Janet Carr and Roberta Shepherd head up a new team of eminent authors
for the second edition of this definitive text on neurological
physiotherapy. In the first edition, the authors described a model of
neurological rehabilitation for individuals with motor dysfunction
based on scientific research in the areas of neuromuscular control,
biomechanics, motor skill learning, and the link between cognition and
action, together with developments in pathology and adaptation.
The new edition continues to advance this model while identifying and
incorporating the many advances that have occurred in the last decade
in the understanding and treatment of adults with neurological
conditions, whether caused by accident or disease. Among these
advances is the knowledge that the brain retains a plastic potential
to reorganize, even in old and/or lesioned brains, and that neural
plasticity can be influenced by task-related mental and physical
practice in a stimulating environment. There is also an increasing
body of knowledge related to the musculoskeletal system’s
adaptability and the need to prevent length and stiffness- related
changes in muscle contractility, together with loss of aerobic fitness
and endurance. There is an expanding body of clinical research that
appears to support the model provided here. The training guidelines
outlined in _Neurological Rehabilitation_ are based on biomechanical
constructs and motor relearning research, applied to enhance brain
reorganization and muscle contractility, and encourage functional
recovery of the patient. It connects science and clinical practice
enabling students and practitioners to develop their knowledge and use
new clinical methods based on modern scientific understanding.
* All chapters have been revised, some with the collaboration of five
specialists who are engaged in high level scientific research and
clinical practice
* Biomechanical models are presented to provide a framework for
action-specific training and exercise to improve performance
* Clinical guidelines are science- and evidence-based
* Emphasis is on new approaches to the delivery of neurological
rehabilitation that increase the time spent in mental and physical
activity, and the intensity of practice and exercise
* Up-to-date referencing
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780702044472
Publisert
2017
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Elsevier Limited (UK)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Antall sider
384
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