Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-333) and index.
Contents
Mobility limits -- Who has mobility difficulties -- Sensations of walking -- Society's views of walking -- How people feel about their difficulty walking -- At home: with family and friends -- Outside home: at work and in communities -- People talking to their physicians -- Physicians talking to their patients -- Physical and occupational therapy and other approaches -- Ambulation aids -- Wheeled mobility -- Who will pay? -- What will be paid for? -- Final thoughts.
Mobility limits -- Who has mobility difficulties -- Sensations of walking -- Society's views of walking -- How people feel about their difficulty walking -- At home: with family and friends -- Outside home: at work and in communities -- People talking to their physicians -- Physicians talking to their patients -- Physical and occupational therapy and other approaches -- Ambulation aids -- Wheeled mobility -- Who will pay? -- What will be paid for? -- Final thoughts.