Health professionals' guide to physical management of Parkinson's disease
By: Miriam P. Boelen.
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Champaign, IL
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780736074926
Subjects: Parkinson's disease -- Physical therapy; Parkinson's disease -- Patients -- Rehabilitiation; Parkinson Disease -- therapy; Physical Therapy Modalities
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to Parkinson's disease and its physical management; title: Medical and surgical interventions; title: Exercise and rehabilitation; title: Equipping caregivers; title: Postural variations and dystonia; title: Tremors; title: Postural instability; title: Balance evaluation; title: Chair transfers; title: Bed mobility; title: Floor transfers; title: Gait deviations and instability; title: Compensatory strategies for gait interventions; title: Freezing; title: Turning while ambulating; title: Walkers, canes, and footwear.