Download or read book Physical Agents written by Bernadette Hecox and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1994 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide provides information on the physical agents currently used in physical therapy practice. Designed to prepare students, guide instructors, and serve as a reference book for clinicians, this book contains background information pertinent to all physical agents.

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Download or read book Physical Therapy in Acute Care written by Daniel Joseph Malone and published by SLACK Incorporated. This book was released on 2006 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Safe and effective management is a top priority for every physical therapy student or clinician involved with patients in the acute care setting. Physical Therapy in Acute Care: A Clinician’s Guide is a user-friendly, pocket-sized, evidence-based text that guides and reinforces successful acute care patient management. Physical Therapy in Acute Care provides clinicians with an understanding of the basic physiological mechanisms underlying normal function of all major organ systems, contrasted with the pathophysiology of the disease and disorders that physical therapists will most often encounter in an acute care environment. Inside the pages of Physical Therapy in Acute Care, Daniel Malone and Kathy Lee Bishop-Lindsay provide a comprehensive review of acute physical therapy best practice. This text builds upon fundamental knowledge by addressing important components of patient examination, discussing relevant medical tests, and listing diseases and diagnoses alphabetically with brief medical management. Some Chapter Topics Include: • Cardiovascular, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and neurological diseases and disorders • The immune system and infectious disease • Oncology rehabilitation • Wound care • Transplantation Each chapter highlights important physical therapy concerns, examination findings, and rehabilitation interventions. In addition, Physical Therapy in Acute Care includes numerous tables, figures, review questions, and case studies that highlight the physical therapy patient care model as outlined in the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice. Exciting Features: • An in-depth description of laboratory tests and procedures incorporating the physiologic significance of abnormal findings • Pharmacologic information for each organ system chapter including side effects of common medical interventions • A chapter on deconditioning and bed rest effects in the acute care environment • A discharge recommendation decision tree Whether you are a student of physical therapy, a physical therapist entering the acute care environment, or an experienced acute care physical therapist, Physical Therapy in Acute Care is the only resource for successful patient management you will need by your side.

Download or read book Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete written by Gary L. Harrelson and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Represents collaboration among orthopaedists, physical trainers, and athletic trainers. It reviews the rehabilitation needs for all types of sports injuries, stressing the treatment of the entire kinetic chain with various exercises. Chapters have been extensively revised, featuring new concepts and techniques. The 3rd edition includes four new chapters (Proprioception and Neuromuscular Control; Cervical Spine Rehabilitation; Functional Training and Advanced Rehabilitation; and Plyometrics), new contributors and new features, such as summary boxes and tables.

Download or read book Archives of Occupational Therapy written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Handbook of Teaching for Physical Therapists written by Katherine F. Shepard and published by Butterworth-Heinemann Medical. This book was released on 2011-12-06 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a Pageburst digital textbook; * Written by leading educators in the field * Covers lecturing, laboratory instruction, working with patients and families, delivering in-service to colleagues, and more * Clearly presented material on theory and application * Real-life, practical examples

Download or read book Physical Therapy for Sports written by Werner Kuprian and published by W.B. Saunders Company. This book was released on 1982 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation written by Joel A. DeLisa and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2005 with total page 2088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gold-standard physical medicine and rehabilitation text is now in its Fourth Edition—with thoroughly updated content and a more clinical focus. More than 150 expert contributors—most of them new to this edition—address the full range of issues in contemporary physical medicine and rehabilitation and present state-of-the-art patient management strategies, emphasizing evidence-based recommendations. This edition has two separate volumes on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine. Each volume has sections on principles of evaluation and management, management methods, major problems, and specific disorders. Treatment algorithms and boxed lists of key clinical facts have been added to many chapters.

Download or read book Thermal Agents in Rehabilitation written by Susan L. Michlovitz and published by F A Davis Company. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -- Reviews the applications of thermal agents to reduce pain, improve joint motion, and enhance healing -- Heat and cold agents are described and their methods of application are discussed; rationales are included for use of each modality based on physiologic and physical effects, patient safety, and therapeutic goals -- Guidelines for safety, maintenance of equipment, and current research for each agent are outlined

Download or read book The Making of Rehabilitation written by Glenn Gritzer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1989-04-20 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the history of one medical field—rehabilitation medicine—this book provides the first systematic analysis of the underlying forces that shape medical specialization, challenging traditional explanations of occupational specialization.

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Download or read book Saunders Manual of Physical Therapy Practice written by Rose Sgarlat Myers and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 1432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clinically oriented manual that provides a comprehensive knowledge of physical therapy, this text covers examination, diagnosis, and treatment organized by body system. It discusses general considerations such as oncology, the immune system, and age-related concerns, and presents extensive coverage of the neurologic and neuromuscular system. It is fully illustrated and written by over 40 leading experts.

Download or read book Physical Therapy Administration and Management written by Robert J. Hickok and published by Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 1982 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Occupational Therapy Evidence in Practice for Physical Rehabilitation written by Lois Addy and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2006-12-26 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Occupational Therapy Evidence in Practice for Physical Rehabilitation provides students and practitioners with an essential textbook that both demonstrates and explains the application of evidence-based practice. The contributors present case studies taken from their own experience which help to translate the rhetoric of evidence-based practice into real-life clinical settings. The client cases that have been selected demonstrate the realities and complexities of occupational therapy, representing the veracity of typical occupational therapy referrals. A range of physical, social, psychological and cultural needs are represented which are addressed in a variety of settings including the home, school and hospital. In addition, the cases studies are ordered according to lifespan in order to illustrate the subtle variations in practice that are necessary when considering the different occupational demands of children, young adults, adults, and older people.

Download or read book Human Biologists in the Archives written by D. Ann Herring and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-12-05 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes how archival data inform anthropological questions about human biology and health. The authors present a diverse array of human biological evidence from a variety of sources including the archaeological record, medical collections, church records, contemporary health and growth data, and genetic information from the descendants of historical populations. The contributions demonstrate how the analysis of historical documents expands the horizons of research in human biology, extends the longitudinal analysis of microevolutionary and social processes into the present, and enhances the understanding of the human condition.

Download or read book Cognitive Rehabilitation Manual written by Edmund C. Haskins Ph. D. and published by Acrm Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translating Evidence-Based Recommendations into Practice is a significant contribution to the field of brain injury rehabilitation. Never before have research outcomes been so accessible for use in everyday clinical practice. The Manual -- all 150 pages, including clinical forms -- is a practical guide for the implementation of evidence-based interventions for impairments of executive functions, memory, attention, hemispatial neglect, and social communication.