Neuromuscular Conditions I
Required Textbooks
1. Shumway-Cook A, Woollacott MH. Motor Control, 5th edition. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017.
2. Goodman CV, Fuller K. Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist, 4th ed. St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier, 2015.
3. Palisano R, Orlin M., Schreiber J. Campbell’s Physical Therapy for Children, 5th ed. St. Louis, MO, Saunders/Elsevier, 2017.
4. O’Sullivan S, Schmitz T, Improving Functional Outcomes in Physical Rehabilitation, 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA, F.A. Davis, 2016.
5. Umphred D. Neurological Rehabilitation, 6th ed. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/Mosby, 2013.
Required Links
StrokEngine: http://strokengine.ca/
Rehabilitation Measures: http://www.rehabmeasures.org
Required Articles
Rothstein J, Echternach JL, Ri DL. The hypothesis-oriented algorithm for (HOAC II): a guide for patient management. Phys Ther 2003; 83:455-470. View Abstract in PubMed
Schenkman M, Deutsch JE, Gill-Body KM. An Integrated Framework for Decision Making in Neurologic Physical Therapist Practice. Phys Ther 2006; 86(12): 1681-1702. Review Abstract
Sullivan, KJ. What is neurologic physical therapist practice today? J Neurol Phys Ther. 2009;33(1):58-59. Abstract Unavailable.
Fell DW. Progressing therapeutic intervention in patients with neurologic disorders: a framework to assist clinical decision making. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2004;28(1):35-46. Review abstract
Malhotra S, Pandyan, AD, Day Cr, Jones PW, Hermens H. Spasticity, an impairment that is poorly defined and poorly measured. ClinRehabil. 2009;23(7):651–658. View Abstract in PubMed
Horak FB, Wrisley DM, Frank J. The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) to differentiate balance deficits. Phys Ther. 2009;89(5):484-498. Review Abstract
King L, Horak F. On the Mini-BESTest: Scoring and the Reporting of Total Scores. Phys Ther. 2013; 93:571-575. Review abstract
Duncan PW et al. Management of Adult Stroke Rehabilitation Care. A Clinical Practice Guideline. Stroke; 2005; 36: e100-e143. Review abstract
Chang, F. M., Rhodes, J. T., Flynn, K. M., & Carollo, J. The role of gait analysis in treating gait abnormalities in cerebral palsy. Orthop Clin North Am, 2010;41(4):489-506. Review Abstract
Novak, I., McIntyre, S., Morgan, C., Campbell, L., et al. A systematic review of interventions for children with cerebral palsy: state of the evidence. Dev Med Child Neurol, 2013;55(10):885-910. Review Abstract
Cratsenberg K, Deitrick C, Harrington T, et al. Effectiveness of exercise programs for management of shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (Review). J Neuro PhysTher. 2015;39(4):197-203. Review abstract
The Paralyzed Veterans Association Clinical Practice Guidelines
1. Early Acute Management in Adults with SCI
2. Acute Management of Autonomic Dysreflexia
3. Outcomes Following Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
4. Preservation of Upper Limb Function following SCI
5. Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment following SCI
6. Respiratory Management following SCI
7. Depression following SCI
8. Bladder Management in Adults with SCI
Recommended:
Field-Fote, E. Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company, 2009.
Baer, R. Is Fred Dead? A Manual on Sexuality for Men with Spinal Cord Injuries. ISBN: 9780805964448
Henderson CE. Application of Ventilatory Strategies to Enhance Functional Activities for an Individual with Spinal Cord Injury. JNPT 2005; 29 (2): 107-111.Review Abstract
Berhman AL. Neuroplasticity after Spinal Cord Injury and Training: An Emerging Paradigm Shift in Rehabilitation and Walking Recovery. Phys Ther. 2006;86:1406 –1425. Review Abstract
Fisher TB, Stevens JE. Rehabilitation of a Marathon Runner with Guillain-Barre` Syndrome. JNPT 2008; 32:203-209. Review Abstract