and hip rotation, 539
precautions concerning braces, 106, 526‑529
shoes and clogs for braces, 544
(Also see Body braces)
Brain damage
as cause of blindness, 245
as cause of cerebral palsy, 91
as cause of seizures, 233
as cause of stroke, 55
Breast feeding, 321
and HIV, 321
to help prevent disease and disability, 74, 321
with cerebral palsy, 87
with cleft lip and palate, 120
with Down syndrome, 281
Breathing problems and assistance
holding breath during tantrums, 363
in polio, 59
in muscular dystrophy, 109, 111
in spinal cord injury, 182
Brittle bone disease (Osteogenesis imperfecta), 125
Burns and Burn Deformities, Chapter 28
healing of burns, 231‑232
in persons who do not feel, 181, 185
prevention of burns, 232, 428
prevention of scarring together of skin at joints, 231
Bursitis, 131
C
Calipers (See Braces)
Canes, 394, 587
different models, 587
for the blind, 251
how to use, 394
with arthritis, 143, 393
Carrying children with cerebral palsy, 100, 303
Casts
for arthritis, 147
for club feet, 115, 566‑568 precautions, 197, 561‑562
for hip problems, 156, 158
for correcting contractures, 84‑86, 560‑562
Catheter, 204‑208
Causes of disability, Chapter 3
from birth defects, 119‑124
medical and surgical errors, 16, 19, 91, 126, 192
misuse of medicines, 15, 19
pesticides and poisons, 15
poor nutrition, 13
poor sanitation, 13
social causes and poverty, 13, 14
war and terrorism, 20
(also see individual disabilities)
Centers of rehabilitation
(See Community Directed Programs)
Cerebral palsy, Chapter 9
activities for, 96‑100, 105, 302‑305, 308‑315
aids, 323, 326‑327, 329‑332
and deafness, 261
athetosis (uncontrolled movement), 89
balance problems (ataxia), 90
bathing, Chapter 39
books on cerebral palsy, 638
carrying positions for, 100, 303
causes, 91
caution on use of development activities, 301
communication, 106
contractures, 101‑103