Posture and Movement of the Child With Cerebral Palsy

Stamer, Marcia Hornbrook

ISBN 10: 076164900X / ISBN 13: 9780761649007

Published by Communication Skill Builders, 2000

Seller Inventory # 076164900X-VB

Synopsis:

This manual is designed to provide a first multi-disciplinary, comprehensive guide to the evaluation and treatment of children with cerebral palsy. The book discusses assessment and treatment of children with hypotonic, hypertonic, athetoid, and ataxic CP as well as spastic diplegia and congenital hemiplegia.

About the Author: Marcia Hornbrook Stamer has a private practice for pediatric physical therapy. Her past experience includes service as director of clinical services and director of physical therapy services at Neuro-Developmental Treatment Programs, Inc., in Augusta, Georgia, and as staff physical therapist at Timken Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Oregon. She graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical therapy. In addition to her practice, she teaches extensively throughout the United States, and has given many classes in NDT, treatment of children, and treatment of clients with cerebral palsy. Her affiliations include membership in the American Physical Therapy Association and its Pediatric Section, the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, the Spina Bifida Association, and the Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association. She holds licenses to practice physical therapy in Georgia and South Carolina. Ms. Stainer and her husband live in Augusta, Georgia.Contributor Judith Carter Bierman is the owner of, and a practicing physical therapist in, Neuro-Developmental Treatment Programs, Inc., of Augusta, Georgia. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in physical therapy from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Since then, she has taught courses throughout the United States and internationally. She is licensed for practice in Georgia and South Carolina, and is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, and the United Cerebral Palsy CSRA.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Posture and Movement of the Child With ...
Publisher: Communication Skill Builders
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: paperback
Condition: As New