Neurological Physiotherapy - A Problem-Solving Approach (Paperback, 2nd edition)

Neurological Physiotherapy aims to provide an improved understanding of problems commonly encountered by the therapist working with people with neurological disability. It describes aspects of posture and movement difficulties which may occur as a result of neurological damage and gives guidance to help the therapist to plan the appropriate treatment programme for each patient. Using a problem-solving approach the emphasis is on the identification of symptoms in relation to impairment and disability rather than on a detailed description of neurological conditions.Patient-centred - focuses on patient problems, not on medical diagnoses Encourages analysis of the abnormal pathology to determine appropriate treatment interventions Describes a variety of commonly used treatment approaches and gives indicators for their selection Stresses the importance of individual patient assessment for planning individual therapy programmes Uses case histories to illustrate the relationship between assessment and appropriate therapy selection Incorporates the latest information relating to the control of human movement Illustrated with both photographs and line diagrams to support and clarify the text Written by a team of clinicians who are experts in their fields New chapters on:Assessment, goal setting and measuring treatment outcomes Medical and surgical management (including drug therapy) New chapter which looks at the likely developments for the future - a forward outlook More case studies included - with new ones to address CVA, MS (with link to the community) and MND Case studies on spinal cord injury and head injury to be added.

General

Imprint:	Churchill Livingstone
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2001
First published:	2002
Editors:	Susan Edwards
Dimensions:	248 x 191 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	308
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-443-06440-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Physiotherapy Promotions
LSN:	0-443-06440-7
Barcode:	9780443064401

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