Overview

A new book written by Pat Davies! The famous author of Steps To Follow describes in her new book the early rehabilitation of the patient who has sustained a traumatic brain injury or a lesion of equal severity due to some other cause. Illustrated with some 600 photographs of actual patients, the broad spectrum of treatment, ranging from the intensive care unit to the re-education of walking, is presented in detail. The recommended treatment programme advocated here has been used successfully for many years. Chapters are included on perceptual disturbances; positioning, moving and standing the unconscious patient; learning to eat, drink and speak again as well as the ways in which contractures and deformities can be overcome to allow the patient to achieve his full potential. Like Pat Davies' previous books, this is essentially a practical guide. Instead of discussing hypotheses, Pat Davies concentrates on what can actually be DONE to help the patient during routine nursing procedures as well as in special therapy sessions.

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Author:   Patricia M. Davies ,  D. Butler ,  R. Gierig
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   1st ed. 1994. Corr. 2nd printing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9783540559344

ISBN 10:   3540559345
Pages:   442
Publication Date:   26 May 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

1 Getting in Touch Again.- Disturbances of Tactile Input.- Problems Related to Disturbed Tactile/Kinaesthetic Input.- Enhancing Learning in the Treatment Programme.- Choice of Therapeutic Intervention.- Therapeutic Guiding.- Important Considerations for Guiding.- Choosing a Suitable Task.- Ways in Which Guiding Can Be Implemented.- Guiding Tasks in Different Clinical Situations.- The Problem of Incontinence.- Avoiding the Negatives Associated with Post-traumatic Epilepsy.- Conclusion.- 2 Early Positioning in Bed and in the Wheelchair.- Turning and Positioning in Bed.- Sitting Out of Bed.- Transferring the Patient from Bed to Wheelchair.- Position in the Wheelchair.- Propelling the Wheelchair Independently.- The Importance of Turning and Positioning the Patient.- A Case in Point.- 3 Moving and Being Moved in Lying and Sitting.- Requirements for Efficient Muscle Action.- Possible Lengthening Mechanisms.- The Importance of Mobilizing the Nervous System.- Important Movement Sequences.- Maintaining Full, Painfree Range of Motion in the Upper Limbs.- Regaining Active Control of the Arm.- Mobilizing the Trunk and Lower Limbs.- Conclusion.- A Case in Point.- 4 Early Standing.- The Importance of Standing the Patient.- Considerations Before Standing the Patient.- Standing the Patient Upright.- Moving While Standing.- Conclusion.- A Case In Point.- 5 Reanimating the Face and Mouth.- Common Problems and Their Treatment.- Therapeutic Procedures.- Oral Hygiene.- Starting to Eat and Drink Again.- Facilitating Eating.- Drinking.- Prolonged Postacute Tube Feeding.- Learning to Speak Again.- Providing an Alternative Means of Communicating.- Conclusion.- 6 Overcoming Limitation of Movement, Contracture and Deformity.- Reasons for the Development of Contractures.- Overcoming Contractures and Restoring Functional Movement.- Serial Casting.- Surgical Intervention.- Antispastic Drugs and Nerve Blocks.- Management of Fractures and Soft Tissue Injuries.- Heterotopic Ossification.- Considerations for the Prevention of HO.- Overcoming the Problems of Existing HO.- Conclusion.- 7 Towards Attaining Independent Walking: Preparation and Facilitation.- Considerations for Treatment.- When to Start Walking.- A Case in Point.- Preparatory Activities.- The Facilitation of Walking.- Facilitating Standing Up and Sitting Down.- Dealing with Additional Problems Which Prevent Walking.- A Case in Point.- Learning to Go Up and Down Stairs.- Recreational Activities Which Encourage Active Movement.- Conclusion.- References.

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