| View Larger Image | Starting Again: Early Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury or Other Severe Brain Lesion | Paperbackby Patricia M. Davies (Author), R. Gierig (Photographer), D. Butler (Photographer)
| List Price: | $69.95 | |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Springer | | Page Count: | 442 Pages | | Publication Date: | November 19, 2002 | | Sales Rank: | 1,582,576st |
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Product Description
A new book written by Pat Davies! The famous author of Steps To Follow describes in her new book the early rehabilitation of the patient who has sustained a traumatic brain injury or a lesion of equal severity due to some other cause. Illustrated with some 600 photographs of actual patients, the broad spectrum of treatment, ranging from the intensive care unit to the re-education of walking, is presented in detail. The recommended treatment programme advocated here has been used successfully for many years. Chapters are included on perceptual disturbances; positioning, moving and standing the unconscious patient; learning to eat, drink and speak again as well as the ways in which contractures and deformities can be overcome to allow the patient to achieve his full potential. Like Pat Davies' previous books, this is essentially a practical guide. Instead of discussing hypotheses, Pat Davies concentrates on what can actually be DONE to help the patient during routine nursing procedures as well as in special therapy sessions. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)
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From a mother of a brain injured son . . . by chriscmc@swbell.net (Missouri, USA)  5 Stars
February 20, 1999
This is physical therapy at its finest. The Europeans provide a different way to move with a patient, relate to a patient and begin purposeful movement directly relating to life skills. My son, 4 years post accident, only ate pureed food until we worked with him through Pat's book. He now eats regular food, chewing, etc. This is a Godsend for those who American physical therapy has not worked because of the severity of the injury. These people are masters at getting the severely head injured back into the mainstream of life, without condescention, and with total support. I cannot thank them enough.
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