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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.

  • Maitland's Clinical Companion

    An Essential Guide for Students
    • 1st Edition
    • Kevin Banks + 1 more
    • English
    This reference is ideal for students who need support during their neuromusculoskeletal clinical practice in areas such as communication, clinical reasoning, examination and assessment. It is a vital source for understanding the role of mobilization and manipulation in helping to maximize the recovery, rehabilitation and functioning of patients with movement-related disorders. The principles of the Maitland Concept of Manipulative Physiotherapy are applied to each body region so as to guide the student through to the appropriate selection, application and progression of mobilization and manipulation techniques within the context of contemporary physiotherapeutic rehabilitation. A vital companion to the classic texts – Maitland's Vertebral Manipulation and Maitland's Peripheral Manipulation – which promotes a patient-centred approach to neuromusculoskeletal disorders.

  • Thrust, sémiologie, imagerie

    Indications en ostéopathie vertébrale
    • 1st Edition
    • Michel Fischer + 3 more
    • French
    Cet ouvrage propose une approche originale s'intéressant au diagnostic ostéopathique et à l'examen clinique et sémiologique préalable au thrust ostéopathique. En effet, les auteurs y déroulent toutes les pathologies ou syndromes affectant la colonne vertébrale, le bassin ou les côtes en s'appuyant sur une iconographie caractéristique de chacun des syndromes abordés, et en donnant ainsi des clés au praticien pour établir la pertinence de l'utilisation du thrust. Les indications et contre-indications qui en découlent sont motivées et étayées à la fois par les signes dégagés par l'examen clinique du patient, les observations d'imagerie ainsi que par l'expérience des auteurs. Chaque chapitre est construit selon un même plan : - sémiologie et imagerie spécifiques ; - examen clinique ; - indications et contre-indications au thrust ; - tests et normalisations sélectionnés parmi les plus fiables. Une courte rubrique de questions/réponses clôture chaque chapitre, abordant les principales interrogations des ostéopathes débutants et confirmés.

  • Kosmetische Akupunktur

    Hautstörungen und Hauterkrankheiten mit Akupunktur behandeln - mit Zugang zum Elsevier-Portal
    • 2nd Edition
    • Radha Indumathi Thambirajah
    • German
    Gesunderhaltung, Wellness, Schönheit … für immer mehr Menschen ein wichtiges Thema. Ideal für alle, die ihr Behandlungsspektrum erweitern möchten. Das Buch informiert Sie über die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten der kosmetischen Akupunktur. Dabei geht es nicht nur um Behandlungsvorschläg... für kosmetische Hautstörungen. Praxisorientiert – in Wort und Bild – erfahren Sie auch, wie Sie bei Hauterkrankungen gute Behandlungsergebniss... mit Akupunktur erzielen können. Der Code im Buch schaltet zusätzliche Inhalte im Internet frei*: • Abrufbares Handout mit Tipps für Patienten • Übersichtstabelle der Energie ausgleichenden Akpunkturpunkte bei kosmetischen Problemen • Lokalisation der am häufigsten verwendeten Akupunkturpunkte – zum Ausdrucken • Behandlungsrichtli... für Gua Sha – zum Ausdrucken • Therapiezonen und Linienführung für die Behandlung mit Pflaumenblütenhämmer... • Videoclips zur Schröpftechnik

  • Atlas d'acupuncture

    • 1st Edition
    • Sylviane Burner + 1 more
    • French
    Très pratique pour localiser correctement les points d'acupuncture, cet atlas décrit aussi le contexte particulier de chaque point et ses possibilités thérapeutiques. En introduction, l'ouvrage fait un rappel synthétique du système des méridiens, des différentes méthodes de localisation des points, des mesures du corps en cun et des repères anatomiques. Le cœur de l'ouvrage présente de manière claire et détaillée plus de 400 points d'acupuncture : points des méridiens principaux, points des huit merveilleux vaisseaux et points hors méridiens. Les derniers chapitres approfondissent les points les plus importants de chaque méridien par région anatomique, puis les des différentes catégories de points et leurs associations. La présentation de chaque point est structurée sur une seule page pour accéder facilement à l'information : localisation : instructions précises qui guident le lecteur pas à pas dans l'anatomie de surface jusqu'à l'emplacement du point ; insertion : angle(s) et profondeur d'insertion, type d'aiguille recommandé; actions : indications, précautions à prendre, risques et contre-indications éventuels ; caractéristiques particulières : spécificités d'action et d'usage clinique du point. Par ailleurs, des pictogrammes indiquent l'essentiel en un clin d'œil : l'angle et la profondeur d'insertion de l'aiguille, les précautions requises, l'usage de la moxibustion, de la saignée et des ventouses (recommandé, contestable ou contre-indiqué), une structure anatomique particulièrement importante pour la localisation. Enfin, l'iconographie associe plus de 700 photographies et 600 dessins : les vues d'ensemble ou en macro alternent avec la surimpression des structures osseuses, musculaires ou vasculaires sur des photos d'anatomie de surface pour un haut degré de précision visuelle. Didactique et exhaustif, cet atlas sera un outil efficace pour tous les acupuncteurs, confirmés ou en formation.

