Clinical Disorders of Balance, Posture and Gait

by Bronstein, Adolfo M.; Brandt, Thomas; Woollacott, Marjorie H.; Nutt, John G.

• ISBN13: 9780340806579
• ISBN10: 0340806575
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-08
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers

Summary

The second edition of this definitive text, covering all clinical aspects of human locomotion and its disorders. Multidisciplinary in authorship and approach, it covers all the important clinical areas. Updated and revised throughout, the book has been expanded to allow for increased knowledge on the subject. Important changes for the second edition include: new chapters on techniques for gait analysis, peripheral neuropathies and dizziness.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	p. vii
Preface to the second edition	p. ix
Preface to the first edition	p. xi
Normal and Developmental Aspects of Balance and Gait
Posture and equilibrium	p. 1
Adaptive human locomotion: influence of neural, biological and mechanical factors on control mechanisms	p. 20
Development of balance and gait control	p. 39
Assessment of Balance and Gait Disorders
Classification of balance and gait disorders	p. 63
Orthopedic assessment of gait disorders	p. 74
Clinical neurological assessment of balance and gait disorders	p. 93
Neuro-otological assessment in the patient with balance and gait disorder	p. 99
Objective assessment of posture and gait	p. 130
Clinical Disorders of Balance and Gait
Postural imbalance in peripheral and central vestibular disorders	p. 146
Cerebellar gait and sensory ataxia	p. 163
Gait and balance in basal ganglia disorders	p. 173
Spastic movement disorders	p. 207
Frontal and higher level gait disorders	p. 216
Cerebrovascular disease and hydrocephalus	p. 222
Psychiatric aspects of dizziness and imbalance	p. 245
Syncopal falls, drop attacks and their mimics	p. 286
Rehabilitation of Balance and Gait Disorders
Rehabilitation of balance disorders in the patient with vestibular pathology	p. 317
Neurological rehabilitation of gait and balance disorders	p. 344
Psychosocial aspects of disorders affecting balance and gait	p. 360
The Problem of Gait and Falls in the Elderly
Balance control in older adults	p. 385
Falls and gait disorders in the elderly - principles of rehabilitation	p. 404
Syncope-related falls in the older person	p. 422
Index	p. 439
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