Download or read book Prevention Practice written by Catherine Rush Thompson and published by SLACK Incorporated. This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The all-encompassingPrevention Practice: A Physical Therapistrsquo;s Guide to Health, Fitness, and Wellnesssuccessfully details the impact health promotion, health protection, and the prevention of illness and disability have on increasing the quality and length of a healthy life for individuals across the lifespan. Dr. Catherine Thompson along with eight contributors, all with diverse backgrounds in physical therapy, rehabilitation, and healthcare, present the fundamental health, fitness, and wellness concepts that are critical for providing preventive care to healthy, impaired, and at-risk populations as outlined in theGuide to Physical Therapist PracticeandHealthy People 2010. Prevention Practiceincludes screening tools for determining risk factors associated with common medical problems as well as resources for implementing prevention practice in clinical and community-based settings, including planning and marketing a prevention practice. Additionally, this unique guide offers suggestions for providing appropriate interventions (consultation, referral, education, resources, and program development). Some topics covered include: bull; Overview of holistic versus traditional medicine bull; A comparison of isometric, isotonic, and isokinetic exercises bull; Comprehensive physical health screening bull; Musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary impairments and developmental disabilities bull; Tips, letters, and ldquo;dorsquo;s and donrsquo;tsrdquo; for providing advocacy to those in need of guidance Perfect for clinicians, students, allied health professionals, rehabilitation specialists, physical medicine specialists, and recreation therapists,Prevention Practiceis a valuable resource for everyone in the areas of health, fitness, and wellness. Additional features: bull; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance table bull; Lifestyle Behaviors Screening questionnaire bull; Pathology-specific signs and symptoms bull; Womenrsquo;s health issues bull; Risk of injury based upon age, gender, and race bull; Nutrition screening for older adults
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Download or read book Prevention s Ultimate Guide to Women s Health and Wellness written by Elizabeth Crow and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2002-10-18 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to women's health draws on the latest medical research to answer questions concerning a wide variety of health issues, with sections on how to cope with the problems of aging and a six-step plan for healthy exercise.
Download or read book American Medical Association Complete Guide to Prevention and Wellness written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MORE THAN 3 MILLION AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION BOOKS SOLD From America's most trusted source for medical advice--a comprehensive guide to preventing illness and promoting wellness If you're one of the millions of people who have decided to take more direct control of their health by focusing on illness prevention and self-care, the American Medical Association Complete Guide to Prevention and Wellness is the resource you need. This authoritative guide provides valuable information to help you prevent disease and stay healthy throughout your life. It lays out the foundations of good health and shows you the basic steps you can take to reduce your health risks and prevent major illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and some forms of cancer. You will learn how to avoid these and other common afflictions by making lifestyle changes and understanding what your body needs to stay fit and healthy. Filled with leading-edge information, this indispensable reference also describes key risk-reducing measures, from eating a healthy diet and being more physically active to reducing stress, getting a good night's sleep, and having all the recommended screening tests. You will find the most effective techniques for avoiding food-borne illnesses, and you'll learn how to minimize specific risks for children, adolescents, women, and men. Comprehensive in scope, easy to navigate, and filled with clear, helpful information and illustrations, the American Medical Association Complete Guide to Prevention and Wellness is the essential health resource for every age and stage of life.
Download or read book Health Promotion and Wellness written by Cheryl Hawk and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2013-01-24 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health Promotion and Wellness is designed to provide health care providers with both the theoretical knowledge and practical skills they need to provide high-quality clinical preventive services. This unique resource is separated into two sections: The first section gives information on risks, ways providers can assess for risk and tools they can use to advise and help patients move forward. The second section is a tool kit with information, resources, tools and other items that can help the clinician provide evidence-based, patient-centered information to their patients. This accessible reference provide readers with the basic elements necessary to help their patients change their health behavior related to the most prevalent risk factors, and to serve as a springboard to keep pace with the latest evidence arising in the applied science of wellness, prevention and health promotion. INSIDE YOU’LL FIND: • Screening, prevention, health promotion and advising information and resources that will complement your routine care of the patients you serve • Instructions for how to appropriately use CPT codes for billing preventive services
Download or read book Become a Wellness Champion written by Pam Bartha and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Your Health Your Choice written by M. T. Morter and published by Frederick Fell Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique summary of how foods affect the way you feel, why some types of everyday foods can lead to disease, and methods to adjust your diet slowly to get frequently missed ingredients. INSIDE THESE PAGES YOU WILL DISCOVER THAT: The food you ate in the past determines how healthy you will be in the future. Age is no excuse for disease, aches or pains. You can evaluate your health before symptoms of disease appear. Too much protein is hazardous to your health... Healing is automatic if you give your body a chance.
