Books

[Rachael12]

Hey
i have just started my second year, and i need a book for neurology

so i wondering if some people could suggest some good ones for me please

thanks

Rachael12

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[gcoe]

Hi Rachael12

If I had to choose one book for undergraduate study or for a good reference book I would choose:

Shumway-Cook, A., & Woollacott, M. H. (2007). Motor control : translating research into clinical practice (3rd ed.). Philadelphia ; London: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Why? Because it is up-to-date, rich in basic movement science to support assessment and management in neurological physiotherapy. It has excellent basic science chapters that cover neuroscience of motor control, motor control theory, motor learning theory. Then it is divided into three major areas: 1. postural control and balance, 2. mobility, and 3. reaching and grasping and manipulation. In each of these three broad areas there a chapters that cover:

*Normal control
*Control through the life span – from paediatrics through to old age
*Abnormal control
*Management – which includes detailed information on assessment, some excellent tests and outcome measures and then management techniques

It doesn’t give you recipes of treatment but rather teaches you how to clinically reason based on research findings, assessment findings and goal setting. So it is a great book for giving you the grounding on how to think in the subject. We use it in our course and students seem to like the book. It is written by two highly esteemed researchers and clinicians in the field.

The only real "weakness" of the book is that it doesn’t actually cover individual neurological conditions. Rather it encourages you to understand disorders of control regardless of the underlying condition – quite a departure from the medical model – which I really like.

If you want an in-depth reference text that covers physical therapy for different conditions then the most comprehensive book is:

Umphred, D. A. (Ed.). (2007). Neurological rehabilitation (5th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.

This is an Edited book with expert clinicians writing in their field of specialisation. Personally I don’t like the book so much as the quality of each chapter is quite variable. It also ventures somewhat into complementary techniques that don’t have a sound evidence-base. However if you want a book that is up-to-date and covers a vast array of neurological conditions this seems the best one out. Better for a reference book than for your key textbook.

One other book you may like to consider is:

Refshauge, K. M., Ada, L., & Ellis, E. (Eds.). (2005). Science-based rehabilitation : theories into practice. Edinburgh ; New York: Butterworth-Heinemann.

While not limited to neurology and this edited book covers some really important issues in physical rehabilitation with an emphasis on science and evidence-based practice. This doesn't cover all the knowledge you need but it is a great book for looking at some of the crucial issues.

There are a host of other and if you want texts for specific conditions such as stroke etc. I am happy to give you a list - however you would go a long way with the Shumway-Cook and Woollacott book.

One thing I would suggest you avoid are texts that aren’t well grounded in science and particularly texts that focus on a particular "method". Often these texts seem to appeal because they give you practical recipes of how to treat people. However this is often really a false sense of security and lulls you into poor practice.

Hope this is of help and good luck with your 2nd year

[brondsmith]

Hello Rachael12
These are the book of Neurology..
1) Blueprints Clinical Cases
Neurology
Second Edition
by Kevin Sheth..
2)McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review Neurology

And if you want some more details of books so you find on Google..
Thanks..