Rehabilitation

Neuropsychology as a field has been slow to embrace and exploit the potential offered by technology to either make the assessment process more efficient or to develop new capabilities that augment the assessment of cognition.

This book summarizes rapid progress and innovation in transplantation and regenerative medicine - the merger of reconstructive plastic surgery and transplantation - called Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation.

This handbook is for nurses needing practical guidance in clinical situations, either as an aide memoire for the specialist nurse, or an essential reference source for newly qualified nurses caring for people with neurological problems for the first time.

Neuropsychology as a field has been slow to embrace and exploit the potential offered by technology to either make the assessment process more efficient or to develop new capabilities that augment the assessment of cognition.

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Stroke care has been revolutionised by better prevention, treatment, and more widely available rehabilitation.

The COVID-19 pandemic is unlike anything the world has ever seen before.

Written by therapists experienced in working with nonspeaking clients and their families, this helpful book includes many issues pertinent to the assessment and training of augmented communicators.

The Profession and Practice of Horticultural Therapy is a comprehensive guide to the theories that horticultural therapists use as a foundation for their practice and provides wide-ranging illustrative models of programming.

For centuries, scientists had only one way to study the brain: wait for misfortune to strike - strokes, seizures, infections, lobotomies, horrendous accidents, phantom limbs, Siamese twins - and see how the victims changed afterwards.

This book provides to manufacturers, designers and evaluation professionals the necessary tools for balancing design and the assessment phases during the product lifecycle.

An expansive overview of post-traumatic epilepsy and its management, long-term consequences, and the rehabilitation needs of patients.

The only review book currently available in this complex field, Brain Injury Medicine: Board Review focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of individuals with varying severity levels of brain injury.

"e;From the first to the last page, this book is so full of information that as a person working in the world of spinal cord injury, I found myself in an unfamiliar situation.

Since becoming commercially available in 1985, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has emerged as an important tool in several areas of neuroscience.

People with mental illness commonly describe the stigma and discrimination they face as being worse than their main condition.

Spirituality is an important aspect of occupational therapy theory and practice, yet it remains little understood.

Sensory motor activities are crucial for children to learn from their environment.

This is the first book devoted to the topic of validity assessment in rehabilitation contexts and is written by two board certified psychologists with extensive experience in clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology.

This book is designed to increase the awareness among mental health professionals and educators about the potential sources of support for students struggling with substance abuse, addiction and compulsive behaviors.

This timely and exciting new book brings together for the first time the readily available choices of dietary supplements and their relationship to injury rehabilitation.

Contemporary Perspectives is the first book to address social work practice in the field of brain injury (BI).

Horticultural therapy has evolved from its use only by volunteer gardeners to become a recognized and respected therapeutic modality conducted by trained, registered professionals.

Peripheral Neurology was the first book to innovatively utilize case presentations as a vehicle to teach peripheral neurology.

Starting with patient assessment, the authors explain the physiological basis of all major cardiopulmonary problems before describing the physiotherapy interventions possible - this ensures the reader understands why the problems occur and not just how to treat them.

The physical effects of a stroke are often the most obvious, and hospitals can offer medication and therapy to help alleviate them.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a public health issue of worldwide proportions, affecting motorists, victims of interpersonal violence, athletes, military service members, and Veterans, among others.

Built around the six core competencies for physicians practicing rehabilitation medicine as required by the ACGME, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Patient-Centered Care: Mastering the Competencies is a unique, self-directed text for residents.

President Theodore Roosevelt once said, "e;Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

The primary focus of critical care is doing everything necessary to save lives.

The Handbook of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine is a valuable, first of its kind resource in its field.

An increasing number of psychologists who were trained in clinical psychology, health psychology, or another specialty are gravitating toward rehabilitation psychology, but many of them have little or no experience with rehabilitation populations.

Brain plasticity is the focus of a growing body of research with significant implications for neurorehabilitation.

This ground-breaking book binds together a contemporary understanding of sleep and brain injury, pairing empirical understanding through clinical practice with extensive up-to-date research, to provide a deeply considered approach to these overlapping topics.

A new classic updated to provide the following:Improved Management Model with new terminology New chapters on case classifications in the VR process, rehabilitation caseload in the private sector, and technology Section on prime factors for establishing control New Service-Decision Model and Rehabiliation-Decision Model

Unlike any other text that discusses day hospital programming, A Guide to Creative Group Programming in the Psychiatric Day Hospital contains protocols for the invention of new groups, saving you the time and effort needed to create one yourself.

Imagine being unable to recognise your spouse, your children, or even yourself when you look in the mirror, despite having good eyesight and being able to read well and name objects.

Revised, updated, and expanded second edition of the premier learning guide for residents, McLean EMG Guide emphasizes skills and concepts required for success in mastering basic electrodiagnostic techniques.

'This is a book about the skills, habits and behaviours that make people influential.

'Whenever I see Martino I am reminded of how little I know about life and death compared to him.

This outstanding new handbook offers unique coverage of all aspects of neuropsychological rehabilitation.

Why waste time guessing at what you need to know for the sports medicine board exam?

This easy-to-use manual provides a practical framework for a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a successful cardiac rehabilitation programme.

Designed for the busy practitioner, Geriatrics presents 97 alphabetically arranged topics covering all major concerns in geriatric rehabilitation ranging from age-related changes to end-of-life care.

Human Computer Interface Technologies for the Motor Impaired examines both the technical and social aspects of human computer interface (HCI).

This book takes a nonpathological approach to disability, viewing it as part of diversity rather than as deficit.

Practice and Procedures are continually changing with a corresponding improvement in healthcare.