Description
Contents
- Introduction
- The Challenge: Stroke and its Aftermath
- The Effectiveness of Therapy
- The Quest for a Different Approach
- Sensory Loss in Stroke: Sensory Testing and the Frequency and Types of Deficit
- The Functional Implications of Sensory Loss
- The Theoretical Basis of Sensory Re-education: Sources
- Peripheral Nerve Lesions; Central Lesions
- Guide-lines for Intervention
- Contributions from Psychology: Attention; Motivation
- The Essentials of Sensory Re-education: The Focus on the Hand
- The Therapeutic Relationship
- The Protocol for a Sensory Task
- Summary
- The Curriculum I: How to Use the Curriculum
- Lessons in Touch
- The Curriculum II: Lessons in Proprioception
- Lessons in the Recognition of Objects and Their Qualities
- Suggestions for Homework
- Validation of the Method: Theoretical Considerations
- A Controlled Trial
- The Next Step
- Wider Applications: Sensory Problems in Standing and Walking After Stroke
- Cerebral Palsy
- Other Conditions
- Wider Applications
- Conclusion
About the Author
Margaret Yekutiel is the author of Sensory Re-Education of the Hand after Stroke, published by Wiley.
Book Information
ISBN 9781861561695
Author Margaret Yekutiel
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 284g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 10mm