Books in Health professions

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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Manual Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes

1st Edition
April 28, 2015
Cesar Fernandez de las Penas + 2 more
English

A pioneering, one-stop manual which harvests the best proven approaches from physiotherapy research and practice to assist the busy clinician in real-life screening, diagnosis and management of patients with musculoskeletal pain across the whole body. Led by an experienced editorial team, the chapter authors have integrated both their clinical experience and expertise with reasoning based on a neurophysiologic rationale with the most updated evidence. The textbook is divided into eleven sections, covering the top evidence-informed techniques in massage, trigger points, neural muscle energy, manipulations, dry needling, myofascial release, therapeutic exercise and psychological approaches. In the General Introduction, several authors review the epidemiology of upper and lower extremity pain syndromes and the process of taking a comprehensive history in patients affected by pain. In Chapter 5, the basic principles of the physical examination are covered, while Chapter 6 places the field of manual therapy within the context of contemporary pain neurosciences and therapeutic neuroscience education. For the remaining sections, the textbook alternates between the upper and lower quadrants. Sections 2 and 3 provide state-of-the-art updates on mechanical neck pain, whiplash, thoracic outlet syndrome, myelopathy, radiculopathy, peri-partum pelvic pain, joint mobilizations and manipulations and therapeutic exercises, among others. Sections 4 to 9 review pertinent and updated aspects of the shoulder, hip, elbow, knee, the wrist and hand, and finally the ankle and foot. The last two sections of the book are devoted to muscle referred pain and neurodynamics.

Sports Related Foot & Ankle Injuries, An Issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

1st Edition
Volume 32-2
April 13, 2015
Paul Langer
English

This issue will focus on sports-related foot and ankle injuries, including articles on the following: Podiatrists as a member of the sports medicine team, New & emerging sports medicine technologies, Ankle sprains and return to sports activities, Dynamic clinical assessment techniques of the athlete, Acute lower extremity injuries, Principles of rehabilitation and return to sports following injury, and many more!

Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professions

5th Edition
March 18, 2015
Mosby
English

If you work as a health professional, this is the drug handbook you need! Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professions, 5th Edition makes it easy to look up the drugs your patients and clients are taking and understand how those drugs may affect treatment. Over 900 concise drug monographs are organized alphabetically by generic name for quick access to the most important information on administering drugs and keeping your patients safe. This edition includes coverage of 49 new drugs plus an enhanced companion website which not only has new features on EMS drugs and the top 200 drugs, but is packed with practical resources for everyday use. No health professional should be without this portable drug guide!

The Comprehensive Respiratory Therapist Exam Review

6th Edition
March 16, 2015
James R. Sills
English

Find out how and what to review for the all-new 2015 National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) Exam with The Comprehensive Respiratory Therapist's Exam Review, 6th Edition. It covers every topic in the NBRC Detailed Content Outline, providing study hints, in-depth content review, and self-assessment questions with rationales so you retain more information. Sills’ latest review also offers students and practicing respiratory therapists realistic experience with the new Therapist Multiple Choice Exam (TM-CE) through a 140-question TM-CE practice test on its accompanying Evolve website.

Das Schröpfen

7th Edition
March 16, 2015
Johann Abele
German

1985 erschien das Werk von Johann Abele – ein leidenschaftliches Plädoyer für das Schröpfen –zum ersten Mal. Wenn Sie sich mit der traditionellen naturheilkundlichen Methode des Schröpfens vertraut machen möchten, ihre geschichtlichen Hintergründe, Einsatzgebiete und verschiedenen Techniken aneignen möchten, dann ist dieser erfolgreiche Klassiker ein absolutes Muss für Sie. Erfahrungsberichte des Autors sowie Zeichnungen und Fotos zeigen Ihnen außerdem die Anwendung des trockenen und blutigen Schröpfens. Neu in der 7. Auflage: Aktualisierte Kontakt- und Bezugsadressen Komplette Überarbeitung und Aktualisierung des Literaturverzeichnis...

La motilité en ostéopathie. Nouveau concept basé sur l'embryologie

1st Edition
March 6, 2015
Alain Auberville + 1 more
French

La motilité, associée à la présence de la vitalité dans les tissus du corps humain, est un concept de base en ostéopathie. Ce livre propose une définition simple et systématique de la motilité basée sur les déplacements de toutes les structures du corps pendant la période de l'embryogénèse. Ces mouvements initiaux, intrinsèques à l'énergie des tissus, répondent à l'essence de la définition de la motilité et, à ce titre, sont une composante essentielle du mouvement normal des tissus du corps. L'ostéopathe peut utiliser ces notions fondamentales dans ses interventions cliniques afin d'enrichir son arsenal thérapeutique et d'approfondir sa compréhension des fondements de l'ostéopathie et du fonctionnement de l'humain. Illustré de façon originale, ce livre présente un nouveau modèle de pratique qui a été conçu par Alain Auberville à la suite de 30 ans d'expérimentations et de transmission par l'enseignement. Mis en texte par Andrée Aubin, ce modèle a été relié aux concepts ostéopathiques classiques afin de faciliter son intégration dans la pratique clinique quotidienne.

