Stroke Rehabilitation: A Function-Based Approach

This 2nd edition remains the only comprehensive evidence-based text on the Occupational Therapy management of the stroke patient. The book is based on the most up-to-date research on stroke rehabilitation and presents its content in a holistic fashion, combining aspects of background medical information, samples of functionally based evaluations, and treatment techniques and interventions. There are chapters on specific functional aspects of living after stroke, such as driving, sexuality, mobility and gait, and self-care. Instructor resources are available; please contact your Elsevier sales representative for details.

• Case studies are featured in every chapter to help the reader understand how concepts apply to the real world.
• 2 chapters that feature the true stories of stroke victims, presenting occupational therapy situations from the point of view of the patient.
• Key terms, chapter objectives, and review questions help students better understand and remember important information.

• 7 new chapters make this text more comprehensive than ever!
• Psychological Aspects of Stroke Rehabilitation
• Improving Participation and Quality of Life Through Occupation
• The Task-Oriented Approach to Stroke Rehabilitation
• Approaches to Motor Control Dysfunction: An Evidence-Based Review
• Vestibular Rehabilitation and Stroke
• How Therapists Think: Exploring Clinician's Reasoning When Working With Clients Who Have Cognitive and Perceptual Problems Following Stroke
• A Survivor's Perspective II: Stroke
• Reflects the current terminology and categorization used by the WHO and the new AOTA Practice Framework so students will be equipped with the latest standards when they enter the workforce.
• Updated medication chart presents the latest drugs used in stroke rehabilitation.

Glen Gillen, MPA, OTR/L, BCN, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center; Columbia University, New York, NY College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY; and Ann Burkhardt, MA, OTR/L, BCN, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center