Download or read book Practice Guidelines on Acupuncture by Physiotherapists in Hong Kong written by Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Safe Practice Guidelines for Acupuncture Physiotherapists written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Complementary Therapies for Physical Therapy written by Judith E. Deutsch and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As CAM becomes widely accepted, rehabilitation professionals are incorporating CAM concepts and techniques into their own practice. This book will help them to gain an understanding of the field, and to acquire specific knowledge and skills which they can apply to the treatment of movement related disorders.

Download or read book AACP guidelines for safe practice written by Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Document providing a code of best practice for physiotherapists using acupuncture as part of their physiotherapy treatment programmes. The guide should be used as a reference by all physiotherapists using acupuncture in clinical practice, who will be expected to abide by it. Suggestions made however are not mandatory, but are strong recommendations. Contents: Background Section 1 - Introduction - Working as a physiotherapist in the UK - Acupuncture membership register - Blood donor certificates - Treatment records - Medico-legal requirements Section 2 - Safe Needling - Potentially hazardous acpupoints - Adverse effects - Safe needling technique - Gloves - Personal health and hygiene - Duty of care - Informed consent - Moxabustion - Cupping - Auriculotherapy - Electroacupuncture Section 3 - The Safe Workplace - Workplace considerations - Private practice - Equipment for safe and hygienic practice - Disposal of equipment - Home visits, use of acupuncture in the ...

Download or read book Advanced Techniques in Musculoskeletal Medicine Physiotherapy E Book written by Fermín Valera Garrido and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advanced Techniques in Musculoskeletal Medicine & Physiotherapy is a brand new, highly illustrated guide to the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. It demonstrates how to safely and effectively use selected minimally invasive therapies in practice. In addition to more well-established techniques such as acupuncture or dry needling, this ground-breaking resource also covers techniques including intratissue percutaneous electrolysis, mesotherapy, percutaneous needle tenotomy, and high volume image guided injections. Other featured chapters include those on specific musculoskeletal ultrasound such as sonoanatomy and ultrasound-guided procedures. Each chapter describes the principles, indications and contraindications, mechanisms of action and detailed outlines of techniques with an emphasis throughout on accessible practical information. Additionally, methodologies, research results and summaries of studies for particular minimally invasive therapies are presented. The book is also supported by a companion website – www.advancedtechniquesonline.com – containing procedural video clips, a full colour image library and interactive multiple choice questions (MCQs). skills-based and clinically-oriented – reinforced by the latest contemporary scientific medical research chapters on outcomes in clinical practice indications and contraindications discussed clinical cases, key terms and key points boxes used throughout companion website – www.advancedtechniquesonline.com – containing procedural video clips, full colour image bank and interactive MCQs

Download or read book Acupuncture in Clinical Practice written by Nadia Ellis and published by Voice Foundation. This book was released on 1994 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ultimate Guide to Outpatient Care written by Gaffar Sarwar Zaman and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-02-09 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents a qualitative and quantitative approach to understanding, managing, and collaborating outpatient care. Utilizing a sound theoretical and practical foundation and illustrating procedural techniques through scientific examples, this book provides a comprehensive overview of outpatient care whether it occurs via telemedicine or in a hospital, clinic, prison, school, or other settings.

Download or read book Acupuncture for pain management written by Zheng-jie Li and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-07-05 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Live and Work In Hong Kong written by Rachel Wright and published by How To Books. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whatever your reasons for planning to live and work in Hong Kong, this comprehensive guide will tell you all you need to know to make the most of your time in this vibrant and challenging city. Organised into three sections: Living, Working, and Leisure, this book includes up to date information and well-informed opinion on: * The kind of lifestyle you can expect to enjoy in Hong Kong * The cost of living * Finding accommodation, whether short term or to buy or rent *Having and raising children in Hong Kong *Shopping for food or luxuries - Working and volunteering *Teaching English *Sporting events, special interest groups and the local arts scene *Travelling and places to visit *Entertainment and nightlife

Download or read book Physiotherapy written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 1360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Community Care in Hong Kong written by Kar-wai TONG and published by City University of HK Press. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Different global healthcare challenges bring threats to the healthcare system. Like other developed countries, Hong Kong is also focusing on how to manage the ageing population, how to meet the rising public expectations, and how to finance the ever increasing medical costs. Strengthening community care services may provide a way out for settling these concerns. Written by a team of renowned scholars and leading practitioners, this book aims at evaluating how different parties can assist in building up local community capacity to achieve sustainable health and wellness. The book is divided into three sections. The first section discusses the different roles and practices of specialised community care that contribute to the relative success of the healthcare system in Hong Kong. The second section makes use of various research practices to extrapolate future healthcare needs and practices in Hong Kong. And the last one addresses the values of health care which underlie the healthcare culture, structure and practice in Hong Kong over time. Apart from pointing out the limitation of the current system, this book will also discusses the future directions of the healthcare system in order to cope with the challenges in a changing society. Published by City University of Hong Kong Press 香港城市大學出版社出版

