Health professionals' guide to physical management of Parkinson's disease

This book aims to fill a gap in the area of clinical management by providing clinicians with the first comprehensive guide to the physical management of Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's is the world's most prevalent hypokinetic disease and is expected to occur with increasing frequency among all ageing populations. Therefore, a comprehensive, theoretical and applied approach to the successful management of the disease should prove both timely and essential. The book is designed to help the user in selecting appropriate strategies by the use of clinical decision trees, flow charts and sample forms. Surgical, medicinal, self and exercise management strategies across different stages in the progression of the disease are also included. In the making of this book, content has been selected from many diverse research based sources and incorporated effectively, with the author's own extensive clinical experience. The result is an integrated, easy-to-use tome, with a host of features that effectively engage the reader. INDICE: Chapter 1. Introduction to Parkinson's Disease and Its Physical Management; Chapter 2. Medical and Surgical Interventions; Chapter 3. Exercise and Rehabilitation; Chapter 4. Equipping Caregivers; Chapter 5. Postural Variations and Dystonia; Chapter 6. Tremors; Chapter 7. Postural Instability; Chapter 8. Balance Evaluation; Chapter 9. Chair Transfers; Chapter 10. Bed Mobility;Chapter 11. Floor Transfers; Chapter 12. Gait Deviations and Instability; Chapter 13. Compensatory Strategies for Gait Interventions; Chapter 14. Freezing;Chapter 15. Turning While Ambulating; Chapter 16. Walkers, Canesand Footwear.

• ISBN: 978-0-7360-7492-6
• Editorial: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 344
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés