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Tetraplegia and Paraplegia

A Guide for Physiotherapists

  • 6 Edición - 18 de julio de 2006
  • Última edición
  • Autor: Ida Bromley
  • Idioma: Inglés

Extensively illustrated and easy to use, this practical resource offers clear guidelines and step-by-step sequences for moving and working with individuals with differing levels of… Leer más

Descripción

Extensively illustrated and easy to use, this practical resource offers clear guidelines and step-by-step sequences for moving and working with individuals with differing levels of paralysis. It serves as both an ideal student textbook and a valuable clinical manual for therapists who see tetraplegic and paraplegic patients.

Puntos claves

  • Clear, practical, concise chapters present important information in an easily understandable approach.
  • Spiral-bound format enables the book to lay flat for easy reference in the clinical setting or classroom.
  • Excellent coverage of wheelchairs and wheelchair management is included.

De interès para

Undergraduate and practicing physiotherapists

Índice

1. Spinal Cord Injury


2. Physiological Effects and Their Initial Management


3. Patient-Centred Practice


4. The Acute Lesion


5. Respiratory Therapy


6. Pressure – Effects and Prevention


7. Initial Physical Re-Education


8. Personal Independence


9. The Bio-Mechanical Principles Used in Transferring


10. Basic Functional Movements


11. Wheelchairs and Wheelchair Management


12. Transfers


13. Gait Training


14. Ultra-High Lesions


15. The Incomplete Spinal Lesion


16. Spinal Cord Injury in Children


17. Ageing with Spinal Cord Injury


18. Complications


19. Sport in Rehabilitation

Appendix 1. Standard Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury

Appendix 2. Functional Independence Measure (FIM)

Appendix 3. Spinal Cord Independence Measure

Appendix 4. Major Segmental Innervation of the Muscles of the Upper Limb

Appendix 5. Major segmental innervation of the muscles of the lower limb.

Appendix 6. Functional Independence

Appendix 7. Segmental Innervation of the Skin

Appendix 8. Useful Addresses and Equipment Suppliers

Reseñas

“This book would be extremely useful for both physiotherapy students and physiotherapy clinicians interested in the rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injuries.”
Physical Therapy Reviews; 2008; vol 13; No 2

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 6
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 24 de julio de 2006
  • Idioma: Inglés

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Ida Bromley

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