Download or read book Become a Wellness Champion written by Pam Bartha and published by . This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bartha, Pam. (2011). Become a wellness champion. Your essential guide to wellness & prevention. Kelowna, BC: Wellness Publishing International. Pam Bartha, BSc, PDPP, is a Wellness Champion. Clinically diagnosed with a debilitating illness at the age of 28, she chose a non-prescription approach to therapy. Now more than 20 years later and still symptom free, she coaches others on the life-changing principles of wellness and prevention beyond pharmaceuticals. Become a Wellness Champion reveals dynamic new insights into disease and prevention that will: Dispel confusion and frustration about wellness Equip readers to quickly discern effective wellness strategies from marketing hype Show readers how to reach and maintain their perfect body shape for life Demystify the use of dietary supplements Help readers to identify and minimize the impact of silent infections and dysbiosis Equip readers to work more effectively with their health care professional Whether the reader has recently received a difficult diagnosis or is just interested in minimizing his/her dependence on the current health care system, Become a Wellness Champion is an essential guide to a longer, healthier, and happier life. This book is written for the general public but contains many scientific peer-reviewed references.
Download or read book Prevention Practice and Health Promotion written by Catherine Rush Thompson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The all-encompassing Second Edition of Prevention Practice and Health Promotion: A Health Care Professional’s Guide to Health, Fitness, and Wellness offers foundational knowledge to health care professionals implementing primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention to healthy, at-risk, and disabled populations. Dr. Catherine Thompson along with her contributors, all with diverse backgrounds in physical therapy, rehabilitation, and healthcare, present the interdisciplinary health care perspective of health, fitness, and wellness concepts that are critical for providing preventive care to healthy, impaired, and at-risk populations using the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health model as a guideline for assessment and management. Based upon the goals outlined in Healthy People 2020, Prevention Practice and Health Promotion, Second Edition also combines the vision of direct access for health care professionals with the goals of national health care to increase the quality of years of healthy life, as well as to eliminate health disparities between various populations. Recognizing the cost effectiveness of preventive care, health care professionals have an expanded role in health promotion and wellness, complementing evidence-based medical management of acute and chronic conditions. Some topics covered inside Prevention Practice and Health Promotion, Second Edition include an overview of screening across the lifespan; effective interventions to promote health, fitness, and wellness; and options for program development, including marketing and management strategies to address both individual and community needs. Included with the text are online supplemental materials for faculty use in the classroom. Features of the Second Edition: • Use of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, Second Edition for health promotion • Screening tools for special populations, including children, pregnant women, older adults, individuals with developmental disabilities, and people with chronic conditions affecting their quality of life • Resources to promote healthy living, including nutrition, stress management, fitness training, and injury prevention Perfect for clinicians, students, allied health professionals, rehabilitation specialists, physical medicine specialists, and recreation therapists, the Second Editionto Prevention Practice and Health Promotion is a valuable resource for everyone in the areas of health, fitness, and wellness.
Download or read book Prevention Practice and Health Promotion written by Catherine Rush Thompson and published by Slack. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preceded by: Prevention practice: a physical therapist's guide to health, fitness, and wellness / edited by Catherine Rush Thompson. 2007.
Download or read book The UC Berkeley Wellness Self care Handbook written by John Edward Swartzberg and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1998 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how to recognize, treat, and manage over 160 everyday health problems, listing symptoms, causes, and home remedies, and offering advice on when to call the doctor; and includes tips and strategies for preventing illness.
Download or read book Wellness and Prevention Guide written by Dr. Christina Rahm and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2023-01-20 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Christina Rahm is the summation of a health and wellness professional who focuses on preventative teachings to protect, promote, and maintain one’s wellbeing, strength, agility, and vigor. An international, scientific influencer who is widely known for creating proprietary patented formulas in the scientific advancement arena to support environmental issues for both humans and animal health. She is also the author of ‘Cure the Causes,’ an international best seller which teaches disciplines on how to get to the ROOT of health issues by detoxing the body and subsequently integrating the appropriate nutrients. Dr. Rahm is a clinically published scientist who has traveled to more than 85 countries. She has received numerous Doctorate degrees in various areas of science, and recently received two Honorary Doctorates in Humanity and Pharmaceutical Science. Also known for her extensive humanitarian work, Dr. Rahms greatest accomplishment is being a mother of four children. Her most recent achievements include creating formulas for ‘The Root Brands’ and launching a global scientific runway fashion and art series titled, ‘Under the Red Chandelier.’
Download or read book Get Healthy Now written by Gary Null and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 1154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller The fully revised and updated edition to the national bestseller Get Healthy Now! includes new research and nutritional advice for treating allergies, Diabetes, PMS, Andropause, and everything in-between. From healthy skin and hair to foot and leg care, and featuring an up-to-date Alternative Practitioners Guide, Get Healthy Now! is your one-stop guide to becoming healthier from top to bottom, inside and out. Let "the new Mr. Natural" (Time Magazine) show you the best alternatives to drugs, surgical intervention, and other standard Western techniques. Drawing from methods that have been supported by thousands of years of use in other societies, as well as more recent discoveries in modern medicine, this comprehensive guide to healthy living offers a wide range of alternative approaches to help you stay healthy.
Download or read book Stretch Yourself Healthy written by Prevention and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Big Book of Health and Fitness written by Philip Maffetone and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2012-01-04 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take your healthcare into your own hands create a personalized diet and exercise plan to keep you fit, healthy, and active throughout your...
Download or read book Prevention Magazine s Nutrition Advisor written by Mark Bricklin and published by Rodale. This book was released on 1994-08-15 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes the nutritional benefits of a thousand foods
Download or read book Eternal Health written by Michael Elstein and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current trends in anti-ageing medicine and how they can protect you against degenerative diseases are explained in layman's language.
