Janet Carr and Roberta Shepherd lead a new team of authors for the second edition of this clear work on neurological physiotherapy. In the first edition, the authors described a rehabilitation framework for individuals with motor dysfunction, based on scientific research in the fields of neuromuscular control, biomechanics, motor learning, and the relationship between knowledge and action, along with advances made in pathology and adaptation.

The new edition continues to promote this framework while identifying and integrating the multiple advancements that have occurred over the last decade in understanding and treating adults with neurological issues, whether they arose from an accident or from a disease. Among these advancements is the knowledge that the brain remains potentially capable of reorganizing, even in elderly or brain-damaged individuals, and that neural plasticity can be influenced by practices related to mental objectives and physical activity in a stimulating environment.

Additionally, there is an increasing focus on the adaptation of the musculoskeletal system and the need to prevent changes in length as well as those related to stiffness in muscle contractility, along with the loss of aerobic fitness and strength. There is an extensive section on clinical research that appears to support this framework provided here.

The educational guidelines described in this book are based on research of biomechanical structures and motor retraining, applied to enhance brain reorganization and muscle contractility, as well as to encourage the patient's functional recovery. This book connects science with clinical knowledge, enabling students and trainees to develop their.