  • Red Flags II

    A guide to solving serious pathology of the spine
    • 1st Edition
    • Sue Greenhalgh + 1 more
    • English
    The perfect companion to the successful RED FLAGS: A GUIDE TO IDENTIFYING SERIOUS SPINAL PATHOLOGY by Sue Greenhalgh and James Selfe, this new pocketbook guides the practitioner through solving serious spinal pathologies. RED FLAGS II expands on some of the concepts outlined in the first book and gives advice on appropriate investigations. It retains a strong clinical focus through the use of multiple case histories of real patients with serious pathology of the spine. Readers are given the opportunity to utilise clinical reasoning processes as they work through these case histories.

  • Diagnose und Punktauswahl nach TCM

    mit Zugang zum Elsevier-Portal
    • 4th Edition
    • Thomas Schnura
    • German
    Die genaue Diagnose ist eine der wichtigsten Voraussetzungen für die Behandlungsstrategie und den Behandlungserfolg. Die hier vorgestellten ausgefeilten Anamnesebögen unterstützen Sie dabei, die umfassenden diagnostischen Kriterien der chinesischen Medizin zu systematisieren und die richtige Behandlung zu wählen. Der Code im Buch schaltet zusätzliche Inhalte im Internet frei*: • Audiopräsentation: Der Autor erklärt Schritt für Schritt, wie der Anamnsebogen in der Praxis eingesetzt werden kann • Online-Anamnesepro... ideal um die erhobenen Patientenbefunde systematisch zu dokumentieren, auszuwerten und die Akupunkturbehandlung zu planen. Außerdem können die Resultate für die Patientenakte ausgedruckt werden • Anamnesebogen als downloadbares PDF: zum Ausdrucken und Ausfüllen.

  • Saunders Essentials of Medical Assisting

    • 2nd Edition
    • Diane M. Klieger
    • English
    Saunders Essentials of Medical Assisting, 2nd Edition, is designed to give you just the right amount of the essential information you need to prepare for your career as a medical assistant. It covers all of the need-to-know information in an organized, approachable format. The condensed information is perfect for shorter programs of study and as a review tool for certification or re-certification for practicing medical assistants. Full-color and visually oriented, this text presents information in manageable segments that give you all the relevant facts, without being overwhelming. With the most up-to-date information on basic body systems; foundational concepts such as medical terminology, nutrition, and full coverage of office concepts and procedures, you’ll have everything you need to know to begin your Medical Assisting career with confidence.

  • Essential Physics for Manual Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Martin Ferrier Young
    • English
    A textbook that covers Physical concepts at a basic level for manual therapists specifically . Clinicians in general and manual therapists in particular have a need tounderstand certain, specific aspects of physics to an advanced level.However, many lack prior education in this area, with chemistry and biology 'A' levels being emphasized in terms of entrance requirements. Most textbooks aimed at this field concentrate exclusively on the physics underpinning biomechanics, but the level at which these books are pitched is often too high to allow understanding by students who have an inadequate background in the subject. This book acts, in part, as a primer to address this deficit. Students are also required to understand the basic physics underpinning physiology, biochemistry, radiography and therapeutics. This textbook will be a guide to these specialist areas of knowledge. This text will cover biophysics as a core subject to guide the potential clinician from total ignorance to complete mastery in the areas of physics pertinent to manual medicine and its related disciplines.

  • Vascular Ultrasound

    How, Why and When
    • 3rd Edition
    • Abigail Thrush + 1 more
    • Abigail Thrush + 1 more
    • English
    This book provides an understanding of the underlying scientific principles in the production of B-mode and Colour Flow imaging and Spectral Doppler sonograms. A basic description of common vascular diseases is given along with a practical guide as to how ultrasound is used to detect and quantify the disease. Possible treatments of common vascular diseases and disorders are outlined. Ultrasound is often used in post-treatment assessment and this is also discussed. The role of ultrasound in the formation and follow-up of haemodialysis access is a growing field and is covered in detail.

  • Manipulative Therapy

    Musculoskeletal Medicine
    • 1st Edition
    • Karel Lewit
    • English
    Manipulative Therapy provides a systematic overview of chain reactions which are the basis of a rational holistic approach. These reactions are closely related to the upright human posture and to the "deep stabilisation system" as shown in the work of Richardson et al in Therapeutic Exercise for Spinal Stabilisation in Low Back Pain. This approach has meant a considerable advance in the therapy and rehabilitation of patients. It gives a balanced picture of the importance of musles, joints and soft tissues, under the control of the nervous system, the textbook aims to treat disturbance of function, the most common cause of pain in the motor system, in the most effective way. Locomotor system dysfunctions are shown to be treated very effectively using manual medicine techniques. Spinal column and joint mobility can be restored, and pain triggered by the autonomic nervous system can be positively influenced. This is a comprehensive source of information relating to pathogenesis, diagnosis, indications and treatment methods, incorporating the latest research findings. Radiological diagnosis is is shown as laying the foundation for successful diagnosis and treatment with manual medicine techniques. Typical conditions associated with pain in the locomotor system is presented and described in functional terms for the first time. The book concludes with chapters covering preventative aspects and expert assessment. Manipulative Therapy: Musculoskeletal Medicine is the follow on from: Manipulative Therapy in Rehabilitation of the Locomotor System, published by Butterworth Heinemann, 1985.

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