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.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025467107 | 616.833 B671H 2009 | 1 |