Exercise and Fitness Training After Stroke, 1st Edition
a handbook for evidence-based practice
Authors :
Gillian E Mead & Frederike van Wijck
Date of Publication: 11/2012
This brand new book is the first of its kind dedicated to exercise and fitness training after stroke. It aims to provide health and exercise professionals, and other suitably qualified individuals, with the necessary information to design and evaluat ...view more
This brand new book is the first of its kind dedicated to exercise and fitness training after stroke. It aims to provide health and exercise professionals, and other suitably qualified individuals, with the necessary information to design and evaluate exercise and fitness programmes for stroke survivors that are safe and effective. The content is based on current evidence and aligned with national clinical guidelines and service frameworks, highlighting the importance of physical activity in self-management after stroke. The book has also been written for stroke survivors and carers who may be interested in physical activity after stroke.
Exercise and Fitness Training After Stroke comprehensively discusses the manifestations of stroke and how stroke is managed, the evidence for exercise and fitness training after stroke, how to design, deliver, adapt and evaluate exercise, as well as how to set up exercise services and specialist fitness training programmes for stroke survivors.
This brand new book is the first of its kind dedicated to exercise and fitness training after stroke. It aims to provide health and exercise professionals, and other suitably qualified individuals, with the necessary information to design and evaluate exercise and fitness programmes for stroke survivors that are safe and effective. The content is based on current evidence and aligned with national clinical guidelines and service frameworks, highlighting the importance of physical activity in self-management after stroke. The book has also been written for stroke survivors and carers who may be interested in physical activity after stroke.
Exercise and Fitness Training After Stroke comprehensively discusses the manifestations of stroke and how stroke is managed, the evidence for exercise and fitness training after stroke, how to design, deliver, adapt and evaluate exercise, as well as how to set up exercise services and specialist fitness training programmes for stroke survivors.
Key Features
Includes detailed background in stroke pathology, stroke management and how post-stroke problems may affect the ability to participate in exercise
Dedicated to evidence-based exercise prescription with special considerations, cautions and therapy-based strategies for safe practice
Covers issues of a professional nature, including national occupational standards, exercise referral pathways, as well as risk assessment and management related to stroke survivors
Quality content from a highly qualifi ed, experienced and respected multidisciplinary team
Author Information
Edited by Gillian E Mead, MB BChir, MA, MD, FRCP, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Scotland; British Association of Stroke Physicians-Scientific Committee; British Geriatrics Society-Academic and Research Committee; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network; Frederike van Wijck, BSc, MSc, PhD, MCSP, FHEA, Reader in Neurological Rehabilitation, Institute for Applied Health Research, School for Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland,UK.; Peter Langhorne, PhD, FRCPG, Professor of Stroke Care, University of Glasgow and Honorary Consultant, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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<P>Exercise and Fitness Training After Stroke </i>comprehensively discusses the manifestations of stroke and how stroke is managed, the evidence for exercise and fitness training after stroke, how to design, deliver, adapt and evaluate exercise, as well as how to set up exercise services and specialist fitness training programmes for stroke survivors.</p> <p>This brand new book is the first of its kind dedicated to exercise and fitness training after stroke. It aims to provide health and exercise professionals, and other suitably qualified individuals, with the necessary information to design and evaluate exercise and fitness programmes for stroke survivors that are safe and effective. The content is based on current evidence and aligned with national clinical guidelines and service frameworks, highlighting the importance of physical activity in self-management after stroke. The book has also been written for stroke survivors and carers who may be interested in physical activity after stroke.</p><i>
<P>Exercise and Fitness Training After Stroke </i>comprehensively discusses the manifestations of stroke and how stroke is managed, the evidence for exercise and fitness training after stroke, how to design, deliver, adapt and evaluate exercise, as well as how to set up exercise services and specialist fitness training programmes for stroke survivors.</p>00add-to-cart97807020433832012ProfessionalEdited by Gillian E Mead, MB BChir, MA, MD, FRCP, Frederike van Wijck, BSc, MSc, PhD, MCSP, FHEA and Peter Langhorne, PhD, FRCPG20131Book156w x 234h (6.125" x 9.25")IllustratedChurchill Livingstone28821 Nov 2012PRINT ON DEMAND - DELIVERY CAN TAKE UP TO 10 DAYSEdited by <STRONG>Gillian E Mead</STRONG>, MB BChir, MA, MD, FRCP, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Scotland; British Association of Stroke Physicians-Scientific Committee; British Geriatrics Society-Academic and Research Committee; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network; <STRONG>Frederike van Wijck</STRONG>, BSc, MSc, PhD, MCSP, FHEA, Reader in Neurological Rehabilitation, Institute for Applied Health Research, School for Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland,UK.; <STRONG>Peter Langhorne</STRONG>, PhD, FRCPG, Professor of Stroke Care, University of Glasgow and Honorary Consultant, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UKBooksNoNoNoNoPlease SelectPlease SelectPlease Select
