GENERAL APPROACH TO HISTORY AND EXAMINATION
SECTION I GENERAL APPROACH TO HISTORY AND EXAMINATION NERVOUS SYSTEM – HISTORY An accurate description of the patient’s neurological symptoms is an important aid in establishing the diagnosis; but this…
LOCALISED NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE AND ITS MANAGEMENT C. PERIPHERAL NERVE AND MUSCLE
SECTION IV LOCALISED NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE AND ITS MANAGEMENT C. PERIPHERAL NERVE AND MUSCLE THE POLYNEUROPATHIES – FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY The function of the peripheral nervous system is to carry impulses to…
CLINICAL PRESENTATION, ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS AND DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH
SECTION III CLINICAL PRESENTATION, ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS AND DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH HEADACHE – GENERAL PRINCIPLES Headache is a common symptom arising from psychological, otological, ophthalmological, neurological or systemic disease. In clinical practice…
Neuro-Developmental Treatment Assumptions of Motor Dysfunction: Stroke and Adult-Onset Hemiplegia
11 Neuro-Developmental Treatment Assumptions of Motor Dysfunction: Stroke and Adult-Onset Hemiplegia Cathy M. Hazzard and Karen Brunton This chapter provides core knowledge for the examination, evaluation, and intervention planning for…
Report A3 Identifying and Addressing the Impairments in an Individual Who Demonstrates Contraversive Pushing Behavior
Case Report A3 Identifying and Addressing the Impairments in an Individual Who Demonstrates Contraversive Pushing Behavior Cathy M. Hazzard A3.1 Introduction Pusher syndrome was first clinically described by Davies1 in…
Cerebral Palsy
10 Cerebral Palsy Marcia Stamer This chapter provides essential information about postures and movements expressed in people with cerebral palsy (CP). Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) recognizes that each person participates and…
Neuro-Developmental Treatment Intervention—A Session View
9 Neuro-Developmental Treatment Intervention—A Session View Judith C. Bierman, Mary Rose Franjoine, Cathy M. Hazzard, Janet M. Howle, Marcia Stamer, Jane Styer-Acevedo, and Jan McElroy This chapter describes the process…
Evaluation and Developing the Plan of Care
8 Evaluation and Developing the Plan of Care Marcia Stamer This chapter develops and explains the evaluation process of the Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) Practice Model. Its purpose is to make…
Report A1 The Application of Posture and Movement Analysis to Accurately Evaluate, Plan Intervention, and Achieve Functional Outcomes for an Individual Poststroke
Case Report A1 The Application of Posture and Movement Analysis to Accurately Evaluate, Plan Intervention, and Achieve Functional Outcomes for an Individual Poststroke Marie Simeo A1.1 Introduction An accurate examination…
Examination
7 Examination Marcia Stamer This chapter details the examination process of the Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) Practice Model. Emphasis is on the observations, handling, and clinical hypothesis generation that the NDT…
