Physical Medicine category: 578 books

This atlas systematically reviews motor conduction studies of the median nerve, from pilot human studies in peripheral nerve conduction during the 1950s through to the most recent scientific evidence. Descriptions are provided of a wealth of motor nerve conduction techniques that were reproduced in...

This volume in The SAGE Reference Series on Disability explores health and medical issues for people with disabilities. It is one of eight volumes in the cross-disciplinary and issues-based series, which incorporates links from varied fields making up disability studies as volumes examine topics central...

“Fai prima il necessario, dopo il possibile e vedrai che potrai fare l’impossibile”.San Francesco “La mente e come un paracadute se non si apre non serve a niente”.Anonimo

“Was wir noch tun können: Rehabilitation am Lebensende“ gibt Physiotherapeuten ein umfassendes Bild zu den Ansätzen und dem Selbstverständnis einer palliativen Begleitung von schwerstkranken und sterbenden Menschen.  komplexes und emotionales Thema klar strukturiert Vermittlung von Wissen,...

Der Leitfaden informiert Sie über Ursachen, Diagnostik und alle Therapieverfahren für myofasziale Schmerzen. Praxisorientiert in Wort und Bild werden Ihnen die zur Verfügung stehenden Verfahren vorgestellt, so dass Sie die Triggerpunktbehandlung schnell in Ihren Praxisalltag integrieren können.

Most people think that suffering through each day with neck, back, and other joint pain is just a fact of life. But it doesnt have to be that way. Author Jeff LaBianco, a doctor of physical therapy and certified strength and conditioning specialist, explains how simple tweaks in your posture...

This book describes the four most common central nervous disorders (Parkinson, stroke, dementia and multiple sclerosis) by focusing on the similarities of their symptoms. This analysis is necessary in order to determine the appropriate treatment method for individual patients. In physical therapy...

Detailed and evidence-based, this text focuses on musculoskeletal pathology and injury with descriptions of current and practical rehabilitation methods. PATHOLOGY AND INTERVENTION IN MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION provides everything you need to create and implement rehabilitation programs for your...

Susan and her husband, Jean-Pierre, leave their house on a foggy Friday afternoon to see a movie. Just before theyre about to turn back, a car hits their vehicle head on. Rescuers put their own lives in danger to rescue the couple, but escaping the fog is just the first step in their battle. In...

This beautifully illustrated pocket atlas provides physical therapists, occupational therapists, sports therapists, and students with practical guidelines and quick tests for evaluating gross motor function throughout the body. The tests in this manual are particularly suitable for analyzing isolated...

For any therapist who has been challenged by a client complaining of pain or stiffness in the neck or back, The Big Back Book: Tips & Tricks for Therapists is packed with ideas and suggestions for the assessment, treatment, and aftercare of the spine. The author shares tips gathered from many...

The increasing frequency of coronary diseases, the still insufficient results of prevention have brought physicians to try to reduce as much as possible the con­ sequences of ischaemic heart disease. Coronary units and new treatments have some­ what reduced the dramatic complications of the acute...

Unlocking Pathways of Pain: Stories of Innovative Treatments and How They Work tells of the unrelenting agony caused by long-term unresolved pain. As a physical therapist, author Karlene B. Huntley met many people for whom traditional treatment had failed, patients who were frustrated, in constant pain,...

Therapeutic Modalities for Musculoskeletal Injuries, Fourth Edition With Online Video, offers comprehensive coverage of evidence-based therapies for rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries. The information aligns with the Board of Certification’s Role Delineation Study/Practice Analysis, Sixth...