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Elsevier Health Professions titles offer everything you need to launch a career in a variety of professions - from educational resources for student learning to reference titles to support everyday practice. Complete curriculum solutions support educational programs in clinical laboratory sciences, dental assisting and hygiene, massage therapy, medical assisting and billing & coding, occupational therapy, pharmacy technology, physical therapy and rehabilitation, radiologic technology, respiratory care, sonography, speech therapy, surgical technology, and veterinary assisting and technology. Content on anatomy & physiology, basic science, medical terminology, law and ethics, documentation, job readiness, and more is supplemented by program-specific titles and review and testing solutions for classroom and certification exams, making Elsevier your destination for healthcare careers.

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    • Foot and Ankle Injection Techniques

      • 1st Edition
      • March 29, 2010
      • Stuart Metcalfe + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 3 1 0 7 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 4 3 8 2 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 4 7 8 2 4
      Foot and Ankle Injection Techniques provides the student and practising podiatrist with all they need to understand when, how and what to inject. To support the clinician and student, the text covers: Changes in legislation The full range of injectable drugs available to the practitioner Essential information on nerve physiology, drug action, equipment, patient selection, injection techniques and many other topics A step-by-step guide to injection techniques Useful background information in introductory chapters Written by two highly respected consultant podiatric surgeons.

    • Saunders' Q & A Review for the Physical Therapy Board Examination

      • 1st Edition
      • March 11, 2010
      • Brad Fortinberry + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 2 7 7 5 9
      With over 1,200 multiple choice review questions written to parallel the content and format of the National Physical Therapy Board Examination (NPTE), Saunders’ Q&A Review for the Physical Therapy Board Examination provides more NPTE practice than any other review resource available. Strengthen your understanding of core principles across the full spectrum of physical therapy practice with comprehensive exam practice from specialty experts. Plus, an accompanying CD with all 1,200 questions enables you to generate an unlimited number of randomized practice tests to simulate the actual board examination and strengthen your test-taking confidence.

    • Chair Massage

      • 1st Edition
      • March 10, 2010
      • Patricia Holland + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 2 5 5 9 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 8 3 0 3 4
      Expand your practice and attract new clients with chair massage! A practical, visual guide to this rapidly growing field, Chair Massage helps you develop a basic routine and adapt to different clients and situations. Expert authors Patricia M. Holland, MC, LMT, and Sandra K. Anderson, BA, LMT, NCTMB, provide coverage of massage techniques, chair adjustment, body mechanics, and applying pressure, plus specific routines for the lower back, shoulders, neck/head, and arm/hand regions -- with full-color photographs clearly demonstrating each technique. A chapter on the business aspects of seated massage helps you market and manage your practice successfully.

    • Nursing the Surgical Patient

      • 3rd Edition
      • March 10, 2010
      • Rosie Pudner
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 4 4 1 2 0
      The new edition of this highly successful text brings it fully up to date with recent developments in surgical nursing, and includes a new chapter on perioperative stress and anxiety . The need for surgical nurses to remain at the cutting edge in relation to their knowledge and skills has never been greater, as the demands of higher patient throughput and reduced hospital stays take their toll.Nursing the Surgical Patient is written for, and by, nurses. It adopts a patient-centred approach to the care of people requiring a wide variety of surgical procedures. Compiled by experienced practitioners and educators in the field, it covers relevant anatomy and physiology, investigations, brief information on relevant medical conditions leading to surgery, an outline of the surgical procedures and the nursing care the patient will require.The key nursing care issues are described and explored, with case studies and care plans to bring theory to life. Comprehensive and research-based, yet accessible and engaging, Nursing the Surgical Patients a vital companion to nurses caring for surgical patients in either the primary or secondary care setting.This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States.

    • Complete Phlebotomy Exam Review

      • 1st Edition
      • March 5, 2010
      • Pamela Primrose
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 0 1 5 7 5
      Complete Phlebotomy Exam Review contains1,000 questions and a wealth of content review to prepare you for the phlebotomy certification exams; a mock certification exam at the end of the book tests your knowledge of necessary information, while an Evolve website offers even more opportunity for practice. The text and Evolve site combine to provide the most comprehensive review available to succeed on the certification exams.

