Sheila Lennon Primary Author Maria Stokes Primary Author mixed material bibliography Toronto Philadelphia USA Elsevier Churchill Livingstone 2009 continuing Weekly en English

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xi, 317 hlm. ; 19 cm. This Pocketbook is Intended to Provide both Students and qualified Physiotherapisis with a basic Overview of the Physiotherapi Management Of People with Neurogical disability. The Summarized Format designed for quick and easy Reference schould serve as a useful teaching tool For Undergraduate Student,as wellas a helpul aid fo revision. All chapter refer to the scientific and experimental evidence that underliesclinical practice. Some of the text is based on the book edited by stokes(2004), particularly Chapter 6 on'Common neurogical conditions'but this pocketbook involves many new authors offering an international perspective on issues that influence clinical practice. The text comprises four sections: Section 1 on 'Background Knowledge' covers basic information on neurogical conditions and pprinciples of clinical practice in neurorehabilitations; Section 2 on'Clinical Decsion Making'covers areas relating to dealing with people with neurological condiions.ranging from assessmnt to treatment approaches; Section 3 deals with'Other Considerations',including respiratory,communication and cognitive aspect and orthotic mnagement;Section 4 consisis of appendices copering topics that the physiotherapist neds to understand but is not directly involved with;medical investigations and drug treatmen. The glosary of terms and abbreviationsare not exhaustive and include those which are commonly encountered by physiotherapists. 615.89780443068546 28994 2015-05-26 08:41:42 2015-05-26 08:41:42 machine generated