Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Allied Health Services - Occupational Therapy

Schmerzen und Funktionsstorungen entstehen nicht immer da, wo sie auftreten. Die Brugger-Therapie geht den Ursachen auf den Grund und korrigiert die auslosenden Haltungs- und Bewegungsfehler.

Das Lern- und Praxismanual beschreibt das Brugger-Konzept kompakt, anschaulich und leicht umsetzbar:

- Neurophysiologische Grundlagen und Krankheitsbilder

- Funktionsanalyse, Befunderhebung und Behandlungskonzepte

- Individuelle Ubungsprogramme mit vielen Fotos, Anleitungen und Lernhilfen

Das Manual orientiert sich am Kurscurriculum und ist damit die...

The only comprehensive book on geriatric occupational therapy designed specifically for the COTA, Occupational Therapy with Elders: Strategies for the COTA, 3rd Edition provides in-depth coverage of each aspect of geriatric practice, from wellness and prevention to death and dying. A discussion of foundational concepts includes aging trends and strategies for elder care, and coverage of emerging areas includes low-vision rehabilitation, mobility issues including driving, and Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Expert authors Ren? Padilla, Sue Byers-Connon, and Helene...

Get the best instruction on occupational analysis, group process, and therapeutic media - all from one book Using a matter-of-fact style to share their experiences, successes, and failures, expert authors Jane Clifford O'Brien and Jean W. Solomon provide you with effective therapeutic media; sample activity analyses useful in current health care contexts; practical guidance in play, leisure, and social participation areas of occupation; strategies for effective group management and processes; and overviews of theories supporting best practice.

Much of the book is organised as a work book based around a single case study. It includes theory related to life span development and managing change, and also exercises for readers to complete in order to apply the theory to practice.

Chapters span such key topics as the client in...

Rheumatology Practice in Occupational Therapy is a valuable new handbook focusing on the core area of rheumatology. It provides practical guidance to help occupational therapists treat and manage rheumatic disease in both clinical and community settings and emphasizes a contemporary 'client-centred' approach as a fundamental requirement of effective and rewarding OT practice. Drawing upon personal, clinical and theoretical perspectives, it equips the reader with an understanding not only of relevant practical skills but of the clinical reasoning required to modify and apply these...

Assistive Technologies and Other Support for People with Brain Impairment, by Marcia J. Scherer, is a must-have text for academic instructors and their students. The author's synopsis of brain impairment, current rehabilitation strategies, available assistive technologies and resources, as well as the practical merging of the above, makes this an invaluable addition to any academic program in cognitive rehabilitation....The author's inclusion of a section regarding current funding options makes this text truly invaluable and a leader amongst its contemporaries."--Brain...