Full Description
This is a practical reference and guide for physicians, surgeons, therapists, orthotists, bioengineers and other health professionals involved in the management of a disabled individual with upper motor neurone syndrome and spasticity. It is a thorough review, covering all aspects of management from physiotherapy, seating, and orthoses to the use of drugs. It examines the neurophysiology of spasticity, measurement of outcome, and the newer treatment techniques, such as phenol and alcohol nerve blocks and botulinum toxin injections. More invasive procedures, including intrathecal baclofen and surgical intervention for more complex and severe spasticity, are covered in detail, and the final chapter looks closely at the management of spasticity in children.
Contents
Preface; 1. An overview of the clinical management of spasticity Michael Barnes; 2. Neurophysiology of upper motor neurone syndrome and spasticity Geoff Sheean; 3. Measurement of spasticity Garth Johnson; 4. Physiotherapy approaches to spasticity Roslyn Boyd and Louise Ada; 5. Seating and positioning in spasticity Craig Kirkwood and Geoff Bardsley; 6. Orthoses, splinting and casting in spasticity Paul Charlton and Duncan Ferguson; 7. Pharmacological management of spasticity Tony Ward and Chit Koko; 8. Chemical neurolysis in the management of spasticity Magid Bakheit; 9. The use of botulinum toxin in spasticity Elizabeth Davis and Michael Barnes; 10. Intrathecal baclofen for control of spinal and supra spinal spasticity David Rushton; 11. Surgical management of spasticity Patrick Mertens and Marc Sindou; 12. Management of spasticity in children Marinis Pirpiris and H. Kerr Graham; Index.
