Multiple sclerosis rehabilitation [electronic resource] : from impairment to participation / edited by Marcia Finlayson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

section 1. Foundations -- section 2. Multiple sclerosis rehabilitation for impairments in body structure and function -- section 3. Multiple sclerosis rehabilitation for activity limitations and participation restrictions -- section 4. Influence of personal and environmental contexts on multiple sclerosis and multiple sclerosis rehabilitation -- section 5. Moving into the future.

"This edited handbook provides a comprehensive resource to inform and guide health and rehabilitation practitioners as they engage in the rehabilitation process with multiple sclerosis patients. The text provides a broad-based perspective on multiple sclerosis, how it influences everyday life, and the strategies that can be employed by rehabilitation practitioners to enable people with MS to fully engage in everyday life. The first section offers an overview of MS basics; the next two sections describe MS rehabilitation to manage impairments and to enhance activity and participation among MS patients; and the final section presents contextual factors that may influence MS rehabilitation efforts"--Provided by publisher.

Also available in print edition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.