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Author Lennon, Sheila

Title Neurological Physiotherapy Pocketbook E-Book
Edition 2nd ed
Published Philadelphia : Elsevier, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (251 pages)
Series Essential Facts at Your Fingertips Ser
Essential Facts at Your Fingertips Ser
Contents Front Cover; IFC; Neurological Physiotherapy Pocketbook; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; 1 -- BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE; 1 -- Guiding principles in neurological rehabilitation; INTRODUCTION; NEUROLOGICAL TREATMENT APPROACHES; A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION; Principle 1: The International Classification of Functioning (ICF); Principle 2: Team Work; Principle 3: Person-Centred Care; Carer support and involvement; Principle 4: Prediction; Principle 5: Neural Plasticity; What Type of Training Drives Neural Plasticity and Recovery of Function?
Principle 6: Motor Control: A Systems ModelPrinciple 7: Functional Movement Re-Education; Recovery; Adaptation (Compensation); Maintenance; Prevention; Principle 8: Skill Acquisition; Principle 9: Self-Management (Self-efficacy); Principle 10: Health Promotion; CONCLUSIONS; References; 2 -- Motor control: structure and function of the nervous system; INTRODUCTION; THEORIES OF MOTOR CONTROL; STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE MOTOR SYSTEM; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; Motor Control Hierarchy; Sensory Feedback; Role of the Cerebellum; Role of the Basal Ganglia; UPPER LIMB MOVEMENT; LOWER LIMB MOVEMENT
EFFECT OF LESION LOCATIONNEUROPLASTICITY; WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION?; IMPLICATIONS FOR NEUROPHYSIOTHEARPY; References; 3 -- Motor training; INTRODUCTION; ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF MOTOR TRAINING; CRITICAL FEATURES OF FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES: A REMINDER; References; 4 -- Neurological assessment: the basis of clinical decision making; INTRODUCTION; Why Assess?; HOW TO COMPLETE A NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; Is Your Patient Medically Stable?; Subjective Assessment; The Objective Examination; The Physical Examination; Using Standardised Measurement Tools
INTERPRETING THE ASSESSMENTThe Problem List; Collaborative Goal Setting; Developing a Treatment Plan; Implementing the Treatment Plan; Evaluation; RECORD KEEPING: DOCUMENTING YOUR INTERVENTION; PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: A CASE SCENARIO; References; 5 -- Clinical neurology and neurological investigations; INTRODUCTION; THE NEUROLOGICAL HISTORY; THE NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION; THE NEUROLOGIST AND THE NEUROLOGICAL PHYSIOTHERAPIST; NEUROLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS; IMAGING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; Computed Tomography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI, MR Angiography, Spectroscopy, Tractography, Functional MRI)
Vascular UltrasoundNEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; Electroencephalography (EEG); Evoked Potentials; Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography; OTHER INVESTIGATIONS IN NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE; Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Sampling; Muscle and Nerve Biopsy; Molecular and Genetic Testing; Further Reading; 6 -- Management of common neurological impairments and their impact on activity; INTRODUCTION; WEAKNESS; FATIGUE; DISORDERS OF TONE; Hypertonus; Spasticity (Summed up from De Baets et al (2018) with Permission); Hypotonus; Dystonia; Involuntary Muscle Spasms
Notes Dyskinesias
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Author Verheyden, Geert
Ramdharry, Gita
ISBN 9780702077241
0702077240