Neurological Physiotherapy Pocketbook, 2nd Edition
Paperback
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- 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
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- 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)
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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