Health professionals' guide to physical management of Parkinson's disease /
Miriam P. Boelen.
- Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c2009.
- xv, 303 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to Parkinson's disease and its physical management -- Medical and surgical interventions -- Exercise and rehabilitation considerations -- Equipping caregivers -- Postural variations and dystonia -- Tremors -- Postural instability -- Balance evaluation -- Chair transfers -- Bed mobility -- Floor transfers -- Gait deviations and instability -- Compensatory strategies for gait interventions -- Freezing -- Turning while ambulating -- Walkers, canes, and .footwear