Handling the Young Child with Cerebral Palsy at Home

Name: Handling the Young Child with Cerebral Palsy at Home
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ISBN: 9780750605793

ISBN-10: 0750605790

ISBN-13: 9780750605793

Edition: 3rd 1997

Authors: Nancie R. Finnie

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Fundamental to the successful treatment of children with cerebral palsy is the cooperation of parents in home handling. This new edition has been expanded and updated to include new information for therapists, parents, nurses and carers.

Book details

List price: $55.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 8/20/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.64" long x 0.76" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Preface
Contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The importance of communication - parents and professionals	p. 3
Medical aspects of cerebral palsy	p. 8
Parents' problems	p. 18
Psychological guidance	p. 34
Understanding movement and development	p. 47
Basic principles of handling	p. 65
Early stages of hand function	p. 80
Equipment as an adjunct to rehabilitation	p. 96
The parents' contribution to early learning	p. 107
Speech	p. 112
Communication and technology	p. 118
Music and music therapy	p. 125
Play	p. 127
Sleeping	p. 163
Toilet training	p. 173
Bathing	p. 180
Dressing	p. 190
Feeding	p. 209
Carrying	p. 222
Chairs, pushchairs and car seats	p. 231
Aids to mobility	p. 247
The management of contractures and deformities	p. 257
Going into hospital	p. 263
Recreational activities	p. 265
Illustrations of some of the terms used	p. 269
An overview of the early stages of sensorimotor development	p. 278
Glossary for parents - the terms we use	p. 284
Suppliers of equipment	p. 288
Useful addresses: general; communication and technology; toys; social services	p. 290
Further reading for parents	p. 292
Index	p. 293
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