Janet Carr and Roberta Shepherd head up a new team of eminent authors for the second edition of this definitive text on neurological physiotherapy. In the first edition, the authors described a model of neurological rehabilitation for individuals with motor dysfunction based on scientific research in the areas of neuromuscular control, biomechanics, motor skill learning, and the link between cognition and action, together with developments in pathology and adaptation. The new edition continues to advance this model while identifying and incorporating the many advances that have occurred in the last decade in the understanding and treatment of adults with neurological conditions, whether caused by accident or disease. Among these advances is the knowledge that the brain retains a plastic potential to reorganize, even in old and/or lesioned brains, and that neural plasticity can be influenced by task-related mental and physical practice in a stimulating environment. There is also an increasing body of knowledge related to the musculoskeletal system’s adaptability and the need to prevent length and stiffness- related changes in muscle contractility, together with loss of aerobic fitness and endurance. There is an expanding body of clinical research that appears to support the model provided here. The training guidelines outlined in Neurological Rehabilitation are based on biomechanical constructs and motor relearning research, applied to enhance brain reorganization and muscle contractility, and encourage functional recovery of the patient. It connects science and clinical practice enabling students and practitioners to develop their knowledge and use new clinical methods based on modern scientific understanding.
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<li>All chapters have been revised, some with the collaboration of five specialists who are engaged in high level scientific research and clinical practice</li>
<li>Biomechanical models are presented to provide a framework for action-specific training and exercise to improve performance</li>
<li>Clinical guidelines are science- and evidence-based </li>
<li>Emphasis is on new approaches to the delivery of neurological rehabilitation that increase the time spent in mental and physical activity, and the intensity of practice and exercise</li>
<li>Up-to-date referencing</li>
</ul>

Neurological Rehabilitation

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Shepherd MA EdD (Columbia) FACP, Roberta B.

Carr MA EdD (Columbia) FACP, Janet H.

Exercise & Fitness

Churchill/Livingstone

Printed book plus PageburstTM access – you will receive a printed book and access to the complete book content electronically. PageburstTM enhances learning by not only bringing world class content to your fingertips but also letting you add to it, annotate it, and categorize it all in a way that suits you. PageburstTM frees you to spend more time learning and less time searching. Janet Carr and Roberta Shepherd head up a new team of eminent authors for the second edition of this definitive text on neurological physiotherapy. In the first edition, the authors described a model of neurological rehabilitation for individuals with motor dysfunction based on scientific research in the areas of neuromuscular control, biomechanics, motor skill learning, and the link between cognition and action, together with developments in pathology and adaptation. The new edition continues to advance this model while identifying and incorporating the many advances that have occurred in the last decade in the understanding and treatment of adults with neurological conditions, whether caused by accident or disease. Among these advances is the knowledge that the brain retains a plastic potential to reorganize, even in old and/or lesioned brains, and that neural plasticity can be influenced by task-related mental and physical practice in a stimulating environment. There is also an increasing body of knowledge related to the musculoskeletal system’s adaptability and the need to prevent length and stiffness- related changes in muscle contractility, together with loss of aerobic fitness and endurance. There is an expanding body of clinical research that appears to support the model provided here. The training guidelines outlined in Neurological Rehabilitation are based on biomechanical constructs and motor relearning research, applied to enhance brain reorganization and muscle contractility, and encourage functional recovery of the patient. It connects science and clinical practice enabling students and practitioners to develop their knowledge and use new clinical methods based on modern scientific understanding.
<li>All chapters have been revised, some with the collaboration of five specialists who are engaged in high level scientific research and clinical practice</li>
<li>Biomechanical models are presented to provide a framework for action-specific training and exercise to improve performance</li>
<li>Clinical guidelines are science- and evidence-based </li>
<li>Emphasis is on new approaches to the delivery of neurological rehabilitation that increase the time spent in mental and physical activity, and the intensity of practice and exercise</li>
<li>Up-to-date referencing</li>

