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Grundlagen und Praxis des Schröpfens

  • 2nd Edition
  • July 10, 2024
  • Beatrix Otto
  • German
Das Buch vermittelt Ihnen die notwendigen Grundkenntnisse und praktischen Fähigkeiten, mit Schröpfen erfolgreich, professionell und zeitgemäß zu behandeln. Sie erfahren alles über diese naturheilkundliche Therapie und insbesondere die Aspekte:• Zugrundeliegende biologische Funktions- und Kommunikationssysteme• Orientierungshilfe in den Schröpfzonen• Auswahlkriterien von Materialien, Methoden und Verfahren anhand ihrer Wirkungsweisen• Konkrete praktische Anleitung je nach Beschwerdebild (Indikation)• Schröpfen bei besonderen PersonengruppenDank der präzise bebilderten und systematischen Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen sind Sie unmittelbar in der Lage, die Beschwerden Ihrer Patientinnen und Patienteninnen mit professionellem Schröpfen zu lindern.Die neue, 2. Auflage wurde umfassend überarbeitet:Faszienbehandlungästhetische Kosmetik: Behandlung gegen Falten, CelluliteLexikon Aromaöle ausgebautKopf- und Rückenschmerzen, gynäkologogische Beschwerden, Atemwegserkrankungen oder auch Alterungserscheinungen der Haut – mit der naturheilkundlichen Methode Schröpfen lassen sich erstaunliche Erfolge erzielen.Das Buch eignet sich für:Ärzte und Ärztinnen mit Schwerpunkt NaturheilverfahrenHeilpraktiker und Heilpraktikerinnen mit Schwerpunkt NaturheilverfahrenAlle, die in der Faszientherapie und in der Kosmetik arbeitenPhysiotherapeuten und Physiotherapeutinnen

Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor

  • 3rd Edition
  • November 24, 2023
  • Kari Bø + 3 more
  • English
Written by leading experts in this field, Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor provides physiotherapists and other professionals with knowledge and confidence to bring the latest evidence-based approaches and treatment strategies for addressing pelvic floor dysfunction to their practice. Fully updated and with a wealth of new information, this edition includes sections on devices and apps, gynaecological cancer, sexual dysfunction, fistula, clinical use of EMG, anal incontinence and pain, as well as a discussion of sexualized violence by Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mugwege and his team.

Skills for Practice in Occupational Therapy

  • 2nd Edition
  • October 16, 2022
  • Edward A. S. Duncan
  • English
Skills for Practice in Occupational Therapy is an essential companion for all students and newly qualified practitioners working in the complicated field of occupational therapy. Written by Edward Duncan of the University of Stirling, the book provides a practical and pragmatic guide to becoming a successful practitioner. It covers everything from thinking and judgement to decision making, evidence-based practice and research skills, and leadership and management. It also guides the reader toward effective career advancement, getting their work noticed, and staying up to date in their field. This book is a companion to Duncan’s Foundations for Practice in Occupational Therapy, and provides the practical applications of the theory covered in that text.

Creek's Occupational Therapy and Mental Health

  • 6th Edition
  • May 28, 2022
  • Wendy Bryant + 2 more
  • English
Promoting and maintaining mental health continues to be a key challenge in the world today. Creek's Occupational Therapy and Mental Health is essential reading for students and practitioners across a wide range of health professions, capturing contemporary practice in mental health settings. Now fully updated in its sixth edition, it retains the clarity and scholarship associated with the renowned occupational therapist Jennifer Creek while delivering new knowledge in a fresh perspective. Here readers can find everything they need on mental health for learning, practice, and continuing professional development. Complex topics are presented in an accessible and concise style without being oversimplified, aided by summaries, case studies, and questions that prompt critical reflection. The text has been carefully authored and edited by expert international educators and practitioners of occupational therapy, as well as a diverse range of other backgrounds. Service users have also co-authored chapters and commentaries. Evidence-based links between theory and practice are reinforced throughout. This popular title will be an indispensable staple that OTs will keep and refer to time and again.

