Neurorehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease : An Evidence-Based Treatment Model

Dedication v Acknowledgments ix About the Editors xi About the Contributors xiii Preface xv Foreword xvii Darcy Umphred Overview of Parkinson's Disease: Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Management 1(40) Jyh-Gong Gabriel Hou Eugene C. Lai Neuroplasticity: Implications for Parkinson's Disease 41(16) Sheila Mun-Bryce Assessments and Outcome Measures for Parkinson's Disease 57(14) Aliya I. Sarwar Marilyn Trail Eugene C. Lai Cognitive Impairments Associated With Parkinson's Disease 71(32) Michele K. York Julie A. Alvarez Psychosocial Issues in Parkinson's Disease 103(22) Naomi D. Nelson Physical Therapy Treatment and Home Programming for Patients With Parkinson's Disease 125(28) Rhonda K. Stanley Elizabeth J. Protas Gait Characteristics and Intervention Strategies in Patients With Parkinson's Disease 153(24) Denis Brunt Elizabeth J. Protas Mark Bishop Optimizing Movement and Preventing Falls in Parkinson's Disease: Strategies for Patients and Caregivers 177(10) Meg E. Morris Frances Huxham Hylton B. Menz Fiona Dobson Pagamas Piriyaprasarth Pamela Fok Robert Iansek Kimberly J. Miller An Occupational Therapy Model of Treatment for Parkinson's Disease 187(44) Marilyn Trail Developing an Occupational Therapy Home Program for Patients With Parkinson's Disease 231(14) Nancy Lowenstein Linda Tickle-Degnen Voice and Speech Disorders in Parkinson's Disease and Their Treatment 245(34) Cynthia M. Fox Lorraine Olson Ramig Shimon Sapir Angela Halpern Jill Cable Leslie A. Mahler Becky G. Farley Parkinson's Disease and Swallowing: Neural Control, Disorders, and Treatment Techniques 279(18) Leslie A. Mahler Michelle R. Ciucci Lorraine Olson Ramig Cynthia M. Fox Speech Therapy Tips for Patients With Parkinson's Disease 297(12) Cynthia M. Fox Lorraine Olson Ramig Angela Halpern Jill Cable Leslie A. Mahler Assistive and Adaptive Technology to Enhance Functional Performance in Patients With Parkinson's Disease 309(18) Mary Frances Baxter Appendices 327(24) Index 351