Tetraplegia and Paraplegia (PAPERBACK REPRINT): A Guide for Physiotherapists

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. INDICE: 1. Spinal Cord Injury2. Physiological Effects and Their Initial Management3. Patient-Centred Practice4. The Acute Lesion5. Respiratory Therapy6. Pressure - Effects and Prevention7. Initial Physical Re-Education8. Personal Independence9. The Bio-Mechanical Principles Used in Transferring10. Basic Functional Movements11. Wheelchairs and Wheelchair Management12. Transfers13. Gait Training14. Ultra-High Lesions15. The Incomplete Spinal Lesion16. Spinal Cord Injury in Children17. Ageing with Spinal Cord Injury18. Complications19. Sport in RehabilitationAppendix 1. Standard Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord InjuryAppendix 2. Functional Independence Measure (FIM)Appendix 3. Spinal Cord Independence MeasureAppendix 4. Major Segmental Innervation of the Muscles of the Upper LimbAppendix 5. Major segmental innervation of the muscles of the lower limb.Appendix 6. Functional IndependenceAppendix 7. Segmental Innervation of the SkinAppendix 8. Useful Addresses and Equipment Suppliers

• ISBN: 978-0-7020-5526-3
• Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 428
• Fecha Publicación: 15/02/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés