Overview
The second edition of this text, covering all clinical aspects of human locomotion and its disorders. Multidisciplinary in authorship and approach, it covers all the important clinical areas. Updated and revised throughout, the book has been expanded to allow for increased knowledge on the subject. Important changes for the second edition include: new chapters on techniques for gait analysis, peripheral neuropathies and dizziness.
Full Product Details
Author: Adolfo Bronstein ,
T. Brandt ,
M. Woollacott ,
J. Nutt
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Hodder Arnold
Edition: 2nd New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 20.60cm
, Height: 3.10cm
, Length: 27.80cm
Weight: 1.425kg
ISBN: 9780340806579
ISBN 10: 0340806575
Pages: 466
Publication Date: 27 February 2004
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
...it is a useful, informative and up-to-date resource for clinical neurologists, physical therapists and movement scientists. -- Brain ...a useful work of reference. -- British Journal of Neurosurgery ...the most comprehensive account of how we manage the complex task of standing and walking...highly recommended. -- Age and Ageing This book aims to fill a gap in the neurological library. It certainly does so. -- Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine This textbook can be recommended to all physicians, physiotherapists and psychologists confronted with patients suffering from balance disorders. It ought to be in every library because it is rare to find so much precise, clear, comprehensive and useful information in only one book. -- Swiss Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry 20050504 It ought to be in every library because it is rare to find so much precise, clear, comprehensive and useful information in only one book. It enables clinicians to manage their patients more easily and more accurately. -- Schweizer Archiv fur Neurologie und Psychiatrie 15 20050309 The editors have successfully created an outstanding multidisciplinary resource for clinical consideration of disorders of balance, posture, and gait. This a must read for any otology, neurotology, or otolaryngology practice managing a significant number of patients with balance disorders. In addition, the text is an equally important resource for those specialities with whom we collaborate in the case of these patients, including neurology, physiatry, physical therapy, and geriatrics. -- Otology & Neurology Vol 26 no 2 20050503
Author Information
Adolfo M. Bronstein is Professor of Neuro-Otology and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Imperial College of Science and Technology, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK Thomas Brandt is Professor, Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany Marjorie H. Woollacott is Professor, Department of Exercise and Movement Science, Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA John G. Nutt is Professor, Departments of Neurology and Physiology & Pharmacology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA
