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Title
Physiotherapy for adult neurological conditions / Abraham M. Joshua, editor.
ISBN
9789811902093 (electronic bk.)
9811902097 (electronic bk.)
9789811902086
9811902089
Published
Singapore : Springer, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-981-19-0209-3 doi
Call Number
RC350.P48
Dewey Decimal Classification
616.8/043
Summary
This is a comprehensive book on physiotherapy for adult neurological disorders with chapters describing physiotherapy assessment and management for those adult patients in the acute care and rehabilitation units of hospitals or centers. Each chapter additionally provides brief introduction, historical background, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, medical and surgical management. The aim is to help build a theoretical foundation on which principles of management are laid, and to improve and update the readers' clinical and therapeutic skills. Improving the overall care and management of patients suffering from adult neurological conditions such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, and multiple sclerosis, is the key objective. Supported with ample practical contents (exercise training and therapeutic strategies) and pictures it prepares the readers to effectively manage patients with neurological conditions. The contents of this book will serve as a guide and source of knowledge of both contemporary and advanced treatment techniques for undergraduate and post-graduate students and therapists practicing worldwide in adult neurological physiotherapy.
Note
Includes index.
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Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 6, 2022).
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9789811902086
1 Neuroplasticity
2 Therapeutic Approaches
3 Stroke
4 Extrapyramidal Disorders
5 Cerebellar Dysfunction
6 Traumatic Brain Injury
7 Vestibular Rehabilitation
8 Motor Neuron Disease
9 Multiple Sclerosis
10 Infections Of The Central Nervous System
11 Peripheral Nerve Disorders
12 Muscular Dystrophies
13 Myasthenia Gravis
14 Perceptual Disorders
15 Neurobehavioral Issues In Adult Neurological Conditions
16 Gadgets And Technologies In Adult Neurological Physiotherapy.
