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Evidence-Based Rehabilitation: A Guide to Practice is designed as an entry-level book on evidence-based practice in rehabilitation. Specifically written for rehabilitation practitioners, this exceptional text is not designed to teach students how to do research, but rather how to become critical consumers of research, therefore developing skills to ensure that their rehabilitation practice is based on the best evidence that is available. Much of the text focuses on how knowledge is developed, making it an essential tool for both students and practitioners.While providing the most up-to-date information about evidence-based practice, this comprehensive and well-organized text focuses on building skills for understanding and using evidence, rather than simply doing research. By viewing evidence-based practice from a holistic perspective, this text also recognizes the need to include client preferences and therapists clinical reasoning in the process.Evidence- Based Rehabilitation: A Guide to Practice is a necessary addition to the bookshelf of anyone desiring to incorporate the most current and complete evidence-based research into his or her rehabilitation practice. ... Read more

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As a residency program director in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, I found this manuscipt a useful instructional tool. This book would be especially valuable for first year physiatry trainees or for other residents who cover rehabilitation services while oncall. ... Read more

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"Knowledge Empowers You"
Postpolio Syndrome
By: Julie K. Silver, MD and Anne C. Gawne, MD
Julie K. Silver, MD, Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston; Medical Director, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Network, Framingham, MA

Anne C. Gawne, MD, Former Director of: Post-Polio Clinic, Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation, Warm Springs,GA. Dr. Gawne passed away suddenly in the middle of publishing this book. Dr. Gawne cared deeply about the health and well being of polio survivors. We will miss her.

This newly published book Postpolio Syndrome is being reviewed by:
Dianne De Paul: Careline (post-polio newsletter) Editor and Post Polio Survivor (Polio 1948.)

This is an up to date "Textbook" on the subject of Polio and Postpolio Syndrome. The top polio doctors and therapists in the world have contributed to this project. All the latest information in this ONE book! You will find the answers to the questions you have had about Polio and its side effects over the years. This volume is full of data, facts, and figures about diagnosis, treatment, and coping techniques. It also features current evidence-based guidelines for exercise therapy, aquatic therapy, and energy conservation measures. This book tells how it was in the beginning and how it is now.

Years have been spent tracking down little bits of information from all over the world about polio and then post-polio syndrome. Many hours have gone into researching any clue about new information on this subject. Only to end up having to search further somewhere else. Now in this book, you can find all the information you could hope for on this subject.

As a POST POLIO SURVIVOR, you might think this book is over your head due to the medical terminology that you will find throughout the book. Don't be put off by that thought. The book is extremely useful with information for all polio survivors and anyone who has encountered Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome in their lives. This is a MUST READ for all survivors and especially for doctors and therapists.

An example of how this book can help you is the following first person account.

For five or six months, I had been having many new ailments. Some so painful my daily life was almost at a standstill. During this time, the HMO was giving me the "HMO Shuffle" and providing no insight into what was wrong with me. The results of this treatment was depression and discouragement. My self-esteem was nil and the fight in me was disappearing. After leaving the doctor's office, I had begun to believe I was doomed and not "worthy" of their help.


After reading and studying Chapter 2, EVALUATING and TREATING SYMPTOMATIC POSTPOLIO PATIENTS everything changed for me. I read and re-read this chapter much as I had read other textbooks when in nursing school so many years ago. I now somehow felt empowered. Each word or sentence I underlined that applied to me gave me new hope. For my next doctor's appointment, I took my new favorite book with me. When the doctor came into the room, I opened the book with all the highlighted words and began to address these problems with newfound determination on my own behalf.
We sat together for over an hour discussing my health status. When the appointment was completed, I had all the referrals that were needed to help find out what really is wrong with me and to get the answers to these new problems. Not only did I get the referrals I needed but I left feeling I am worth it.

Buy this wonderful new book, find out the facts, and use them to empower yourself. Then put this treasure on your Christmas shopping list and give it to the doctors who care for you. This just might be the greatest gift you ever give yourself.

My new motto has become "Knowledge Empowers You." ... Read more

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*Completely updated and revised with new chapters on prognosis and new material to further expalin the Maitland concept and Maitland method

*This long awaited and bestselling text will continue to remain an essential cornerstone for all physiotherapy students and practitioners

*An indispensable, authoritative work describing Geoff Maitland's approach to spinal manipulative techniques

*Three new co-authors ... Read more

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A must read for learners of manual physiotherapy
A systematically arranged text presenting the "Maitland's concept" of manual physiotherapy through joint mobilization and manipulation. The approach focuses on detailed assessment, clinical reasoning and reassessment to determine the physical dysfunction and efficacy of manual physiotherapy techniques. It is not the techniques themselves only but the communication, interaction and reasoning processess which create a good manual physiotherapy approach.

A classical "bible" for any physiotherapist specializing in manual physiotherapy. ... Read more

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The first comprehensive and authoritative reference on pulmonary rehabilitation written specifically for physicians. An introductory section covers basic science aspects and provides the foundation for the understanding of the basis of respiratory impairment and disability. Specific pathophysiological mechanisms of respiratory impairments are covered in chapters dealing with the full spectrum of respiratory diseases or disease categories. Subsequent chapters cover approaches to assessment of respiratory function and performance, measurement of impairment and disability determination, and evaluation of dyspnea. A comprehensive review of rehabilitation management and treatment regimens follows, covering pharmacological approaches, improvement of muscle function, exercise training, and nutritional supplementation. Final chapters focus on psychosocial factors as well as relevant medical economic and bioethical issues. ... Read more