Neurological Rehabilitation: Optimizing Motor Performance WITH PAGEBURST ACCESS

Medical Books

Allied Health Professions

Cerebral Palsy in Infancy is a thought-provoking book which introduces a new way of thinking on the development and use of interventions. Relevant to current practice, it advocates early, targeted activity that is focused on increasing muscle activation, training basic actions and minimizing (or preventing) mal-adaptive changes to muscle morphology and function. The authors present recent scientific findings in brain science, movement sciences (developmental biomechanics, motor control mechanisms, motor learning, exercise science) and muscle biology. This knowledge provides the rationale for active intervention, underpinning the need for an early referral to appropriate services. The book features methods for promoting relatively intensive physical activity in young infants without placing a burden on parents which include assistive technologies such as robotics, electronic bilateral limb trainers and baby treadmills.
Cerebral Palsy in Infancy begins by specifying the guidelines for training and exercise, outlining the rationale for such intervention. It goes on to cover the fundamentals of neuromotor plasticity and the development and negative effects of limited motor activity on brain organization and corticospinal tract development. Neuromuscular adaptations to impairments and inactivity are discussed along with the General Movement assessment that can provide early diagnosis and prognosis, facilitating very early referral from paediatric specialists to training programs. The book ends with a section featuring various methods of training with the emphasis on preventing/minimizing muscle contracture, stimulating biomechanically critical muscle activity and joint movement. An ideal clinical reference for those working to improve the lives of infants suffering from cerebral palsy. CONTRIBUTORS: Adel Abdullah Alhusaini (Saudi Arabia); David I. Anderson (USA); Nicolas Bayle (France); Roslyn Boyd (Australia); Giovanni Cioni (Italy); Diane L. Damiano (USA); Janet Eyre (UK); Linda Fetters (USA); Mary Galea (Australia); Andrew M Gordon (USA); Martin Gough (UK); Richard L Lieber (USA); Jens Bo Nielsen (Denmark); Micah Perez (Australia); Caroline Teulier (France). "This book provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges of motor development and the consequent impact of poor motor function in later childhood for infants with cerebral palsy (CP)." Reviewed by: Oxford Brookes University on behalf of the British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Dec 2014 
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<li>conceived and edited by Roberta Shepherd with contributions from internationally renowned expert clinicians and researchers</li>
<li>discusses new research and new evidence-based treatment interventions</li>
<li>shows how to organize very early and intensive physical activity in young infants to stimulate motor development and growth</li>
<li>therapies include the specificity of training and exercise, with emphasis on promoting muscle activity and preventing contracture by active instead of passive stretching</li>
<li>methods include new interactive technologies in enhancing home-based training sessions carried out by the infant’s family</li>
<li>extensive referencing in each chapter for further study</li>
<li>chapters feature "Annotations" which illustrate scientific findings</li>
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Cerebral Palsy in Infancy: targeted activity to optimize early growth and development

Physiotherapy in Paediatrics

Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd.

Extensively revised and updated, the new edition of this classic text continues to provide an essential introduction to paediatric physiotherapy. With increased research findings the physiotherapy for movement-disabled individuals is changing from the neurophysiologic or neurodevelopmental therapeutic approach to a movement science based approach. This book now includes valuable new chapters on: * Development of movement and skill * Training motor control and optimising motor learning * Maturational, pathophysiological and recovery processes in the CNS All remaining chapters have been updated to include the clinical relevance of recent scientific developments. The references and additional reading lists have been expanded to guide the student of paediatric physiotherapy towards useful further reading. 'Physiotherapy in Paediatrics' remains an indispensable guide to paediatric physiotherapy for the student and practitioner physiotherapist. * Listed in the Core Collection of Medical Books and Journals 1997 * * Listed in the Core Collection of Medical Books and Journals 1997

Physiotherapy in Pediatrics

Butterworth-Heinemann

Neurological Rehabilitation is a completely revised and thoroughly updated replacement for Physiotherapy in Disorders of the Brain which was published in June 1980. Many advances have been in the understanding and treatment of adults with injuries to the brain, whether caused by accident or disease, and this book will incorporate these changes.
<li>New larger format, completely revised, updated and expanded with numerous high quality illustrations</li>
<li>Bridges the gap between science and clinical practice - the evidence-based approach will help students and practitioners develop their knowledge and use new clinical methods based on modern scientific understanding</li>
<li>Major new issues are explored such as: the adaptive system, the optimization of functional motor performance and methods of measurement</li>

Neurological Rehabilitation: Optimizing Motor Performance

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