Der lange Atem

  • 1st Edition
  • January 17, 2022
  • Brigitte Schmailzl
  • German
Die oft leistungsentscheidende Bedeutung von Atmung und Atemstörungen wird im Sport vielfach unterschätzt. Dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen, wie Sport-Atemphysiotherapie mittels Prophylaxe, Therapie und Eigenbehandlung das „Gesamtsystem Athlet“ wirksam unterstützen kann – bei Profis wie bei Amateursportlern. Vorgestellt werden: Die anatomischen und physiologischen Grundlagen der Atmung Die häufigsten Atemwegserkrankungen und funktionellen Atemwegsstörungen, insbesondere bei Sportlern Ursachen und Entstehungsmechanismen von Atemstörungen, die gerade im Sport besondere Auswirkungen haben Vorbeugende und therapeutische Maßnahmen - mit speziellem Augenmerk auf den Sport- und Wettkampfbereich Maßnahmen der Eigenbehandlung – von Schleimhautpflege über regelmäßige Atemübungen bis hin zu Yoga. Athleten, Trainer, (Physio-)Therapeuten, Betreuer und Ärzte finden in diesem Buch alles, um den „langen Atem“ des Sportlers zu fördern. Das Buch eignet sich für: Freizeit- und Profisportler*innen Trainer*innen und Betreuer*innen Physiotherapeut*innen Ärzt*innen

Study Skills for Paramedics

  • 1st Edition
  • December 10, 2021
  • Helen Cobb + 1 more
  • English
As paramedicine shifts to an all-graduate profession in the UK, this new title is designed specifically to support students to meet the rigorous academic requirements of becoming a paramedic. Study skills has a direct and forthright approach, and covers everything students need to succeed in academia, from academic writing to referencing, essays and presentations, exams and reflective practice. Its interesting case studies are ideally suited to students of this hands-on profession. Written by paramedics for paramedics, this book will help students of all academic levels quickly find their feet and excel on their journey toward working in an ambulance or healthcare setting.

Fascia: The Tensional Network of the Human Body

  • 2nd Edition
  • December 8, 2021
  • Robert Schleip + 3 more
  • English
The role of the fascia in musculoskeletal conditions and as a body-wide communication system is now well established. Fascia: The Tensional Network of the Human Body constitutes the most comprehensive foundational textbook available that also provides the latest research theory and science around fascia and their function. This book is unique in offering consensus from scientists and clinicians from across the world and brings together the work of the group behind the international Fascia Research Congress. It is ideal for advanced sports physiotherapists /physical therapists, musculoskeletal/orthopaedic medicine practitioners, as well as all professionals with an interest in fascia and human movement. The comprehensive contents lay the foundations of understanding about fascia, covering current scientific understanding of physiology and anatomy, fascial-related disorders and associated therapies, and recently developed research techniques.

Leitfaden Physikalische Therapie

  • 1st Edition
  • October 5, 2021
  • Frank-Peter Bossert + 2 more
  • German
Elektro- und Hydrotherapie, Lymphdrainage und Massagetechniken – mit dem Leitfaden bekommen Sie erstmals einen Gesamtüberblick über die Techniken und Maßnahmen der Physikalischen Therapie. Dabei sind auch klinische Studien sowie Fallberichte und konkrete Praxistipps berücksichtigt. Im klinischen Abschnitt werden die Maßnahmen quer durch die verschiedenen Bereiche zu relevanten Krankheitsbildern beschrieben: von Chirurgie, Orthopädie, Neurologie, Innere Medizin über Urologie, Gynäkologe, Pädiatrie und Geriatrie bis zu Dermatologie, HNO und Psychiatrie – jeweils mit: Definition Symptomen den verschiedenen physikalischen Behandlungsmöglichkeiten Therapiezielen Kontraindikationen Das Buch eignet sich für: Physiotherapeuten in Ausbildung und Praxis medizinische Bademeister

Elsevier Emergency. Internistische Leitsymptome. 5/2021

  • 1st Edition
  • September 26, 2021
  • Hans-Martin Grusnick + 2 more
  • German
Das Heft 5/2021 ''Internistische Leitsymptome'' befasst sich schwerpunktmäßig mit Themen zu Leitsymptom Schwindel und Dyspnoe, wie komme ich vom Symptom zum Leitsymptom bei AMLS und „am Ende ist es oft das Herz". Neben dem Leitthema sind zahlreiche weitere Fachartikel zu verschiedenen Rubriken enthalten.

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