The causes of disease
5. The causes of disease Chapter contents History of the causes of disease26 The causes of disease26 The internal causes of disease26 The seven internal causes of disease29 The five…
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
Introduction to the Five Elements
7. Introduction to the Five Elements Chapter contents Introduction44 The first chapter – the Element and the resonances44 The second chapter – the functions of the Organs48 The third chapter…
The Constitutional Factor
4. The Constitutional Factor Chapter contents The concept of the constitutional imbalance in Chinese medicine18 What do we mean by the Constitutional Factor?18 How does a practitioner diagnose the CF?19…
The importance of the spirit
3. The importance of the spirit Chapter contents The primacy of the spirit13 The meaning of mind and spirit14 Chinese medicine’s approach to the spirit and health15 The five shen15…
Treatment procedures and management
Motor training Motor training in this chapter includes ‘hands-on’ treatment procedures called physiotherapy suggestions and therapeutic activities by anyone daily involved with a person with cerebral palsy, called management, or…
Assessment for therapy and daily function
Approach to assessment The framework for all assessments is outlined to synthesise various approaches. This avoids use of assessment methods focused on any one therapy system. The framework consists of…
Learning motor function
A child does not move by neurophysiology alone. The ability to move is also dependent on learning processes. Learning depends on active movement initiated by a child as much as…
A collaborative learning approach
Working with parents Today, therapists recognise the importance of working with the parents of each child and for some time home programmes have been shown to them (Collis l947; Finnie…
Management of deformity
Causes of deformities and aims of therapy and management (1) Immobility. (2) Hypotonicity. (3) Hypertonicity. (4) Weakness – general or specific. (5) Co-contraction and synergies (movement patterns). (6) Abnormal reflex…
The clinical picture for therapy and management
The motor dysfunction The brain damage results in disorganised and delayed development of the neurological mechanisms of postural control, balance and movement. The muscles activated for these motor aspects are…