Download or read book Evidence based Management of Low Back Pain written by Simon Dagenais and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary approach enables health care providers to work together. A logical, easy-to-follow organization covers information by intervention type, from least invasive to most invasive. Integration of interventions provides information in a clinically useful way, so it's easier to consider more than one type of treatment or intervention for low back pain, and easier to see which methods should be tried first. 155 illustrations include x-rays, photos, and drawings. Tables and boxes summarize key information. Evidence-based content allows you to make clinical decisions based on the ranking the best available scientific studies from strongest to weakest. Patient history and examination chapters help in assessing the patient's condition and in ruling out serious pathology before making decisions about specific interventions.-

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Download or read book Case Studies for Complementary Therapists written by Kelly Galvin and published by Elsevier Australia. This book was released on 2010-12-20 with total page 735 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable resource for complementary therapists, health practitioners, students and teachers Case Studies for Complementary Therapists: a collaborative approach provides curriculum-level support for those working to develop the complementary potential between alternative medicines and conventional western medicine. This useful complementary medicine textbook provides insight into the initial complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) consultation process. It offers possible treatment and collaborative referral options for individual cases, rather than dictating diagnostic analysis or treatment protocols for specific health conditions. Through case studies on conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia, the book provides an important framework for clinicians and students, within which they can analyse and classify information gathered during consultation.' The book will also help readers develop effective and appropriate treatment programs within the time constraints of a busy clinic. Case Studies for Complementary Therapists provides suggestions for questions to ask at consultation time; helping readers collect the necessary information to develop a working diagnosis and treatment protocol. Complementary medicine ethics and law Complementary practitioners are often uncertain about the legal and ethical boundaries in diagnosis and case management. Case Studies for Complementary Therapists: a collaborative approach will help complementary and alternative medicine practitioners and students: .'recognise medical situations requiring referral .'understand their role in collaborative case management .'integrate complementary and alternative medicine modalities in treatment programs with confidence

Download or read book Acupuncture written by Gabriel Stux and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following an introduction to the philosophical and theoreti- cal background of traditional Chinese medicine, the dia- gnostic system is presented: the Chinese system of channels and functional organs, the significance of pointsand point categories, methods of needling and moxibustion. There is a chapter on treatment based on western diagnosis.

Download or read book Rheumatology E Book written by Marc C. Hochberg and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2022-07-29 with total page 2123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering both the scientific basis of rheumatology and practical, clinical information for rheumatologists and trainees, Rheumatology, 8th Edition, remains a leading text in this fast-changing field. Dr. Marc Hochberg and his team of worldwide editors and authors keep you abreast of recent advances in the field— all in a user-friendly, accessible manner. Fully updated from cover to cover, this two-volume text is designed to meet the needs of all practicing and academic rheumatologists as well as arthritis-related health care professionals and scientists interested in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. Covers the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, therapeutic approach, and management of all major as well as rarely encountered rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. Discusses clinical examination, imaging principles, differential diagnosis, established and novel therapies, perioperative evaluation, pain management, basic science, and genetics of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. Uses a consistent, logical, reader-friendly format with templated chapters, concise text, and large-scale, state-of-the-art illustrations for efficient visual reference. Contains new chapters covering pre-clinical disease and how to address these patients, common comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis; emerging therapies for systemic sclerosis; immune mediated complications of checkpoint inhibitors; the epidemiology of COVID-19 and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, emerging treatments for osteoarthritis, and big data analytics. Provides updates to key topics such as systems biology and its impact on our understanding of the pathogenesis of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, the microbiome in rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases, how to manage chronic pain in the patient with a rheumatic disease, drugs and reproductive health, and emerging therapies for patients with RA, SLE, spondyloarthritis, inflammatory muscle disease, and vasculitis. Shares the knowledge and expertise of numerous new contributing authors, as well as new co-editor Dr. Désirée van der Heijde, who is an expert in psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthritis, imaging, and clinical epidemiology. Provides access to concise videos depicting the use of ultrasound for diagnosis and treatment. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. If you encounter issues with your eBook please contact Elsevier eBook+ support via [email protected].

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