Your therapist better know about and have this book before they start treating you. With Carr and Shepherd contributing it has to be useful.
http://www.pr.com/press-release/423839
Physical Therapy for the Stroke Patient, recently published by Thieme,
covers all the issues that physical therapists must deal with in this
critical period: assessment of patients' abilities; care during the
acute phase; early mobilization; effects of medication; risk factors;
ethical questions; and much more. It includes an information-packed
chapter entitled "Optimizing Functional Motor Recovery after Stroke," by
Janet Carr and Roberta Shepherd, pioneers in the field and the first to
correlate motor learning and stroke recovery. This manual provides
complete guidelines on how to examine and treat the patient, the dosage
of physical therapy required, and the key differences between early and
late stage rehabilitation after stroke. Very important
For all physical and
occupational therapists who must answer the question "How much therapy
will help my patient?" this book provides clear, well-informed answers.
Not only will it increase therapeutic skills and confidence, but it will
also expand the readers' knowledge of medical issues and long-term
outcomes for the post-stroke patients in their care.
(Unless we can get a damage diagnosis first there is no way to correlate recovery to therapy.)
Mehrholz
Physical Therapy for the Stroke Patient
May 2012
206 pp., 117 illustrations, hardcover
ISBN: 9783131547217
eBook – available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes
eISBN 9783131664815
€69.99/$79.99
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