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Thirteenth Edition
By
Stuart Porter, BSc(Hons), Grad Dip Phys, MCSP, SRp, Cert MHS, Lecturer in Physiotherapy, School of Health Care Professions, University of Salford, Manchester, UK
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Physiotherapy Essentials,
Description
This classic text has been completely updated and revised to meet the needs of today's physical therapist. Coverage includes the latest
therapies for treating disorders of the bones and joints, the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, the nervous system, and
more. Also discusses special considerations for pediatric, geriatric, and pregnant patients.
Audience
Primary: Physiotherapy students and recent graduates
Secondary: Sports rehab students, massage therapists
Contents
Introduction; Causes of disease; Introduction to fractures; Fractures; Dislocations; Soft-tissue injuries; Diseases and disorders of bones
and joints; Degenerative arthropathies; Inflammatory arthropathies; Metabolic arthropathies; Neuropathies; Introduction to diseases of
the respiratory system; Chronic obstructive airways disease; Pulmonary surgery; Diseases of the heart; Diseases of the blood and lymph
vessels, ulcers and scar tissue; Skin ddisorders and disease; Burns and skin grafts; Diseases of the nervous system; Diseases of the
brain and spinal cord; Peripheral nerve lesions; Neurological conditions affecting children; Princpiles of surgery and physiotherapy
management; Common operaions; Obstetricws; Gynaecology; Care of the elderly; Appendix 1-4; Further reading; Index
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Paperback, 592 pages, publication date: MAY-2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-3211-9
ISBN-10: 0-7506-3211-9
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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