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    • Title:Pocketbook of neurological physiotherapy / edited by Sheila Lennon and Maria Stokes.
    • ISBN:9780443068546
      0443068542
    • Published/Created:Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2009.
    • Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 317 pages) : illustrations.
    • Links:Online book
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    • Local Notes:Access is available to the Yale community.
    • Notes:Description base on print version record.
    • Access and use:Access restricted by licensing agreement.
    • Summary:POCKETBOOK OF NEUROLOGICAL PHYSIOTHERAPY is designed for working with people with neurological problems in any clinical setting. Written by a team of expert contributors, it offers an international perspective on core concepts, irrespective of philosophical frameworks or health care systems. Rapid access to essential information is contained in one concise volume, providing expert knowledge and advice at your fingertips. This pocketbook is a valuable guide to evidence-based practice for student physiotherapists and their teachers, as well as qualified clinicians. 'Background Knowledge'including common neurological conditions, neural plasticity, and common motor impairments and their impact on activity'Clinical Decision Making'including assessment and treatment of the acute patient before and during stabilisation; the acute patient with potential for recovery; and the patient with degenerative diseaseRespiratory, communication, cognitive and orthotic managementMedical investigations and drug treatmentsA glossary of terms and abbreviations.
    • Variant and related titles:Elsevier ScienceDirect All Books. OCLC KB.
    • Other formats:Print version: Pocketbook of neurological physiotherapy. Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2009
    • Format:Book
    • Series:Pocketbook physiotherapy
      Pocketbook physiotherapy.
    • BibliographyIncludes bibliographical references and index.
    • Contents:Section 1: Background Knowledge -- Chapter 1: Evidence based practice -- Chapter 2: Ensuring patient and carer centred care -- Chapter 3: The wider context of neurorehabilitation -- Chapter 4: Motor control -- Chapter 5: Neural plasticity in motor learning and motor recovery -- Chapter 6: Common neurological conditions -- Chapter 7: Common motor impairments, and their impact on -- activity -- Section 2: Clinical decision making -- Chapter 8: Guiding principles for neurological physiotherapy -- Chapter 9: Neurological Assessment: the basis of clinical decision making -- Chapter 10: Treatment: minimising impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions -- 10.1 The acute patient before and after stabilization (Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Guillain-Barř Syndrome) -- 10.2 The acute patient with potential for recovery (Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Guillain-Barř Syndrome) -- 10.3 The acute patient with limited potential for recovery (complete Spinal Cord Injury) -- 10.4 The patient with degenerative disease (Multiple Sclerosis) -- 10.5 The patient with degenerative disease (Parkinson's disease) -- Chapter 11: Outcome measurement -- Chapter 12: Continuity of care -- Section 3: Other considerations -- Chapter 13: Respiratory considerations -- Chapter 14: Cognitive Perceptual Considerations -- Chapter 15: Communication considerations -- Chapter 16: Orthotic management -- Section 4: Appendices -- Appendix 1: Neurological Investigations -- Appendix 2: Drug treatment in neurological rehabilitation -- Appendix 3: Abbreviations -- Appendix 4: Glossary of terms.
      Evidence based practice / Julie Bernhardt and Lynn Legg -- Ensuring patient- and carer-centred care / Anne Marie Laverty, Zena Jones, and Helen Rodgers -- The wider context of neurorehabilitation / Karen Whalley Hammell -- Motor control / Patricia Bate -- Neural plasticity in motor learning and motor recovery / Jeffrey A. Kleim -- Common neurological conditions / Sheila Lennon and Maria Stokes -- Common motor impairments, and their impact on activity / Louise Ada and Colleen G. Canning -- Guiding principles for neurological physiotherapy / Sheila Lennon and Clare Bassile -- Neurological assessment : the basis of clinical decision making / Susan Ryerson -- Treatment : minimizing impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions -- Outcome measurement / Emma Stokes -- Continuity of care / Fiona Jones -- Respiratory considerations / Adrian Capp -- Cognitive perceptual considerations / F. Colin Wilson -- Communication considerations / Linda Armstrong -- Orthotic management / Paul T. Charlton.
    • Subjects:Nervous system--Diseases--Physical therapy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
      Nervous system--Diseases--Physical therapy.
    • Subjects (Medical): Nervous System Diseases--rehabilitation--Handbooks.
      Physical Therapy Modalities--Handbooks.
      Psychomotor Disorders--rehabilitation--Handbooks.
    • Genre/Form:Handbooks and manuals.
    • Also listed under:Lennon, Sheila.
      Stokes, Maria.