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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.

  • De la biomécanique à la manipulation ostéo-articulaire. Thorax et rachis cervical

    • 1st Edition
    • Philippe Bihouix + 1 more
    • French
    Très pédagogique, illustré de près de 450 photographies et dessins tous en couleurs, ce manuel d’apprentissage de l’approche manipulative structurelle sur l’ostéopathie musculosquelettique du thorax et des cervicales permet à l’étudiant et au praticien ostéopathe de : – acquérir une démarche globale puis locale, pour arriver à un diagnosticspécifique ; – faire un choix thérapeutique ; – réaliser des techniques efficaces. L’approche diagnostique et technique y est découpée en 3 niveaux pédagogiques : débutant, confirmé et professionnel. La progression pédagogique passe par l’anamnèse, l’observation-palpat... les tests dynamiques, les tests passifs et les corrections à envisager selon le niveau d’expertise du praticien et en fonction de son niveau d’apprentissage ou de pratique avec, comme fil conducteur, la nécessité réaffirmée de garantir la sécurité et le confort du patient. Près de 450 photographies et dessins illustrent la position du patient, celle du praticien, les mises en tension et ajustements. Les textes courts et précis sont introduits par des rappels des notions fondamentales en biomécanique justifiant l’intérêt de la démarche et des techniques utilisées.

  • Pedretti's Occupational Therapy

    Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction
    • 8th Edition
    • Heidi McHugh Pendleton + 1 more
    • English
    Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, 8th Edition prepares you for occupational therapy practice with adults who have physical disabilities. This cornerstone text provides a foundation for the development of clinical reasoning skills in a comprehensive, case-based learning approach to physical dysfunction. New full color photos and helpful pedagogy, including threaded case studies, OT Practice Notes, ethical considerations, and end-of-chapter review questions, reinforce learning, enhance retention, and prompt you to apply principles in a clinical setting.

  • Achilles Tendon Pathology, An Issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 34-2
    • Paul D. Dayton
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery will include articles that focus on achilles tendon pathology and will include: Anatomy and Blood supply; Imaging Indications and Techniques; Mid-substance Tendinopathy Background & Clinical Evaluation; Mid-substance Tendinopathy; Non-Surgical Management; Mid-substance Tendinopathy; Percutaneus Techniques; Mid-substance Tendinopathy; Surgical Management; and a plethora of additional articles on this exciting topic.

  • Botanical Medicine for Women's Health

    • 2nd Edition
    • Aviva Romm
    • English
    Use herbal medicines to treat women at any stage of life! Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health, 2nd Edition provides an evidence-based, patient-centered approach to botanical interventions for many different medical conditions. More than 150 natural products are covered, showing their benefits in gynecologic health, fertility and childbearing, and menopausal health. This edition includes new full-color photos of herbal plants along with a discussion of the role of botanicals in healthy aging. Written by Aviva Romm, an experienced herbalist, midwife, and physician, this unique guide is an essential resource for everyday practice of herbal medicine. Winner of the 2010 American Botanical Council's James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award!

  • Essential Herbs and Natural Supplements

    • 1st Edition
    • Lesley Braun + 1 more
    • English
    Essential Herbs and Natural Supplements is an evidence-based quick reference guide. This go-to resource is essential for safe and effective clinical recommendations of herbal medicines and natural supplements. It provides current, evidence-based monographs on the 50 most commonly used herbs, nutrients and food supplements. It emphasises safe practice with strategies to prevent adverse drug reactions, guidelines in assessing benefit, risk and harm and the evaluation of research.

  • Ausleitende Therapieverfahren

    Methoden und Praxis
    • 3rd Edition
    • Rainer Matejka
    • German
    Alle ausleitenden Verfahren – praxisgerecht und anschaulich Ob zum Nachschlagen oder als Lehr- und Praxisbuch – "Ausleitende Therapieverfahren" beschreibt die einzelnen ausleitenden Therapieverfahren mit geschichtlichen Grundlagen, Grundlagen der Humoralmedizin, Diagnostik und moderner Interpretation. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf Wirkweisen, Indikationen, und Kontraindikationen. Schritt für Schritt wird die exakte Durchführung beschrieben und in einem farbigen Bilderteil verdeutlicht. Praktische Anwendung bei über 50 Krankheitsbildern – mit Falldarstellung und Wochenspeiseplänen Anhang mit weiterführender Literatur und Adressen Das Buch aus dem Jahr 2009 ist jetzt als preiswerte Studienausgabe erhältlich.

  • Praxis der Eigenbluttherapie

    • 5th Edition
    • Harald Krebs
    • German
    Praxis der Eigenbluttherapie stellt die Grundlagen zur Entwicklung und Wirkungsweise der Eigenbluttherapie dar und gibt Ihnen ausführliche Therapieempfehlungen zu Krankheitsbildern, bei denen das Therapieverfahren erfolgreich eingesetzt werden kann. Entwicklung und Grundlagen der Eigenbluttherapie: Wirkungen und Wirkmechanismen, Nebenwirkungen und Erstverschlimmerunge... Praktische Durchführung: Punktions- und Injektionstechniken, Darstellung und Bewertung der verschiedenen Methoden der Eigenbluttherapie Therapieempfehlungen zu über 100 Krankheitsbildern unterteilt nach Basistherapie und Zusatztherapie, Sonderkapitel zur Eigenbluttherapie in der Sportmedizin, Pädiatrie und Geriatrie / Vitamin-C-Therapie zur Immunmodulation Das Buch aus dem Jahr 2007 jetzt als preiswerte Studienausgabe!

  • Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics

    • 6th Edition
    • Nader Rifai
    • English
    The Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, 6th Edition provides the most current and authoritative guidance on selecting, performing, and evaluating the results of new and established laboratory tests. This classic clinical chemistry reference offers encyclopedic coverage detailing everything you need to know, including: analytical criteria for the medical usefulness of laboratory tests, variables that affect tests and results, laboratory medicine, applications of statistical methods, and most importantly clinical utility and interpretation of laboratory tests. It is THE definitive reference in clinical chemistry and molecular diagnostics, now fully searchable and with quarterly content updates, podcasts, clinical cases, animations, and extended content online through Expert Consult.

  • Language Disorders from Infancy through Adolescence

    Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Communicating
    • 5th Edition
    • Rhea Paul + 2 more
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Communication Sciences & Disorders**Spanning the entire childhood developmental period, Language Disorders from Infancy Through Adolescence, 5th Edition is the go-to text for learning how to properly assess childhood language disorders and provide appropriate treatment. The most comprehensive title available on childhood language disorders, it uses a descriptive-developm... approach to present basic concepts and vocabulary, an overview of key issues and controversies, the scope of communicative difficulties that make up child language disorders, and information on how language pathologists approach the assessment and intervention processes. This new edition also features significant updates in research, trends, social skills assessment, and instruction best practices.

  • Neuroscience

    Fundamentals for Rehabilitation
    • 5th Edition
    • Laurie Lundy-Ekman
    • English
    Boost your skills in planning and managing physical rehabilitation! Neuroscience: Fundamentals for Rehabilitation, 5th Edition provides a practical guide to the nervous system and how it affects the practice of physical and occupational therapy. Case studies and first-person stories from people with neurologic disorders make it easier to apply your knowledge to the clinical setting. New to this edition are new chapters on neuroanatomy imaging and neurologic examination techniques. Written by noted PT educator Laurie Lundy-Ekman, this book uses evidence-based research to help you understand neurologic disorders and treat clients who have physical limitations due to nervous system damage or disease.

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