Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sect. 1. Foundations -- Multiple sclerosis basics -- Stories to inform the art of rehabilitation practice -- An overview of multiple sclerosis rehabilitation -- Sect. 2. Multiple sclerosis rehabilitation for impairments in body structure and function -- Fatigue -- Balance disorders -- Muscle strength, tone, and coordination -- Cognition -- Chronic pain -- Depression -- Visual impairments -- Sect. 3. Multiple sclerosis rehabilitation for activity limitations and participation restrictions -- Communication -- Mobility -- Self-care -- Domestic life -- Employment -- Physical activity and leisure -- Sect. 4. Influence of personal and environmental contexts on multiple sclerosis and multiple sclerosis rehabilitation -- Influences of age and sex -- Other health concerns -- Coping -- Physical environment -- Caregiving -- Cultural considerations -- Sect. 5. Moving into the future -- Optimizing rehabilitation experiences.

"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" -From the publisher.