Neurological Physiotherapy Pocketbook, 2nd Edition

• 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 disease
• Respiratory, communication, cognitive and orthotic management
• Medical investigations and drug treatments
• A glossary of terms and abbreviations

- Expands guiding principles of neurological rehabilitation

- Contains completely revised chapters on essential components

- Concentrates on six most common conditions (stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and Guillain Barré Syndrome)

Section 1. Background Knowledge

1. Guiding principles of neurorehabilitation

2. Motor control: structure & function of the nervous system

3. Motor training

4. Neurological assessment

5. Clinical Neurology & Neurological Investigations

6. Management of Common Neurological Impairments, and their impact on activity.

7. Respiratory management

Section 2. Management of common clinical problems: precis from physical management book

8. Stroke

9. Traumatic brain Injury

10. Spinal cord injury

11. Multiple sclerosis

12. Parkinson's disease

13. Guillain barre syndrome