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Carr, Janet H.

Neurological rehabilitation : optimizing motor performance / Janet H. Carr, MA, EdD (Columbia), FACP, Honorary Associate Professor, Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Science, The University of Sydney, Australia, Roberta B. Shepherd, MA, EdD (Columbia), FACP, Honorary Professor, Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Australia. - 2nd edition - Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2010. - xiii, 362 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part 1. Introduction: adaptation, training and measurement
1 The adaptive system : plasticity and recovery
2 Training motor control, increasing strength and fitness, and promoting skill Acquisition
3 Measurement

Part 2. Task-related exercise and training
4 Standing up and sitting down
5 Walking
6 Reaching and manipulation
7 Balance

Part 3: Body function and structure, limitations in activities and participation
8 Upper motor neuron lesions
9 Cerebellar ataxia / written with Phu Hoang
10 Somatosensory and perceptual-cognitive impairments
11 Stroke / written with Julie Bernhardt
12 Traumatic brain injury / written with Anne Moseley and Leanne Hassett
13 Parkinson's disease / written with Colleen Canning
14 Multiple sclerosis / written with Phu Hoang.

ISBN: 9780702040511 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Movement disorders--Physical therapy.
Movement disorders--Patients--Rehabilitation.
Neuromuscular diseases--Physical therapy.
Nervous System Diseases--rehabilitation.
Motor Skills.
Physical Therapy Modalities.

Dewey Class. No.: 616.8043 / CAR

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WL 140 C311n 2010 / C311n 2010