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Neuroscience - Fundamentals for Rehabilitation (Paperback, 6th edition)
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Neuroscience - Fundamentals for Rehabilitation (Paperback, 6th edition)
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Use your knowledge of the nervous system to understand and treat
neurologic disorders! Neuroscience: Fundamentals for
Rehabilitation, 6th Edition provides an illustrated guide to
neurology and how it affects the practice of physical and
occupational therapy. Case studies and first-person stories from
people with neurologic disorders make it easier to develop clinical
reasoning skills and apply your knowledge to the clinical setting.
This edition includes an enhanced eBook free with each purchase of
a new print book. Written by noted PT educator Laurie Lundy-Ekman,
Neuroscience uses evidence-based research to help you evaluate and
treat clients who have physical limitations due to nervous system
damage or disease. Logical, systems approach to neuroscience makes
it easier to master complex information and provides a framework
for conducting a neurologic examination and evaluation. Clinical
perspective of neuroscience is provided through case studies,
personal stories written by people with neurologic disorders, and
summaries of key features of neurologic disorders and the body
systems they affect. Six sections - Overview of Neurology,
Neuroscience at the Cellular Level, Development of the Nervous
System, Vertical Systems, Regions, and Neurologic Tests - first
show how neural cells operate, and then allow you to apply your
knowledge of neuroscience. Coverage of key physical rehabilitation
topics includes abnormal muscle tone, chronic pain, control of
movement, and differential diagnosis of dizziness. Hundreds of
color-coded illustrations show body structures and functions across
systems. Full-color atlas includes photographs of the human brain
along with labeled line drawings. Clinical Notes case studies
demonstrate how neuroscience concepts may be applied to clinical
situations. Pathology boxes provide a quick summary of the features
of neurologic disorders commonly encountered in rehabilitation
practice. NEW! Quick Reference Lists on the inside book covers make
it easy to find frequently consulted figures, reflexes, tables, and
summaries within the text. NEW! Updated chapters include Pain as a
Disease and as a Symptom, Motor System: Upper Motor Neurons, Motor
and Psychologic Functions, Brainstem Region, and Neurologic Tests.
NEW! 85 new or updated figures are added to this edition. NEW!
Nearly 600 new references are added to this edition. NEW! Enhanced
eBook version - included with print purchase - allows you to access
all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety
of devices. NEW! Answers to the book's case studies and a student
workbook with approximately 1,000 practice questions and answers
are included in the eBook.
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