Physical therapy for the stroke patient : early stage rehabilitation

Mehrholz, Jan. (Author). Carr, Janet H. (Added Author).

Summary: Clinical evidence clearly demonstrates that physical therapeutic measures begun as soon as possible after a stroke, often within 24 to 48 hours, greatly increase everyday competence and quality of life. Physical Therapy for the Stroke Patient: Early Stage Rehabilitation 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9783131547217 (hardback)
ISBN: 3131547219 (hardback)
Physical Description: print
ix, 195 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Stuttgart ; New York : Thieme, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Background information on stroke - incidence, risks, survival rates and chances, causes, and related disorders -- Emergency and acute preclinical management of stroke -- Acute therapy of stroke -- Early mobilization: Opportunity or risk? -- Care of stroke patients -- Ethical questions relating to the care of stroke patients.
Language Note:	Translated from the German.