The Identification and Treatment of Gait Problems in Cerebral Palsy - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1898683654 ISBN 13: 9781898683650

Publisher: Mac Keith Press, 2009

Synopsis

The only book to deal specifically with the treatment of gait problems in cerebral palsy, this comprehensive, multi-disciplinary volume will be invaluable for all those working in the field of cerebral palsy and gait (neurologists, therapists, physiatrists, orthopaedic and neurosurgeons, and bioengineers). The book is divided into two parts. The first is designed to help the reader evaluate and understand a child with cerebral palsy. It deals with neurological control, musculoskeletal growth, and normal gait, as well as cerebral injury, growth deformities and gait pathology in children with cerebral palsy. The second section is a comprehensive overview of management. It emphasizes the most fundamental concept of treatment: manage the child's neurologic dysfunction first and then address the skeletal and muscular consequences of that dysfunction.

The book has been thoroughly updated since the previous edition, with a greater focus on treatment and several entirely new topics covered, including chapters on the operative treatment of orthopaedic deformities.

The book is accompanied by a DVD containing a teaching video on normal gait and a CD-ROM containing the videos and motion analysis data of all case examples used in the book, as well as teaching videos demonstrating the specifics of many of the procedures used in the correction of gait deformities and gait modelling examples from the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford University.

About this title

Book Description

James Gage and a range of experts who manage gait problems in cerebral palsy have combined to create this state-of-the art resource. They examine the way the brain controls locomotion and the types of brain pathology with cerebral palsy. Current treatment modalities and treatments of specific gait problems are discussed in detail, including computerized gait analysis and methods of assessing the child and evaluating treatment outcomes. An attached CD-ROM gives pre- and post-treatment examples, illustrating the process of gait analysis. Clinicians, therapists and bioengineers will find this book uniquely useful.

From the Back Cover

Building on his earlier single-authored text, James Gage has recruited a team of experts from the range of disciplines involved in managing gait problems in cerebral palsy to make this book a state-of-the art resource. They examine the way the brain controls locomotion and the types of brain pathology present in cerebral palsy. Current treatment modalities and treatments of specific gait problems are discussed in detail, including modern computerized gait analysis and methods of assessing the child and evaluating treatment outcomes. An attached CD-ROM gives pre- and post-treatment examples and illustrates visually the process of gait analysis. Clinicians, therapists and bioengineers will find this a uniquely useful resource.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mac Keith Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1898683654
• ISBN 13: 9781898683650
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 660
• Editor: Gage James R., Schwartz Michael H., Koop Steven E., Novacheck Tom F.