Includes bibliographical references and index.

Understanding Motor Performance in Children. -- Evidenced-based decision making in pediatric physical therapy -- The child's development of functional movement -- Motor control: developmental aspects of motor control in skill acquisition -- Motor learning: application of principles to pediatric rehabilitation -- Musculoskeletal development and adaptation -- Physical fitness during childhood and adolescence -- Management of Musculoskeletal Impairment. -- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis -- Spinal conditions -- Congenital muscular torticollis -- Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita -- Osteogenesis imperfecta -- Muscular dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy -- Limb deficiencies and amputations -- Orthopedic conditions -- Sports injuries in children -- Management of Neurologic Impairment. -- Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) -- Children with motor and intellectual disabilities -- Cerebral palsy -- Brachial plexus injury -- Spinal cord injury -- Acquired brain injuries: trauma, near-drowning, and tumors --Myelodisplasia -- Management of Cardiopulmonary Conditions. -- Children requiring long-term mechanical ventilation -- Cystic fibrosis -- Asthma: multisystem implications -- Thoracic surgery -- Special Settings and Special Considerations. -- The environment of intervention -- The special care nursery -- Serving infants, toddlers, and their families: early intervention services under IDEA -- The educational environment -- The burn unit -- Transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities -- EVOLVE only special chapters: special topics.