Stroke Rehabilitation - Guidelines for Exercise and Training to Optimize Motor Skill [Paperback]

Janet H. Carr MA EdD (Columbia) FACP (Author), Roberta B. Shepherd MA EdD (Columbia) FACP (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0750647124 | ISBN-13: 978-0750647120 | Publication Date: July 15, 2002 | Edition: 1

Totally updated and revised, this long-awaited new edition continues to provide protocols for the restoration of normal functional movement following stroke.

Editorial Reviews

Review

""The book is well structured. It provides easily applicable treatment guidlines, backed up by a strong evidence base and an extensive up to date reference list. I would recommend this book for any neurological physiotherapy service."" Ruth O'Cnnell, Phsiotherapy Ireland

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1 edition (July 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750647124
• ISBN-13: 978-0750647120
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #599,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #68 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Strokes

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Illumination by luminaries, November 7, 2008

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Peter G Levine - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stroke Rehabilitation - Guidelines for Exercise and Training to Optimize Motor Skill (Paperback)

Carr and Shepherd are legitimate luminaries in the field of stroke rehabilitation and research. They were the first to dovetail modern motor learning with stroke recovery and rehabilitation. For those of us interested in stroke recovery and rehabilitation research, this book (dare I say it) is actually a page turner. Most books I read about stroke recovery and rehabilitation leave me scratching my head because I don't understand what the authors say, and when I do understand, it does not resonate. I've been involved in stroke specific rehabilitation research for a decade and I've co-authored many articles in peer-reviewed journals. So when I read something and it doesn't make sense to me I figure I don't understand it because it just plain doesn't make sense.

This book however not only provides great, incisive, clear and usable ideas for treatment of stroke survivors, it references it's suggestions as well. Much of the book is dedicated to individual exercises. And although this may be of paramount interest to therapists I was much more interested in the global insights available in this book. I found myself highlighting the heck out of much of this book. That's always a good sign.

0 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars got exactly what i ordered, September 28, 2008

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S. Cramme - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stroke Rehabilitation - Guidelines for Exercise and Training to Optimize Motor Skill (Paperback)

It took awhile for the book to arrive, but I wasn't in a hurry to have it, so that was okay. Otherwise, the book was in perfect condition, and I have no complaints.