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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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    • Lymphatic Therapy for Toxic Congestion

      • 1st Edition
      • November 18, 2002
      • Margaret McCarthy
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 7 3 5 4 0
      In this twenty-first century our external environment contains innumerable hazards to our health and wellbeing. These impose new and ever greater challenges to our immune systems. As our immune systems become over-loaded and the number and variety of medical problems from which we suffer increases. Often conventional medicine is ill-equipped to deal with these problems. In consequence dealing with chronic illness is becoming a growing burden for society and healthcare providers. In Lymphatic Therapy for Toxic Decongestion Margaret McCarthy describes the relationship between degenerative disease and physiological malfunction within the body. She then goes on to demonstrate how an integrated therapy, which draws on a variety of approaches, may be used to assess the body as a whole and to promote restoration of health simply, effectively and economically, without the use of expensive drugs or equipment.

    • Nutrition and Dietetics for Health Care

      • 10th Edition
      • May 30, 2002
      • Helen M. Barker
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 7 0 2 1 1
      This book provides an introduction to nutrition and dietetics from a health care perspective. It goes beyond what can be found in general nursing texts while remaining at a level suitable for the pre-registration student.The text comprehensively covers the whole area of dietetics and nutrition with the topics divided into three sections:-The science of nutrition, Community Nutrition and Therapeutic nutrition and dietetics. It is therefore useful as a reference text for those already working in the field of patient care.It has been revised completely to include the latest government guidelines on nutrition.

    • Herbs in the Treatment of Children

      • 1st Edition
      • December 24, 2002
      • Julian P. Scott + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 7 1 6 3 8
      Written by a leading practitioner in the field, this clear and practical guide describes the use of key Chinese and Western herbs in the treatment of childhood illnesses, focusing on methods of treatment that lead a child back to health rather than suppress symptoms. The book examines remedies used for a wide variety of common conditions and illnesses, and explores how to break the cycle of symptoms leading to a chronic condition. It conveys a solid understanding of the particular needs and unique aspects of treating children, at a level that is accessible to both the practitioner and the interested parent.

    • Stroke Rehabilitation

      • 1st Edition
      • December 30, 2002
      • Janet H. Carr + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 4 7 1 2 0
      Previously published as A Motor Relearning Programme for Stroke, the authors have produced a completely revised and updated version of this essential guide to task- and context-specific exercise and training for the optimal functional recovery of stroke patients. The guidelines are based on scientific rationale and the latest clinical research and cover a range of critical everyday actions, while the modern and accessible format with many new photographs and line drawings ensures maximum clarity and practicality.Written by two acknowledged experts in their field, Stroke Rehabilitation presents Carr and Shepherd's internationally respected system of stroke rehabilitation. The clear and comprehensive linking of science and clinical practice make this an indispensable volume for physiotherapists, occupational therapists and all those involved in the rehabilitation of patients with stroke.

    • Assisting at Podiatric Surgery

      • 1st Edition
      • January 10, 2002
      • Telford Thomson
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 7 2 2 6 0
      This book covers the time from the initial acceptance of a patient as a candidate for podiatric surgery to discharge after surgery. It is written in a way that whilst each section of the book follows the one before, each stand alone. Throughout the book highlighted 'tips' are given that cover some of the pitfalls often encountered by podiatrists during and after surgery.It is written from the assumption that the reader is a surgical student or an assistant with little practice or no practical experience in the operating room or assisting at surgery. The reader is taken step by step, explaining each problem or anticipated difficulty in the order that they may encounter it.

    • Understanding the Placebo Effect in Complementary Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • July 18, 2001
      • David Peters
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 6 0 3 1 1
      The placebo elicits more passionate debate, scepticism and personal belief than almostany other aspect of medicine. As yet there are no concrete answers - but many challenging observations and powerful effects occur daily in healthcare which need to be examined. This book will stimulate and inform every reader from the experienced practitioner to the new student who has ever asked, What is the placebo really, and why should it matter to me?Written in an accessible and engaging style with contributions from leading figures in healthcare, it tackles issues of the placebo effect in complementary medicine.

    • Effective Management of Musculoskeletal Injury

      • 1st Edition
      • October 8, 2001
      • Andrew Wilson
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 6 3 5 3 4
      In Effective Management of Musculoskeletal Injury the author presents a model for understanding musculoskeletal injuries. He describes the common types of musculoskeletal injury and explores the contributory causes involved before detailing effective models for therapy and methods of management.Effective Management of Musculoskeletal Injury is research-based. It develops models for the management of musculoskeletal pain that include manual therapy, exercise, ergonomic and psychosocial interventions. Throughout the text particular attention is paid to pain resulting from cumulative and chronic types of injury. The book will be a valuable resource for all practitioners who deal with the management of musculoskeletal pain as part of their day to day practice.

    • Introduction to Podopediatrics

      • 2nd Edition
      • July 4, 2001
      • Peter Thomson + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 6 2 0 8 7
      Introduction to Podopaediatrics 2/e is a concise but comprehensive introduction to the effective care of foot problems in children. Including coverage of the general specialist and medical conditions which may influence the course of the podiatric treatment. Written by a multidisciplinary international team of contributors under the editorship of a UK practitioner and an American educator and practitioner both podiatrists.

    • Practice Knowledge & Expertise Health Prof

      • 1st Edition
      • March 26, 2001
      • Joy Higgs + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 4 6 8 8 8
      It provides the reader with a contemporary review examining the notion of practice knowledge gained from professional experience and its relationship to professional practice expertise.It is divided into four sections: the first broadly examines the nature and forms of knowledge and the relationships between knowledge and practice; the second considers the nature of professional expertise; the third explores these principles in action and the fourth looks at future developments.An essential purchase for all students, educators, researchers and practitioners of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing and indeed all those in the health sciences field.An essential purchase for all students, educators, researchers and practitioners of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing and indeed all those in the health sciences field.

    • Neurological Physiotherapy

      • 2nd Edition
      • October 8, 2001
      • Susan Edwards
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 6 4 4 0 1
      Neurological Physiotherapy aims to provide an improved understanding of problems commonly encountered by the therapist working with people with neurological disability. It describes aspects of posture and movement difficulties which may occur as a result of neurological damage and gives guidance to help the therapist to plan the appropriate treatment programme for each patient. Using a problem-solving approach the emphasis is on the identification of symptoms in relation to impairment and disability rather than on a detailed description of neurological conditions.

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