Conciso y accesible, el Handbook of Spasticity es la referencia esencial para residentes y médicos en ejercicio en los campos de PM&R y neurología. Permite a los lectores aprender los fundamentos del manejo de la espasticidad y al mismo tiempo agregar conceptos importantes sobre la espasticidad a su práctica diaria. Este recurso de alto rendimiento proporciona paradigmas de tratamiento actuales basados en evidencia y analiza los avances en el campo para abordar la evaluación, las opciones de tratamiento y el manejo de enfermedades en pacientes adultos y pediátricos.
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Conciso e acessível, o Manual de Espasticidade é a referência essencial para residentes e médicos praticantes nas áreas de PM&R e neurologia. Ele permite que os leitores aprendam os fundamentos do manejo da espasticidade e, ao mesmo tempo, acrescentam conceitos importantes da espasticidade à sua prática diária. Este recurso de alto rendimento fornece paradigmas atuais de tratamento baseados em evidências e discute avanços na área para abordar avaliação, opções de tratamento e gerenciamento de doenças em pacientes adultos e pediátricos.
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Concise and accessible, Handbook of Spasticity is the essential reference for residents and practicing physicians in the fields of PM&R and neurology. It allows readers to learn the fundamentals of spasticity management while also adding important spasticity concepts to their day-to-day practice. This high-yield resource provides current evidence-based treatment paradigms and discusses advances in the field to address assessment, treatment options, and disease management in adult and pediatric patients.
Written by experts from institutions around the world, this valuable handbook fuses the fundamentals of spasticity with a case-based approach to enhance learning for those early into their career as well as practicing physiatrists, neurologists, nurses, physician assistants, and therapists who care for patients with spasticity. Assessment and evaluation measures are detailed, focusing on measurements and scales, gait assessment, and techniques for setting appropriate goals. A wide variety of treatment options available for spasticity patients are explored, including physical therapy, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, emerging technologies, toxins, surgical options, and more. Complete with accompanying online videos, ultrasound and anatomical figures, and toxin dosing tables, Handbook of Spasticity is the premier one-stop-shop resource on how to improve spasticity management.
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