    • Pregnancy and Childbirth

      • 1st Edition
      • February 22, 2010
      • Suzanne Yates
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 3 0 5 5 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 4 7 8 4 8
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 4 3 9 5 6
      Pregnancy and childbirth brings together, for the first time, western and eastern approaches providing a sound amalgamation of theoretical and practical information for bodywork practitioners world-wide. It describes in detail the application of massage and shiatsu from early pregnancy, including work during labour and for the first year postnatally for the mother. This is a useful source of information for massage therapists, shiatsu practitioners, osteopaths, physical therapists, chiropractors, reflexologists, aromatherapists, acupuncturists, yoga and Pilates instructors.

    • Rheumatology

      • 1st Edition
      • February 19, 2010
      • Krysia Dziedzic + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 4 3 6 7 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 5 0 6 5 7
      Rheumatology is an indispensable resource for physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other health professionals, offering practical approaches to the treatment and management of rheumatic musculoskeletal conditions. The text focuses on applying evidence-based understanding of these conditions to clinical context. The specific disease chapters cover: incidence and prevalence of the condition; clinical presentation and diagnosis; red flags; clinical assessment; important first treatments, early intermediate and long term management; prognosis and long term outcomes. Supporting case histories of increasing complexity and study activities illustrate the clinical relevance of the treatment and management approaches.

    • Human Movement

      • 6th Edition
      • February 18, 2010
      • Tony Everett + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 4 4 1 3 7
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 7 9 0 1 6
      The sixth edition of this popular text introducing human movement to a range of readers, offers the building blocks, signposts and opportunities to think about the application and integration of basic Human Movement theory. It confirms basic knowledge which is then applied to specific areas. Drawing on the expertise of a range of authors from the healthcare professions, the new edition has adopted a themed approach that links chapters in context. The strength of this current edition is the explicit chapter integration which attempts to mimic the realities of human movement. The themed approach explores the psychosocial influences on movement. Integration is further facilitated by increased cross-referencing between the chapters and the innovative use of one themed case study throughout. Framed about a family unit, this case study enables chapter authors to explicitly apply the content of their chapters to the real world of human movement. Taken as a whole, this more integrated format will enable readers to see the reality and complexity of human movement.

    • Back Pain - A Movement Problem

      • 1st Edition
      • February 18, 2010
      • Josephine Key
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      • eBook
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      Back Pain: a movement problem is a practical manual to assist all students and clinicians concerned with the evaluation, diagnosis and management of the movement related problems seen in those with spinal pain disorders. It offers an integrative model of posturomovement dysfunction which describes the more commonly observed features and related key patterns of altered control. This serves as a framework, guiding the practitioner’s assessment of the individual patient.

    • Introductory Biomechanics

      • 1st Edition
      • January 21, 2010
      • Andrew Kerr
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 4 2 5 8 4
      An interactive text ideal for all health and sports professional students who require a basic understanding of the major biomechanical principles they meet in practice, including movement analysis and tissue mechanics. Starting from the point of zero-knowledge, this book presents what can be a very dry and difficult area, in an engaging and visual way using everyday objects to illustrate the principles and linking this to human anatomy and movement . Less time is spent on mathematics and classic mechanics with greater emphasis on how these principles are applied to professional practice Introductory Biomechanics uses workbook–style learning diffusing manageable chunks of theory with learning activities and ultimately making the link back to clinical application. The accompanying CD is closely tied in with the text, containing video clips and real motion analysis data of walking, jumping, cycling and rising from a chair. There are also numerous animations of principles in action. The user is in control of most clips and animations and can change settings and manipulate variables practically showing biomechanics in action. The CD also contains a dynamic quiz drawing randomly from a pool of over 70 questions (MCQs, fill-in-the-blanks, true/false) which also provides feedback and percentage score on completion.

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