- Handy companion to common topics in Rehabilitation Medicine, including stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, lower limb amputation, spasticity, cardiopulmonary and geriatrics rehabilitation
- Also included are chapters on Management of Medical Emergencies and Complications in Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care Unit and Rehabilitation Technology
- Approach is problem-based and clinically oriented
- Useful guide for rehabilitation healthcare professionals including doctors, medical students, nurses and therapists
Contents:
- Functional Assessment in Rehabilitation Medicine
- Deconditioning and Immobility in Hospitalised Patients
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Geriatric Rehabilitation
- Lower Limb Amputee Rehabilitation: Basic Grounding
- Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation of Low Back Pain
- Rehabilitation Approach to Common Cancer-Related Problems
- Adult Joint Reconstruction Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care Unit
- Pain Issues in the Rehabilitation Patient Population — A Systems Approach
- Practical Approach to Spasticity
- Medical Emergencies and Complications in Rehabilitation
- Walking Aids and Lower Limb Orthotics
- Upper Limb Assistive Devices and Wheelchair Prescription
- Rehabilitation Technology
- Acupuncture in Rehabilitation
Readership: Doctors, nurses and therapists working in rehabilitative care.