Mobility in Parkinson's Disease: Home Exercises, Transfers & Movement Advice - Hardcover
Book & DVD. With the help of the exercises, advice and instructions in this book, Parkinson patients will be able to maintain their daily activities, such as walking, rising from a chair, turning over in bed and keeping balance, as long as possible. The exercises are easy to understand and the accompanying DVD contains over 50 examples.
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This book, especially designed for people with Parkinson's Disease, offers a source for exercises, advice and instructions for daily exercises and mobility. Furthermore, it provides a great resource for other health care professionals such as physiotherapists, PD-nurses and occupational therapists.
The instructions, exercises and advice are meant to facilitate the patient’s mobility and daily life activities, such as walking, rising from chair, turning over in bed and keeping balance. It also serves as a manual for improving flexibility, relaxation and overall physical condition. The text is supported by more than 200 photo's. The enclosed DVD contains over 50 high-quality video examples.
The authors are all health care professionals, physical therapists and researchers, specializing in the field of Parkinson's Disease.
About the Author:
The instructions, exercises and advice are meant to facilitate the patient’s mobility and daily life activities, such as walking, rising from chair, turning over in bed and keeping balance. It also serves as a manual for improving flexibility, relaxation and overall physical condition. The text is supported by more than 200 photo's. The enclosed DVD contains over 50 high-quality video examples.
The authors are all health care professionals, physical therapists and researchers, specializing in the field of Parkinson's Disease.
After receiving a Masters degree (drs) in Human Movement Science in 1995, Erwin van Wegen worked as a researcher in the Physical Therapy Department of the VU Medical Centre, where he performed studies investigating locomotion and rehabilitation in Parkinson and stroke patients together with Dr. R. Wagenaar and Dr. R. van Emmerik. In 1996 Van Wegen moved to the United States to pursue a masters and doctoral degree at the Department of Exercise Science at the University of Massachusetts under the supervision of Prof. R. van Emmerik. Van Wegen is now working as a senior researcher in neurorehabilitation since 2005 at the VU Medical Center Amsterdam (dept. of Physical Therapy/Rehabiliation Medicine) with Prof. Dr. G. Kwakkel.
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- PublisherVU University Press
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 9086594980
- ISBN 13 9789086594986
- BindingBoard book
- Edition number1
- Number of pages96
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