Rehabilitation in Movement Disorders

Robert Iansek, Meg E. Morris

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9781107014008
• eBook ISBN:
  9781107240124
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Neurology

Movement disorders affect a growing patient population, but providing comprehensive care is extremely difficult. Several of these conditions are progressive and incurable; the basal ganglia has a complex role in movement control, with many potential malfunctions. This book focuses on rehabilitation approaches that have been developed and utilized internationally in an attempt to minimize impairment and maximize participation amongst these patients. Each chapter is written by movement disorder experts, rehabilitation specialists and health care professionals, giving a broad overview of current interventions and emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary management, focussing on deliverable outcomes. Common conditions such as Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, dystonia and Huntington's disease are comprehensively covered. This book gives neurologists, geriatricians and rehabilitation specialists an up-to-date, theoretically-based approach to managing movement disorders related to basal ganglia malfunction. Also valuable for physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, nurses and social workers seeking to develop and plan appropriate interventions.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Preface
• Contributors
• Section 1 Background concepts
• Chapter 1 Functional neuroanatomy and physiology in movement disorders
• Chapter 2 Pathophysiology of basal ganglia disorders: neurophysiological investigations
• Section 3 Intervention options
• Chapter 3 Medical management of movement disorders
• Chapter 4 Functional neurosurgery of movement disorders
• Chapter 5 Peripheral surgical and movement modification therapies for movement disorders
• Chapter 6 The role of physiotherapy in the rehabilitation of people with movement disorders
• Chapter 7 The role of occupational therapy in the rehabilitation of people with movement disorders
• Chapter 8 The role of nursing in the rehabilitation of people with movement disorders
• Chapter 9 The role of neuropsychology in the rehabilitation of people with movement disorders
• Chapter 10 The role of the speech pathologist in the rehabilitation of people with movement disorders
• Chapter 11 The role of social work in the rehabilitation of people with movement disorders
• Chapter 12 Rehabilitation principles in chronic neurological conditions in adults and children
• Chapter 13 Rehabilitation of Parkinson’s disease
• Chapter 14 Rehabilitation of parkinsonian syndromes
• Chapter 15 Rehabilitation of Huntington’s disease
• Chapter 16 Rehabilitation of dystonia
• Chapter 17 Rehabilitation of Friedreich ataxia
• Chapter 18 Rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy after single-event multilevel surgery
• Chapter 19 Rehabilitation of developmental disorders and motor dysfunction
• Chapter 20 Selection of clinical outcome measures in rehabilitation of people with movement disorders: theory and practice
• Index