Neuromodulation in Rehabilitation

The Handbook of Rehabilitation Sciences series is a multi-volume, multi-disciplinary handbook of rehabilitation sciences which provides a single vehicle for the many fields that converge on rehabilitation. These fields each have an independent literature and language that does not converge on the practice of related disciplines. This results in a fractured rather than holistic understanding of what is necessary for a science of returning the impaired to optimized function. This project provides a unified platform for the cross– disciplinary presentation of ideas in rehabilitation sciences thereby creating a resource for practitioners and researchers in all disciples associated with rehabilitation applications.

Neuromodulation in Rehabilitation covers the alteration of nerve activity through targeted delivery of a stimulus. This includes, but not limited to stimulation of the spinal cord, brain, vagal nerve, occipital nerve, peripheral nerve, and sacral nerve. This volume also discusses the psychological issues and evaluations for patients undergoing implantable technology. It also provides updated guidelines on safe delivery of implantations and electrical currents of neuromodulation including MRIs, FMRIs, ultrasounds, atlases and optogenetics. This volume is ideal for practitioners considering neuromodulation as an option for their patients which can ultimately help restore function or relieve symptoms that have a neurological basis.