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    • Physical Therapies in Sport and Exercise

      • 2nd Edition
      • August 22, 2007
      • Gregory Kolt + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 0 3 5 1 3
      Physical Therapies in Sport and Exercise provides a truly comprehensive source of the latest evidence-based approaches to the assessment, management, rehabilitation and prevention of injuries related to sport and exercise. Written by an international, multidisciplinary team of contributors, all of whom are leaders in their fields, it has been expertly compiled and edited by two experienced and well-respected practitioners from Australia/New Zealand and the USA.

    • Physiotherapy for Children

      • 1st Edition
      • August 1, 2007
      • Teresa Pountney
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 8 8 8 6 4
      A comprehensive clinical manual and reference on paediatric physiotherapy, which examines all of the theoretical and clinical aspects of physiotherapy provision for children and young adults including: Neurology; Cardio-respiratory; Musculoskeletal; Oncology and palliative care; Mental health; Acquired brain injury.Dr Teresa Pountney heads up a team of experienced practitioners who cover a range of conditions from those experienced by the typically developing child to those with disabilities and diseases. The changing needs of children with long term conditionsis described, as well as methods of service delivery to enable children and families to benefit as much as possible from their treatment. The different settings in which physiotherapy is provided for children, school, home, and hospital is described in addition to strategies and legislation relating to this.

    • Depressionen

      • 1st Edition
      • June 14, 2007
      • Anja Welsch
      • German
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 5 7 7 1 0 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 5 9 0 1 1 5
      Informieren Sie sich über das Krankheitsbild der Depression und die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen einer naturheilkundlichen Behandlung. Diagnose-Leitfaden, der Ihnen hilft den depressiven Zustand Ihres Patienten frühzeitig zu erkennen und richtig einzuschätzenPräzise Anleitungen für den Einsatz verschiedener TherapieformenVor- und Nachteile der PharmakotherapieUmfa... Informationen und konkrete Anleitungen für das Behandeln mit unterschiedlichen komplementären Therapieverfahren

    • Homöopathie bei Multipler Sklerose

      • 1st Edition
      • June 14, 2007
      • Thomas Lorz
      • German
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 3 1 4 5 7 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 5 9 2 9 2 8
      Informieren Sie sich über die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten der homöopathischen MS-Behandlung: Aktuelle schulmedizinische Fakten aus Klinik, Diagnostik und Therapie Praxisorientierte Darstellung der homöopathischen Therapiestrategien - ergänzend oder alternativ zur immunmodulatorischen Therapie Ausführliches neurologisches Repertorium mit Kommentaren und Praxistipps Wirksamkeitsnachweis der homöopathischen Behandlung anhand von zahlreichen Fallbeispielen mit Langzeitverläufen Begleitende Maßnahmen und psychosoziale Aspekte

    • Integrating Conventional and Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care

      • 1st Edition
      • June 5, 2007
      • Tai Lahans
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 0 0 6 3 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 6 3 5 3 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 3 2 8 6 8
      This new clinical resource clearly explains how to approach integrated care in a way that combines Chinese herbal medicine with Western medicine to enhance and improve medical care for patients with cancer - without undermining or negatively impacting patients' medical treatment. Each chapter covers a different type of cancer, first introducing the conventional medical understanding of that cancer including its etiology, diagnosis, and treatment according to staging and type. The chapter then covers that cancer from the perspective of Oriental medicine. Case studies illustrate the integration of treatment for each cancer type, raising important issues and considerations associated with specific cancers and treatments.

    • Beard's Massage

      • 5th Edition
      • June 5, 2007
      • Giovanni De Domenico
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 2 1 6 0 3 5 0 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 1 6 0 6 5 4 1 8
      First published in 1964, Beard's Massage is a classic physical therapy massage text originally authored by Gertrude Beard, a pioneering physical therapist in the 1920s who treated patients using soft tissue massage techniques that remain the basis of practice today. Now in its fifth edition, with a new title, this classic text has been expanded and updated throughout to provide you with an overview of massage, a description of massage techniques, information on the benefits of massage, and specific techniques for a variety of conditions.

    • Fundamentals of Molecular Diagnostics

      • 1st Edition
      • May 25, 2007
      • David E. Bruns + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 1 6 0 3 7 3 7 8
      This book offers an introduction to the newest, fastest-growing field in laboratory science. Explaining and clarifying the molecular techniques used in diagnostic testing, this text provides both entry-level and advanced information. It covers the principles of molecular biology along with genomes and nucleic acid alterations, techniques and instrumentation, and applications of molecular diagnostics. Written by leading experts, including Patrick Bossuyt, Angela Caliendo, Rossa W.K. Chiu, Kojo S.J. Elenitoba-Johnson, Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, Amy Groszbach, Sultan Habeebu, Doris Haverstick, Malek Kamoun, Anthony Killeen, Noriko Kusukawa, Y.M. Dennis Lo, Elaine Lyon, Gwendolyn McMillin, Christopher Price, James Versalovic, Cindy Vnencak-Jones, Victor Weedn, Peter Wilding, Thomas Williams, and Carl Wittwer, this book includes illustrations, tables, and a colorful design to make information easy to find and easy to use.

    • Shen

      • 1st Edition
      • April 13, 2007
      • Elisa Rossi
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 0 1 8 1 6
      SHEN: PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF CHINESE MEDICINE fully explains how the emotional, mental, and physical elements of Chinese Medicine in illness are an extremely effective therapy in dealing with cases where the alterations of the shen are both obvious and subtle. The book focuses on the psycho-spiritual aspects of patient's conditions and is purposely constructed to facilitate practitioners' formulations of diagnosis and treatment. It reflects throughout on the patient-practitioner relationship, resources, and various characteristics, inherent problems and qualities of acupuncture.

    • Mosby's Q & A Review for the Occupational Therapy Board Examination

      • 1st Edition
      • March 27, 2007
      • Patricia Bowyer + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 6 2 2 2 0
      This book/CD-ROM review package gives you the necessary tools you need to successfully prepare for the National Board for Occupational Therapy Certification Examination. With this overall package you can study for the NBCOT certification exam and feel more confident you are prepared to take the test. The text includes 800 multiple-choice review questions written to parallel the content and format of the exam. The accompanying CD, with all 800 questions, enables you to generate an unlimited number of practice tests to simulate the actual testing situation.

    • Craniofacial Pain

      • 1st Edition
      • March 14, 2007
      • Harry J. M. von Piekartz
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 8 7 7 4 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 3 2 7 9 0
      This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. The authors combine the latest evidence-based knowledge from the fields of orthodontics, plastic and neurosurgery, as well as otolaryngeal treatments, physiotherapy and manual therapy to provide new treatment strategies for clinicians interested in craniofacial problems. This approach is based on the latest clinical reasoning models. Grounded in pain science theory and modern craniofacial growth concepts, the techniques can be integrated into any manual, neuro-orthopaedic orientated treatment model. This approach can be easily used in the daily clinic and adapted to a variety of patterns of craniofacial pain.

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