Overview
- Covers a variety of topics on adult neurological conditions and physiotherapy
- Includes numerous illustrations and figures for easy understanding
- Contains new topics currently not covered in existing neurophysiotherapy textbooks
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About this book
This is a comprehensive book on physiotherapy for adult neurological disorders with chapters describing physiotherapy assessment and management for those adult patients in the acute care and rehabilitation units of hospitals or centers. Each chapter additionally provides brief introduction, historical background, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, medical and surgical management. The aim is to help build a theoretical foundation on which principles of management are laid, and to improve and update the readers' clinical and therapeutic skills.
Improving the overall care and management of patients suffering from adult neurological conditions such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, and multiple sclerosis, is the key objective. Supported with ample practical contents (exercise training and therapeutic strategies) and pictures it prepares the readers to effectively manage patients with neurological conditions.
The contents of this book will serve as a guide and source of knowledge of both contemporary and advanced treatment techniques for undergraduate and post-graduate students and therapists practicing worldwide in adult neurological physiotherapy.
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr. Abraham M. Joshua (MPT Neurosciences, Ph.D.) graduated from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, is a consultant adult neuro-physiotherapist in Kasturba Medical College Ambedkar Circle Hospital, and an Academician in Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore. Dr. Joshua has over 20 peer-reviewed national and international publications that are Scopus indexed. He serves as a subject expert in the field of stroke rehabilitation and Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Joshua is a board of studies member and a member of the Doctoral Advisory Committee for MAHE and other universities. He has conducted several workshops and delivered several oral presentations in national and international conferences and meetings.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Physiotherapy for Adult Neurological Conditions
Editors: Abraham M. Joshua
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0209-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-0208-6Published: 21 June 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-0211-6Published: 22 June 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-0209-3Published: 20 June 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 900
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 249 illustrations in colour
Topics: Physiotherapy, Neurology, Neurosciences