Abstract
Task-specific training has emerged as an effective intervention for relearning a motor skill when used by itself or in combination with other interventions. Evidence supports the use of active, repetitive practice of functional activities to restore motor control and gain the capacity to complete important functions for daily life.
Drawing on decades of clinical research and practice, this practical manual describes how to effectively integrate task-specific training into occupational therapy and physical therapy interventions. Included are 100 self-care, productivity, and leisure task examples, each of which describes the key impairments that the task addresses, materials needed to perform the task, ways to make the task more or less difficult, how to determine task mastery, and ideas for related tasks.
Upper-Extremity Task-Specific Training After Stroke or Disability promotes client-centered care, encouraging practitioners to match clients’ motor capabilities, goals, and interests to specific, challenging tasks. Comprehensive and practical, this manual guides allied health practitioners in every aspect of task-specific training.
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Table of Contents
Upper-Extremity Task-Specific Training After Stroke or Disability
- Front Matter i2
- Chapter 1. Overview of Task-Specific Training xii13
- Chapter 2. Assessment for Task-Specific Training 720
- Chapter 3. Task-Specific Training 1528
- Chapter 4. Toolbox of Upper-Extremity Tasks 2740
- Chapter 5. Planning and Organizing Tasks Into a Treatment Program 132145
- Chapter 6. Task-Specific Training as the Home Exercise Program 136149
- References 142155
- Indexes 149162