Jean M. Irion and Jill Schiff BoissonnaultJean M. Irion and Ann DunbarPatricia M. KingFatima HakeemEllen R. Strunk and Fatima HakeemLarry J. PetterborgCarol C. FiguersCarol C. FiguersPamela A. DowneyMeg M. Zachwieja and Martina F. MutoneGlenn L. Irion and Jean M. IrionJill Schiff BoissonnaultCatherine CramRenal GallagherHollis Herman and Jean M. IrionJean M. IrionJessica Robilotto DrummondNola Peacock and Jean M. IrionNancy C. RichGlenn L. IrionKathy M. ShippLinda T. MillerBarbara FeltmanLori Thein Brody and Jean M. IrionEllen R. Strunk and Glenn L. IrionJean M. IrionCarolyn Kelley

Preface	p. vii
Contributors	p. ix
Reviewers	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
I Foundations of Physical Therapy in Women's Health
1 Historical Perspective of Women's Health Care	p. 1
2 Patient Education in Women's Health	p. 18
3 Psychosocial Issues Associated With Women's Health Care	p. 31
4 Management and Marketing of Women's Health Physical Therapy Services	p. 56
5 Documentation of and Reimbursement for Women's Health Physical Therapy Services	p. 78
II Physical Therapy in Gynecologic Care
6 Clinical Anatomy of the Pelvis and Perineum	p. 104
7 Physical Therapy Management of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction	p. 115
8 Physical Therapy Management of Pelvic Pain	p. 144
9 Chronic Pelvic Pain Disorders	p. 163
10 Physical Therapy Management Before and after Gynecologic Surgeries	p. 185
III Physical Therapy in Obstetric Care
11 Physiological, Anatomical, and Musculoskeletal Changes during the Childbearing Year	p. 206
12 Physical Therapy Management of Musculoskeletal Dysfunction During Pregnancy	p. 226
13 Physical Activity and Exercise During the Childbearing Years	p. 252
14 Prenatal and Perinatal Options: Informed Choices to Promote Normal Birth	p. 273
15 Physical Therapy Intervention During Labor and Delivery and Postpartum Care	p. 294
16 Medical Management and Physical Therapy Management of High-Risk Pregnancy	p. 327
IV Medical and Musculoskeletal Lifespan Issues in Women's Health
17 The Adolescent Female	p. 363
18 Women in the Workplace	p. 386
19 Musculoskeletal Disorders During the Middle Years and Beyond	p. 420
20 Women and Heart Disease	p. 455
21 Osteoporosis: Physical Therapy Prevention and Intervention	p. 474
V Oncologic Issues within Women's Health
22 Management of Breast Cancer	p. 505
23 Lymphedema Management	p. 530
VI Special Topics within Women's Health
24 The Female Athlete	p. 558
25 Exercise Issues and Aging	p. 583
26 Aquatic Therapy Services in Women's Health	p. 612
27 Physical Therapy Management of Women with Long-Term Physical Disabilities	p. 644
Index	p. 659