Disaster and Development: an Occupational Perspective

1st Edition
March 5, 2015
Nancy Rushford + 1 more
English

Disasters are confronting communities across the globe on a scale and intensity not previously witnessed. Following devastating earthquakes in Japan, New Zealand, Haiti, China, Indonesia and Pakistan, hurricanes in the Philippines and USA, floods in Bangladesh, the Balkans and Canada, famine and droughts in Africa and Australia, and ferocious wildfires in Europe, USA and Australia, to epidemics, conflicts and terrorism unleashing indiscriminate suffering across all continents... NO ONE IS IMMUNE...BUT SOME ARE MORE VULNERABLE THAN OTHERS. Allied health workers, including occupational therapists, are seeking ways to engage in a meaningful way...as professionals...indi... global citizens. Disaster and Development is a ground breaking book that crosses cultures and contexts to provide a foundation for critical reflection on the role of occupation in disaster and development. Drawing upon the experiences of survivors, and of practitioners, personnel from local and international organizations, researchers and academics, an occupational perspective is illuminated with implications for policy, practice and education. ENDORSEMENTS: WFOT - World Federation of Occupational Therapists"Timely, accessible, and reflecting the real life experiences of people who survive disaster and those that endeavour to help. At last, a unique resource that occupational therapists and others can count on in bringing about survivor-led recovery and resilience." Frank Kronenberg (co-editor, 'Occupational Therapy without Borders')"For students and practitioners this innovative book provides practical insights and guidance to assist individuals, families and communities affected by disaster and provides an important resource for this emerging area of practice."

Complete Phlebotomy Exam Review

2nd Edition
February 25, 2015
Pamela Primrose
English

Prepare for phlebotomy certification and licensure exam success with Complete Phlebotomy Exam Review, 2nd Edition. This comprehensive review book has 1,500 questions. A new pretest provides an assessment of strengths and weaknesses, and a mock certification exam at the end of the book tests your knowledge of necessary information. Organized into chapters that correlate with the trusted textbook by Warekois and Robinson, each chapter includes a content review followed by multiple-choice questions, each with an answer, a rationale, and a page-number reference to information in the companion textbook. An Evolve website offers even more opportunity to practice ,with all the questions in the book plus 500 extra and the ability to sort by category or test in study or exam modes.

Manual Physical Therapy of the Spine

2nd Edition
February 10, 2015
Kenneth A. Olson
English

Master the techniques and problem-solving skills needed to manage spinal and TMJ disorders! Manual Physical Therapy of the Spine, 2nd Edition provides guidelines to manipulation, manual physical therapy examination, and treatment procedures of the spine and temporomandibular joint. Informed by evidence-based research, this text offers detailed instructions for reaching an accurate diagnosis and developing a plan of care. And to support the descriptions and photos in the book, over 200 videos on a companion website demonstrate spinal examination and manipulation procedures. Written by well-known spinal manipulation expert Kenneth Olson, this resource provides the complete information you need to make sound decisions during clinical interventions.

Déformations morphologiques de la colonne vertébrale

1st Edition
February 3, 2015
Philippe Souchard
French

Les problèmes morphologiques de la colonne vertébrale sont universels. Ils ne font que croître, avec les professions modernes, favorisés en particulier par la position assise et la projection de la tête en avant, lorsqu´elle s´accompagne de la nécessité de fixer visuellement son attention. On estime, à l´heure actuelle, qu´en cas de douleur vertébrale, une mauvaise posture est impliquée dans 80% des cas. S´appuyant sur les acquis de la Rééducation Posturale Globale-RPG, basés sur la rétraction des muscles à vocation particulièrement statique et sur la notion de globalité et de synergie qu´imposent les systèmes intégrés de coordination neuromusculaire contrôlant l´équilibre, cet ouvrage propose des explications logiques et étayées aux différents dysmorphismes du rachis vertébral : cypholordoses, scolioses etc. Les principes des « postures de traitement » et d´intégration proposés en constituent la conclusion naturelle. Cet ouvrage s´adresse à tous les professionnels de la santé, en particulier physiothérapeutes, confrontés quotidiennement aux pathologies vertébrales.

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