Clinical Evaluation And Management Of Spasticity

Author : David A. Gelber
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1592590926
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Clinical Evaluation and Management of Spasticity written by David A. Gelber and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-11-02 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David A. Gelber, MD, and Douglas R. Jeffery, MD, have assembled a much-needed collection of authoritative review articles discussing the pathophysiology of chronic neurologic spasticity and detailing its often complex medical and surgical management. Written by leading experts in neurology and rehabilitation, the book covers physical and occupational therapy, splinting and orthotics, electrical stimulation, orthopedic interventions, nerve blocks, the use of botulinum toxin, and novel treatments such as tizanidine, intrathecal medications, and neurosurgical techniques. The contributors also review coordinated approaches to the treatment of spasticity and specific neurological diseases such as spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, stroke, cerebral palsy, and traumatic brain injury.

Author : Allison Brashear, MD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1617052426
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spasticity, Second Edition written by Allison Brashear, MD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-12-09 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since publication of the first edition, Spasticity: Diagnosis and Management has been the defining reference and go-to source for physicians, therapists, and other healthcare providers who care for patients with spasticity. For this new updated edition, Dr. Brashear and a diverse team of specialists have come together to integrate new research, clinical trials, measurement tools, therapies, and other recent advances that reflect this evolving field. The book is organized into four sections, each of which covers a broad scope of material. The first is a general overview of spasticity and its effects on movement in patients. Other chapters cover epidemiology and ancillary findings commonly associated with spasticity. Part II details assessment tools and measurements, treatment goals, and how to aim for realistic outcomes. Part III outlines various treatment modalities, including heavily updated chapters on the use of botulinum toxin in the upper and lower extremities, guidance techniques for injections, intrathecal baclofen, neuromodulation, surgery, physical therapy, and more. The last section, which contains several new chapters, discusses evaluation of outcomes and management of patients with stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and cancer, followed by chapters on spasticity management in long-term care facilities and economic considerations. This book remains the most comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of spasticity in adults and children, and the revised second edition will continue to serve as an invaluable resource for professionals in any discipline who strive to provide quality care to spasticity patients. Key Features: Revised edition of the premier clinical reference on spasticity Incorporates the latest advances in assessment and treatment Contains six entirely new chapters highlighting key topics including Tardieu scale and other measurement tools, ultrasound guidance for botulinum toxin management, spasticity in special populations, emerging therapies, and economic impact More than 200 figures and 70 tables accompany the updated text

Author : Allison Brashear, MD
Publisher : Demos Medical Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1933864516
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spasticity written by Allison Brashear, MD and published by Demos Medical Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Doody's Core Title 2012 Spasticity: Diagnosis and Management is the first book solely dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of spasticity. This pioneering work defines spasticity in the broad context of Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome and focuses not on a single component, but on the entire constellation of conditions that make up the UMNS and often lead to disability. Spasticity: Diagnosis and Management clearly defines the process for the diagnosis of spasticity, the basic science behind its pathophysiology, the measurement tools used for evaluation, and reviews the available treatment options. Divided into five sections, this comprehensive clinical resource provides a roadmap for assessing the complicated picture of spasticity and choosing the appropriate interventions. Therapies including oral medications, intrathecal baclofen, botulinum toxin and phenol, and surgical options are thoroughly discussed, as are non-medical therapies and the role of the emerging technologies. The full spectrum of diseases involving spasticity in adults and children and the unique diagnostic and management challenges they present is addressed by experienced clinicians. This text is a one-stop source for physicians, therapists and other members of the spasticity management team tasked with the goal of improving patient care and outcomes. Special Features of Spasticity: Diagnosis and Management include In-depth coverage of diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes across multiple pathologies Tools and clinical measurements for patient assessment Treatment-focused chapters outlining current medical and other therapeutic options Illustrated review of limb anatomy Hands-on guidance to chemodenervation techniques with botulinum toxin and phenol, and ITB management Disease-based chapters devoted to the full range of clinical conditions involving spasticity in adults.and children Multidisciplinary perspective supporting a team approach to care

Author : Robert G. Feldman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spasticity, Disordered Motor Control written by Robert G. Feldman and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0826139752
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Spasticity written by Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2023-07-24 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concise and accessible, Handbook of Spasticity is the essential reference for residents and practicing physicians in the fields of PM&R and neurology. It allows readers to learn the fundamentals of spasticity management while also adding important spasticity concepts to their day-to-day practice. This high-yield resource provides current evidence-based treatment paradigms and discusses advances in the field to address assessment, treatment options, and disease management in adult and pediatric patients. Written by experts from institutions around the world, this valuable handbook fuses the fundamentals of spasticity with a case-based approach to enhance learning for those early into their career as well as practicing physiatrists, neurologists, nurses, physician assistants, and therapists who care for patients with spasticity. Assessment and evaluation measures are detailed, focusing on measurements and scales, gait assessment, and techniques for setting appropriate goals. A wide variety of treatment options available for spasticity patients are explored, including physical therapy, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, emerging technologies, toxins, surgical options, and more. Complete with accompanying online videos, ultrasound and anatomical figures, and toxin dosing tables, Handbook of Spasticity is the premier one-stop-shop resource on how to improve spasticity management. Key Features: Succinctly covers key spasticity definitions, assessment scales, treatment options, and disease management for a wide range of conditions Provides the latest guidelines and evidence-based practices in the field Features contributions from leading clinicians and educators in physiatry and neurology Case-based chapters and accompanying online video content showcase patient assessment in real-world settings Includes images for ultrasound guidance and anatomical correlates and tables with dosing guidance for toxins

