Occupational therapy and multiple - sclerosis

Informationen zum Autor Lesley Silcox is the author of Occupational Therapy and Mulitple Sclerosis, published by Wiley. Klappentext This book describes and discusses the assessment and treatment techniques applied by Occupational Therapists (OTs) to sufferers from Multiple Sclerosis (MS).The text begins with basic information about MS and follows this with suggestions for assessment and treatment. Then the specific issues of work, fatigue, leisure, mobility and the home are considered in detail. The needs of people who reach the later stages of the disease are discussed, as are the needs and concerns specific to carers of those with MS. Contact details are provided for many of the services and agencies mentioned in the text. Insight into the impact of MS on people's lives is provided by individuals with MS. Zusammenfassung This book describes and discusses the assessment and treatment techniques applied by Occupational Therapists (OTs) to sufferers from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The text begins with basic information about MS and follows this with suggestions for assessment and treatment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Multiple Sclerosis. Assessment. Management. Work and Multiple sclerosis. Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis. Leisure for People With Multiple sclerosis. Mobility for People With Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and The Home. Continuing Care. Caring for People With Multiple Sclerosis. Contact Addresses. References. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Silcox, l smith Silcox, Lesley Silcox, Silcox Lesley
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2003
• EAN: 9781861563484
• ISBN: 978-1-86156-348-4
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 232 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Holistic medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases, MEDICAL / Neurology, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Occupational Therapy, Diseases & disorders, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Diseases and disorders