This guide to the treatment of hemiplegic patients is based on the Bobath concept. It reflects advances in the early and later rehabilitation of neurologically impaired patients, and contains photographs of patients during treatment sessions to illustrate the hands-on techniques.

This guide to the treatment of hemiplegic patients is based on the Bobath concept. This approach to rehabilitation stresses the need to equip the patient for a full life, rather than setting arbitrary goals for functioning in a hospital or sheltered environment. This new edition reflects significant advances in the early and later rehabilitation of neurologically impaired patients. It also contains photographs of patients during treatment sessions to illustrate the hands-on techniques.