Health professionals' guide to physical management of Parkinson's disease
by
 
Boelen, Miriam P.

Title
Health professionals' guide to physical management of Parkinson's disease

Author
Boelen, Miriam P.

ISBN
9780736074926

Personal Author
Boelen, Miriam P.

Publication Information
Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c2009.

Physical Description
xv, 303 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Contents
Introduction to Parkinson's disease and its physical management -- Medical and surgical interventions -- Exercise and rehabilitation considerations -- Equipping caregivers -- Postural variations and dystonia -- Tremors -- Postural instability -- Balance evaluation -- Chair transfers -- Bed mobility -- Floor transfers -- Gait deviations and instability -- Compensatory strategies for gait interventions -- Freezing -- Turning while ambulating -- Walkers, canes, and footwear.

Subject Term
Parkinson's disease -- Physical therapy.
 
Parkinson's disease -- Patients -- Rehabilitiation.
 
Parkinson Disease -- therapy.
 
Physical Therapy Modalities.


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