Stroke Rehabilitation: Guidelines for Exercise and Training to Optimize Motor Skill, 1e - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750647124 ISBN 13: 9780750647120

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002

Synopsis

Stroke Rehabilitation

About this title

Review:

""The book is well structured. It provides easily applicable treatment guidlines, backed up by a strong evidence base and an extensive up to date reference list. I would recommend this book for any neurological physiotherapy service."" Ruth O'Cnnell, Phsiotherapy Ireland

Synopsis:

Totally updated and revised, this new edition continues to provide protocols for the restoration of normal functional movement following stroke. Previously published as "A Motor Relearning Programme for Stroke", the authors have produced a completely revised and updated version of this essential guide to task- and context-specific exercise and training for the optimal functional recovery of stroke patients. The guidelines are based on scientific rationale and clinical research and cover a range of critical everyday actions, while the modern and accessible format with many new photographs and line drawings is designed for maximum clarity and practicality. Written by two expertsin their field, "Stroke Rehabilitation" presents Carr and Shepherd's system of stroke rehabilitation. The clear and comprehensive linking of science and clinical practice are designed for physiotherapists, occupational therapists and all those involved in the rehabilitation of patients with stroke.

About this edition

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0750647124
• ISBN 13: 9780750647120
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Carr MA EdD (Columbia) FACP Janet H., Shepherd MA EdD (Columbia) FACP Roberta B.