{"product_id":"9783032362353","title":"Walking Impairments Clinical Observation and Rehabilitation Principles","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWalking Impairments\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eClinical Observation and Rehabilitation Principles\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLuigi Tesio\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedical \/ Allied Health Services \/ Physical Therapy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book primarily discusses walking in adults, with only marginal coverage of walking in children and the elderly. It does not examine the basic anatomy and physiology of walking, as these are assumed to be known. Rather, it is focused on a) capturing, by visual observation only, the kinematic alterations relevant to clinical decisions, no matter how small the joint movements to be detected are, b) how to infer the underlying dynamics from the observable kinematics, c) how to infer the potential pathologies underlying the visible alterations and d) how to design rehabilitation solutions once the mechanics of gait alteration are understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is structured in five main parts, with parts 1-4 covering points a) to d); the fifth “special” part is focused on \"psychogenic\/neurofunctional\" alterations, the biomechanics of the foot during walking, and the potential role of instrumental gait analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWalking involves the motion of all body segments, which visibly rotate around joints due to hidden forces. The relationship between any given pathology and any walking alteration is not univocal. This lack of direct correspondence makes it difficult to infer the dynamical alterations underlying visually observable anomalies and to disentangle original impairments from adaptive behaviours. Therefore, the capacity to detect visually a given impairment may not help taking clinical decisions unless observations are framed within a theory-based interpretation strategy. Instrumental gait analysis cannot substitute this clinical process based on a circular interaction between data and theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMany books on gait analysis in health and disability start from the anatomical and physiological basis of walking and then list the main types of gait alterations that can be clinically observed. The proposed book follows the opposite logic: you start observing the patient and learn how to infer the underlying dynamics reasonably.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to physiatrists, physiotherapists, neurologists, orthopaedic surgeons, osteopaths, podiatrists and orthotists, as well as residents and students in these disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuigi Tesio was born in Italy in 1952. He is an MD, specialist in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM). From 2005 to 2022, he was a full professor of PRM and, from 2006 to 2012, Director of the residency program (School of Specialisation) in PMR at the University of Milan, Italy. In 2024, he was named Honorary Professor.  He initially trained as a physiologist in experimental neurophysiology,  biomechanics, and bioengineering. He then moved to PRM. Since 2003, Luigi Tesio has been Director of the Department of Neurorehabilitation Sciences at the Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS,  in Milan (still there). Luigi Tesio follows three main research lines at the intersection between basic science and neuro-rehabilitation: neuro-mechanical correlations in balance and gait, 2) neuro-mechanical correlations in voluntary movement, and 3) advanced psychometrics in outcome measurement and disability studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032362353\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51460158718092,"sku":"9783032362353","price":80.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032362353","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}