Author : Firas H. Kobeissy
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466565993
Total Pages : 725 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brain Neurotrauma written by Firas H. Kobeissy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, an estimated 1.7 million Americans sustain brain injury. Long-term disabilities impact nearly half of moderate brain injury survivors and nearly 50,000 of these cases result in death. Brain Neurotrauma: Molecular, Neuropsychological, and Rehabilitation Aspects provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account on the latest developments in the area of neurotrauma, including brain injury pathophysiology, biomarker research, experimental models of CNS injury, diagnostic methods, and neurotherapeutic interventions as well as neurorehabilitation strategies in the field of neurotraum research. The book includes several sections on neurotrauma mechanisms, biomarker discovery, neurocognitive/neurobehavioral deficits, and neurorehabilitation and treatment approaches. It also contains a section devoted to models of mild CNS injury, including blast and sport-related injuries. Over the last decade, the field of neurotrauma has witnessed significant advances, especially at the molecular, cellular, and behavioral levels. This progress is largely due to the introduction of novel techniques, as well as the development of new animal models of central nervous system (CNS) injury. This book, with its diverse coherent content, gives you insight into the diverse and heterogeneous aspects of CNS pathology and/or rehabilitation needs.

Author : Joshua M Adkinson
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0323641520
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Management of Spastic Conditions of the Upper Extremity, An Issue of Hand Clinics E-Book written by Joshua M Adkinson and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-10-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Hand Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Joshua Adkinson, will cover several import aspects of the Management of Spastic Conditions of the Upper Extremity. At the invitation of consulting editor Dr. Kevin Chung, Dr. Adkinson put together a comprehensive issue, which covers: Etiologies; Assessment measures and motion analysis; Non-surgical treatment options; Surgical management of spasticity of the thumb and fingers, wrist and forearm, elbow, and shoulder; Management of spastic upper extremity joint contractures; Technical pearls of tendon transfers; Selective neurotomy; Neurosurgical management; Outcomes after surgical treatment; The future of upper extremity spasticity management; and Management of spinal cord injury-induced upper limb spasticity, among others.

Author : Michael P. Barnes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521794275
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Upper Motor Neurone Syndrome and Spasticity written by Michael P. Barnes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-02 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a thorough, practical reference and guide for all health professionals involved in the management of spasticity.

Author : Valerie Stevenson
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203090543
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spasticity Management written by Valerie Stevenson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-07-26 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spasticity is a common symptom seen in many neurological conditions notably head injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis. It is also the dominant feature in a number of rarer conditions such as tropical and hereditary spastic paraparesis (HSP). The fact that it is relevant to many chronic neurological conditions and that the absence of multi-disciplinary input can result in progressive disability, ensures spasticity management is a prominent feature in the current National Service Framework (NSF) for long term neurological conditions. In the future more long-term care for such patients will be done in primary care and the community. It is therefore essential that a multi-disciplinary approach is used with successful liaison between secondary, primary and social care. Optimum management of spasticity is dependent on an understanding of its underlying physiology, an awareness of its natural history, an appreciation of the impact on the patient and a comprehensive approach to minimising that impact which is both multi-disciplinary and consistent over time. Regrettably, these essential requirements are rarely met and consequently, inadequately managed spasticity results in a range of painful and disabling sequelae, which, with the right approach, are, for the most part, preventable. Although there are several excellent publications looking at this area, none are a truly practical guide relevant to all members of the multi-disciplinary team involved in spasticity management. Anyone who has been involved in setting up a new service knows how difficult and how protracted a process this can be and if it has been done before, why reinvent it? The basis of this manual is to collect together the experience and knowledge of such a team who have worked in this area for 10 years now. It pulls together all areas including how to set up and develop a service as well as useful management strategies. On a practical note it includes complete copies of all of our patient information, assessment proformas, protocols for different interventions, nursing care plans and an integrated care pathway for outpatient spasticity management both as hard copy but also on CD-ROM to aid in reproduction. These protocols are of course specific to our team but could easily be adapted for use in other centres. We are not saying this is the 'right' or only way to run a spasticity service and there is certainly room for improvement, but we hope by sharing our experience we can help others to develop their own service thus improving management for all individuals with spasticity.

Author : Freeman Miller
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801883547
Total Pages : 537 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cerebral Palsy written by Freeman Miller and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-05-08 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a child has a health problem, parents want answers. But when a child has cerebral palsy, the answers don't come quickly. A diagnosis of this complex group of chronic conditions affecting movement and coordination is difficult to make and is typically delayed until the child is eighteen months old. Although the condition may be mild or severe, even general predictions about long-term prognosis seldom come before the child's second birthday. Written by a team of experts associated with the Cerebral Palsy Program at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, this authoritative resource provides parents and families with vital information that can help them cope with uncertainty. Thoroughly updated and revised to incorporate the latest medical advances, the second edition is a comprehensive guide to cerebral palsy. The book is organized into three parts. In the first, the authors describe specific patterns of involvement (hemiplegia, diplegia, quadriplegia), explain the medical and psychosocial implications of these conditions, and tell parents how to be effective advocates for their child. In the second part, the authors provide a wealth of practical advice about caregiving from nutrition to mobility. Part three features an extensive alphabetically arranged encyclopedia that defines and describes medical terms and diagnoses, medical and surgical procedures, and orthopedic and other assistive devices. Also included are lists of resources and recommended reading.