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    • Understanding Pain and Its Relief in Labour

      • 1st Edition
      • December 9, 1996
      • Sue Moore
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 5 0 2 6 8
      Midwives in all the developed countries are also taking increased professional responsibility for the management of all aspects of labour including pain control. Alternative methods of pain relief by midwives are being used increasingly, and will continueto be while the use of drugs such as pethidine for controlling labour pain is no longer routine. No book has existed till now which looks at the subject in the light of these changes from the midwife's point of view. Existing titles are very medical and pharmacological in approach. This book looks at all aspects of pain relief in labour, covering the physiological processes involved in the perception of pain and relates them to the physiological process of labour. Management of pain in labour is dealt with from the midwife's point of view and particular emphasis is given to non-pharmacological methods of pain control, including complementary therapies. Pharmacological methods of pain control are also included.

    • Skeletal Anatomy

      • 3rd Edition
      • May 20, 1996
      • Glenda J. Bryan
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 5 1 5 0 0
      This book provides a concise introduction to the anatomy of the skeleton and to osteology. It gives a sound and comprehensive grounding in skeletal anatomy. Highly illustrated, with line diagrams, x-rays and CT and MR images, the text describes the principal anatomical features of the bones and the structure of the human skeleton.Each chapter is self-contained so the student can study them in any order, and lose no study time referring back to chapters for other references to a subject. This new edition has been extensively revised and, where necessary, the academic level has been upgraded to make it fully appropriate for degree level students as well as for trainee radiologists. The new 2-column format makes the layout more attractive and the text easier to read. The text is easy to follow and linked alongside the appropriate illustrations where possible. A comprehensive and easy-to-use index is included.

    • Acupuncture Point Combinations

      • 1st Edition
      • April 3, 1995
      • Jeremy Ross
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 5 0 0 6 0
      This book covers the principles and practice of combining acupuncture points - expanding a practitioner's repertoire and increasing their skills - enabling them to use a balanced and appropriate choice of points in the treatment of patients. Information onthe combination of the main points of the fourteen channels is covered in the book prior to outlining specific point combinations for selected disease syndromes. Discussion of combining points according to dermatome theory and according to the energy centres of the body is also discussed, as is combining points for the mind end emotions, and for lifestyle and behaviour. No existing book covers this aspect of clinical practice in such thorough and wide-ranging detail.

    • Occupational Therapy

      • 1st Edition
      • August 21, 1995
      • Rosemary Hagedorn
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 4 9 7 8 1
      A book which challenges all occupational therapists to evaluate their own practice and to carry out research. The author is already well known to occupational therapists as the author of Occupational Therapy: Foundations for Practice. In this new book she provides a review of the profession as well as an update of current ideas concerning the core of occupational therapy. The book is divided into two parts: Part1 -Perspectives, reviews the core philosophy, purposes and methods of the practice of occupational therapy. Part 2 -Processes, examines seven basic processes used by therapists. The book will be invaluable to occupational therapists at all levels. In presenting her individual perspective on occupational therapy theory and practice Rosemary Hagedorn has written a book which will help all health care workers to improve their understanding of the scope of occupational therapy. This book not only identifies and defines the core skills central to O.T. practice, but shows how the skills are related to the therapeutic approaches most commonly used. These skills are presented within a structured framework (or model) which will be of great relevance to current thinking in O.T., as the profession is presently endeavouring to define its professional role.

    • Toohey's Medicine

      • 15th Edition
      • December 27, 1994
      • Arnold Bloom + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 4 7 0 4 6
      In spite of recent changes in nurse education, nurses still need to know about medicine to understand their work with patients. This is the latest edition of what has become a popular and enduring nursing textbook. It is a short textbook of medicine written by medical experts, but read by nurses. Nurses have consistently found this book invaluable because of the level at which the text is pitched. It has been written in consultation with nurses and covers exactly the medical knowledge that they require.These features make it still an ideal medical text for nurses: Includes the medical knowledge nurses need New team of contributors to widen input Written in consultation with nurses to ensure appropriateness of information New format and typeface - to increase readability

    • A Clinical Guide to Chinese Herbs and Formulae

      • 1st Edition
      • February 1, 1993
      • C. Song Yu + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 4 6 8 0 3
      A clinical handbook for practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that provides quick and easy reference to the selection of herbs for treatment and their action alone and in combination. This is a handbook from two eminent teachers from the Nanjing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine who have between them accumulated over 60 years of clinical practice and teaching. They emphasise how to combine herbs and differentiate between single herbs and formulae depending on the treatment strategy adopted. It contains case histories illustrating how to adapt formulae in practice.

    • Acupuncture and Moxibustion

      • 1st Edition
      • January 1, 1992
      • B. Auteroche + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 4 5 5 6 1
      Acupuncture and moxibustion together are the principal therapeutic method of external Chinese medicine. This is a highly illustrated guide to acupuncture and moxibustion techniques. It describes the tools of the trade and how to use them. Presentation of each needle and moxibustion technique is followed with practical advice on how to use it.

    • Mobilisation of the Nervous System

      • 1st Edition
      • July 1, 1991
      • David Butler
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 4 4 0 0 7
      Describes an innovative concept of examination and treatment technique. A controversial book which broadens the horizons of manual therapy to embrace adverse tension in the nervous system. Clinical reasoning processes are associated with a new understanding of the nervous system as a dynamic continuum. He introduces new tension tests and refined versions of standard tests.

    • Play Therapy

      • 1st Edition
      • January 1, 1989
      • Virginia M. Axline
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 4 0 6 1 0
      The author discusses the use of play therapy for children with behavioural, emotional or other psychological problems. The bulk of the text consists of highly readable annotated transcripts of therapeutic sessions that illustrate the principles. The transcripts are authentic and the annotations include comments on errors the therapist makes as well as positive points. No other book comes near this one for readability and clinical credibility.

    • Common Vertebral Joint Problems

      • 2nd Edition
      • December 19, 1988
      • Gregory P. Grieve
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 3 3 6 5 0
      Describes the genesis, pathology, clinical features, presentation, syndromes, clinical examination, investigation procedures, treatment, prophylaxis, and surgery of common vertebral joint problems.

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