Stroke Rehabilitation - A Function-Based Approach, 2nd Ed..

DESCRIPTION

This second edition remains the only comprehensive evidence-based text on the Occupational Therapy management of the stroke patient. The book is based on the most up-to-date research on stroke rehabilitation and presents its content in a holistic fashion, combining aspects of background medical information, samples of functionally based evaluations, and treatment techniques and interventions.

There are chapters on specific functional aspects of living after stroke, such as driving, sexuality, mobility and gait, and self-care. Instructor resources are also available. Contact us at 1-866-860-5999 for details.

KEY FEATURES

• Case studies are featured in every chapter to help the reader understand how concepts apply to the real world.
• Two chapters that feature the true stories of stroke victims, presenting occupational therapy situations from the point of view of the patient.
• Key terms, chapter objectives, and review questions help students better understand and remember important information.

• 7 new chapters make this text more comprehensive than ever!
  1. Psychological Aspects of Stroke Rehabilitation
  2. Improving Participation and Quality of Life Through Occupation
  3. The Task-Oriented Approach to Stroke Rehabilitation
  4. Approaches to Motor Control Dysfunction: An Evidence-Based Review
  5. Vestibular Rehabilitation and Stroke
  6. How Therapists Think: Exploring Clinician's Reasoning When Working With Clients Who Have Cognitive and Perceptual Problems Following Stroke
  7. A Survivor's Perspective
• Reflects the current terminology and categorization used by the WHO and the new AOTA Practice Framework so students will be equipped with the latest standards when they enter the workforce.
• Updated medication chart presents the latest drugs used in stroke rehabilitation.

1. Pathophysiology and Medical Management of Stroke
2. Psychological Aspects of Stroke Rehabilitation
3. Improving Participation and Quality of Life Through Occupation
4. The Task-Oriented Approach to Stroke Rehabilitation
5. Activity-Based Intervention in Stroke Rehabilitation
6. Approaches to Motor Control Dysfunction: An Evidence-Based Review
7. Trunk Control: A Prerequisite for Functional Independence
8. Overview of Balance Impairments: Functional Implications
9. Vestibular Rehabilitation and Stroke
10. Upper Extremity Function and Management
11. Edema Control
12. Splinting Applications
13. Casting Applications
14. Functional Mobility
15. Gait Awareness
16. Visual Dysfunction
17. How Therapists Think: Exploring Clinician's Reasoning When Working With
18. Impact of Neurobehavioral Deficits on Activities of Daily Living
19. Treatment of Neurobehavioral Deficits: A Function-Based Approach
20. Enhancing Engagement of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living 21. Driving as an IADL
22. Dysphagia Management
23. Sexual Function and Intimacy
24. Seating and Wheeled Mobility Prescription
25. Home and Community Evaluation and Modifications
26. Assistive Technology
27. Activities of Daily Living Adaptations: Managing the Environment With One-Handed Techniques
28. Leisure Participation After Stroke
29. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Stroke Recovery
30. A Survivor's Perspective
31. A Survivors Perspective II
32. Helping the Family Support the Patient
33. Total Quality Management of the Adult Stroke Population

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