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Therapy for amputees: the Roehampton approach

A book for those who work with amputees. It addresses various aspects of care and rehabilitation for this group of clients. It also addresses the day to day problems of rehabilitation therapists and their clients in a practical way and considers the provision of care and rehabilitation for amputees.
Print Book, English, 1999
3rd ed
Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 1999
xvi, 332 pages : illustrations
9780443059759, 0443059756
1004100458
Introduction. Pre-Operative Assessment. Early Postoperative Treatment. Exercise Programme. Early Mobility. Assessment for Prosthetic Rehabilitation. Prosthetic Services for the Amputee. Normal Locomotion and Prosthetic Replacement. Gait Re-Education. The Hemipelvectomyand Hip Disarticulation Levels of Amputation. The Above-Knee Level of Amputation. The Through-Knee Level of Amputation. The Symes and Partial Foot Levels of Amputation. Advanced Function. Bilateral Amputees. Upper Limb Amputation and Congenital Limb Deficiency. General Advice to the Amputee. The Problem of Pain. Special Cases