Designed for physical therapist assistant students and anyone working in the rehabilitation of patients with neurologic damage, this textbook focuses on the framework for neurorehabilitative patient treatment. It offers problem-solving instruction and ensures that interventions are meaningful.

Uses clinical examples to bridge the gap between basic neuroscience and the practice of neurologic rehabilitation. This text covers discrete systems for acquiring information, the neural mechanisms that control specific kinds of human function, and how the nervous system responds to insult and injury.

Providing home health therapists with a portable reference guide, this book offers them the clinical information they need to serve their diverse patient populations. Divided into six sections, it covers fundamentals, paediatric populations, adult populations, and more. It also includes a listing of suggested home care resources.

A valuable resource for all those involved in the care and rehabilitation of people with disability. Integrates the concepts and principles of rehabilitation with good clinical practice.

Analyses community rehabilitation from many perspectives, with examples of community rehabilitation schemes and case studies.

Looks at the impact of the transfer of mental patients from the mental hospital to the community as it affects patients and staff alike after the patients leave the hospital. The book deals with the types of care to be experienced by the patients.

Provides coverage of rehabilitation practice across the preferred practice patterns of physical therapy: musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary. This book gives information on the pathology, etiology, examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis and interventions for patients involved in physical rehabilitation.

This new volume provides a comprehensive overview of this fast-evolving field. More than a revised edition, the text reflects the dramatic impact of recent advances in neuroscience and computer science.

Addresses various aspects of muscle pain from basic science to clinical treatment. This book answers various possible questions regarding muscle pain - from local muscle soreness to the fibromyalgia syndrome. It combines neuroanatomical and neurophysiological data with the clinical management of various diseases that exhibit muscle pain.

Provides guidance through the common injection techniques for a range of disorders. This manual helps you assess whether an injection is indicated, localize the site, choose the correct needle, avoid possible complications, provide necessary post-injection care, and more.

Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2008, held in Wuhan, China, in October 2008. This book includes such topics as robot control, cognitive robotics, rehabilitation robotics, health care and artificial limb, robot learning, and robot vision.

This workbook is a companion to Functional Neurorehabilitation Through the Life Span . The text and workbook create a complete learning package, with the workbook including probing review questions and engaging learning activities to guide students as they investigate and analyse specific topics.

Focuses on the conditions you are likely to see in practice, and on the information you need to manage them. This manual provides the essentials needed to diagnose and treat your patients effectively.

In this new edition, the readibility has been enhanced with streamlined text, added subheadings, introductions, and conclusions to each chapter. The special needs of the elderly in all health care settings is the unifying element of this book. It emphasizes a balance of theory, clinical application of knowledge, and clinical skills in caring for the older adult population, and focuses on the ...