Evaluation and management of gait disorders / edited by Barney S. Spivack.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spivack, Barney S., 1952-

Series:

Neurological disease and therapy ; v. 35.

Neurological disease and therapy ; 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gait disorders in old age.

Gait.

Movement Disorders--etiology.

Movement Disorders--diagnosis.

Movement Disorders--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Gait.

Movement Disorders--etiology.

Movement Disorders--diagnosis.

Movement Disorders--therapy.

Physical Description:

xiii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Marcel Dekker, [1995]

Contents:

1 Clinical Gait Analysis / Sylvia Ounpuu 1

2 The Neural Control of Locomotion / Aftab E. Patla 53

3 An Overview of Neurological Diseases Causing Gait Disorder / Lewis Sudarsky 79

4 Vestibulopathy and Gait / David E. Krebs, Joyce Lockert 93

5 Cerebellar Dysfunction and Disorders of Posture and Gait / Lisa Oestreich, B. Todd Troost 117

6 Gait Disorders in Extrapyramidal Disease / Kathleen M. Shannon 131

7 Gait Apraxia / Sander L. Glatt, William C. Koller 157

8 Characteristic Patterns of Gait in Older Persons / Ming-Hsia Hu, Marjorie Woollacott 167

9 Common Foot and Ankle Disorders Affecting Mobility in Older Persons / Melvin H. Jahss 187

10 Adverse Effects of Medications on Gait and Mobility in the Elderly / Dennis J. Chapron 223

11 Falls in Older Persons / Rein Tideiksaar 243

12 Neuromuscular and Systemic Effects of Immobilization / Robert E. White, Kevin C. O'Connor 267

13 Rehabilitation Management of Mobility Impairment / Wendy S. Kellner 287

14 The Impact of Physical Activity and Physical Fitness on Functional Capacity in Older Adults / Linda S. Pescatello, James Oat Judge 325.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0824795865

OCLC:

31374071