Textbook for undergraduate and entry-level graduate students studying athletic training, physical therapy, physiotherapy, and massage therapy. A reference for sports medicine practitioners, physical therapists, athletic trainers, and physiotherapists.
Offers a basic introduction to musculoskeletal ultrasound for beginners or novice practitioners. It covers essential physics of ultrasonic waves, understanding the instrumentation and image optimisation, scanning techniques, sonographic appearance of common tissues, foreign bodies, masses, and artifacts, and use during guided procedures.
This handy reference guide is intended to help trainees or new practitioners gain confidence and improve basic skills in performing ultrasound-guided interventions. Focusing on the most commonly executed procedures for peripheral joint problems, the book also includes lower-risk injections for spine disorders and upper extremity peripheral nerve ......
This is a pocket-sized, concise reference for new practitioners or trainees who must administer fluoroscopically guided spinal injections. Following an overview of spinal anatomy and imaging, the book describes state-of-the-art techniques in image-guided spinal injections, along with illustrations that identify optimal needle placement and ......
This is unique in its presentation of interventional spine, employing a disease-based or specific structure injury model. Expert clinicians take you through the full gamut of painful spine conditions, detailing historical features, clinical presentation, diagnostic testing, imaging studies, and the latest treatment interventions. Spine ......
Provides the core knowledge the busy practitioner needs to deliver top-notch rehabilitative care to patients with musculoskeletal, sports, or occupational injuries. Covering 107 alphabetically arranged topics from Achilles Tendinopathy to Whiplash, this nuts and bolts resource is designed to provide concise and accurate information.
Examines the controversial yet debilitating illness known as Fibromyalgia. This book details six fictional cases that are factually based relating to typical patients from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds. It helps to gain broader understanding of this challenging illness.
Part of a comprehensive training series, this CD-ROM focuses on hip protectors and how they can prevent often debilitating fractures resulting from falls in older people. It is a useful tool for improving falls prevention and patient safety in long-term care settings, assisted living facilities, and hospitals.
Written by the former director of the Spinal Cord Research and Education Foundation of the PVA, this is the first book to cover alternative therapies for Spinal Cord Injury. From acupuncture to laser-based therapies, herbal medicine, homeopathy, craniosacral therapy, magnetic healing and more, the book will empower readers.
