Stroke Rehabilitation - E-Book , 3rd Edition

Key Features

• UNIQUE! Case studies challenge you to apply rehabilitation concepts to realistic scenarios.
• Evidence-based clinical trials and outcome studies clearly outline the basis for stroke interventions.
• UNIQUE! Survivor's Perspectives help you understand the stroke rehabilitation process from the client's point-of-view.
• UNIQUE! A multidisciplinary approach highlights discipline-specific distinctions in stroke rehabilitation among occupation and physical therapists, physicians, and speech-language pathologists.
• Review questions in each chapter help you assess your understanding of rehabilitation concepts.
• Key terms and chapter objectives at the beginning of each chapter help you study more efficiently.

New to this Edition

• Three new chapters broaden your understanding of stroke intervention in the areas of Using Technology to Improve Limb Function, Managing Speech and Language Deficits after Stroke, and Parenting after Stroke.
• Learning activities and interactive references on a companion Evolve Resources website help you review textbook content and locate additional information.

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Glen Gillen, EdD, OTR, FAOTA, Associate Director and Associate Professor, Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine (Occupational Therapy), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York