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This straightforward and accessible guide teaches the how and why for effective and safe application of physical agents within a complete rehabilitation program. It covers everything from new applications to thermal agents, hydrotherapy, traction, compression, ultrasound, electrical currents, and electromagnetic radiation. Readers will learn when and when not to use physical agents, how to integrate these tools into a patient's overall treatment plan, and how to document treatment to optimize reimbursement and minimize liability. Clinical case studies are streamlined to provide accurate information quickly while enhancing decision-making skills. Evidenced-based practice is incorporated throughout, justifying treatment choices with concrete, up-to-the-minute research data. ... Read more

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This volume demonstrates the power of art therapy as a tool for intervening with children from violent homes. Emphasis is given to the short-term setting where time is at a premium and circumstances are unpredictable - because within this setting, mental health practitioners often experience a sense of helplessness in their work with the youngest victims of abusive families.; In this new edition, the author describes the intervention process from intake to termination, highlighting the complex issues involved at various levels of evaluation and interpretation. The text is augmented with 95 children's drawings, which serve to fill the gap between theory and reality.; Specific topics include: inherent frustrations for therapists working in battered women's shelters; what to include in art evaluation; evaluating child abuse and neglect; group art intervention in shelters; and art expression as assessment and therapy with sexually abused children. ... Read more

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A thought-provoking and practical text that provides a framework for working with traumatized children.
This text offers a solid framework for working with children who have been exposed to violence and who need to ventilate their concerns in a safe and supportive environment. With clinical skill and masterful teaching, Cathy Malchiodi provides an instructive manual that offers clear and informative information on how drawings can be used to help children overcome their negative life experiences. A significant contribution to the mental health field.

outstanding resource in work with children
The author's extensive experience makes this an outstanding resource that provides the guided direction needed to give traumatized children the opportunity to find relief from the terrors of their traumas. A must for all mental health professionals who work with traumatized children. Readers in general will find the more than 90 drawings by children from violent homes both fascinating and poignant. Author presents the use of art therapy with clarity and simplicity,so that therapists can immediately learn the use of this tool in their work with children who have been abused. ... Read more

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Play Therapy Treatment Planning and Interventions: The Ecosystemic Model and Workbook contains key information on one of the most rapidly developing and growing areas of therapy. The book is designed to help play therapists develop specific treatment goals and develop focused treatment plans, as now required by many regulating agencies and third party payers.
The text includes descriptions of 25 actual play therapy activities. Any preparation the therapist may need to complete before the session is identified as is the outcome the therapist may expect. Each activity description ends with a suggestion as to how the therapists might follow up on the content and experience in future sessions. The activity descriptions are very practical and are geared to the child clients specific developmental level.
Play Therapy Treatment Planning and Interventions presents guidelines for interviewing clients and their parents as well as pretreatment assessment. The book provides guidance on data gathering for the intake process and case conceptualization. Case examples and completed sections of the workbook, quotes, and lists increase the text's comprehension. The entire workbook is provided in text format and on disk. It provides the therapist with an easy-to-use format for recording critical case information, specific treatment goals, and the overall treatment plan.

Key Features
* Presents a comprehensive theory of play therapy and a comprehensive model of play therapy intervention
* Clearly relates the theoretical model to the interventions
* Provides examples of the application of both the theory and the intervention model to specific cases
* Provides a structure by which the reader can apply the theory and intervention model to his or her own cases
* Describes actual play therapy activities and identifies how therapists can prepare for the session, implement the activity, and the outcome they may expect
* Describes play activities clustered according to the developmental level of the children to which they are best suited
* Workbook format provides the reader with a method for obtaining comprehensive intake and assessment data, organizing that data into a case formulation and treatment goals, and then developing a comprehensive treatment plan
* Provides a blank copy of the workbook, as well as the workbook on disk, for use in ones own practice ... Read more

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...valuable launching tool for therapists...
This book beautifully facilitates the introduction of themes, into practice, that capture the emotional energy of a client in play. The book clearly provides a structure for the therapist to help the individual with the opening and closing of their emotional and psychological boundaries. In general, the techniques illustrate how the therapist is able to help the client more easily access the underlying boundary process and accept directed inputs, their way, that will help them transform poorly developed internal structures, (i.e. family of origin tapes), into healthier ones, (e.g. long held anger can be transformed into present day assertiveness). Overall, this book is a valuable launching tool for therapists considering Play Therapy as an intervention. ... Read more

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This is a practical reference and guide for physicians, surgeons, therapists, orthotists, engineers, and other health professionals involved in the management of disabled individuals with upper motor neurone syndrome and spasticity. The book is a thorough review covering all aspects of management from physiotherapy, seating, and orthoses to the use of drugs. It examines the neurophysiology of spasticity, measurement of outcome, and the newer treatment techniques, such as phenol and alcohol nerve blocks and botulinum toxin injections. More invasive procedures, including intrathecal baclofen and surgical intervention for more complex and severe spasticity are covered in detail. ... Read more

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This is the definitive guide for everyone concerned with multiple sclerosis: those who have the disease and those who share their lives with someone who has it. It covers a wide range of topics in a format that is familiar, accessible and easily understood. The comfortable question-and-answer format reflects the collaborative relationship between people with MS and their health care professionals. The authors of each chapter answer the questions that they have been asked repeatedly in the course of their work with MS.There are approximately 350,000 adults in the United States with multiple sclerosis. This extensively revised and updated new edition contains new information on medications, strategies for living with the disease, coping with stress, and much more. ... Read more

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Best MS Reference Book
I was diagnosed nearly two years ago, and this book has been a very valuable reference. I keep going back to it again and again as I have questions, and despite other reviewers' comments, I felt it was up to date when I purchased it. Perhaps these comments were based on an older edition? I also found the index to be very user-friendly. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone with MS.

Old Answers for New Questions
Unfortunately, a lot of this information is out of date -- and even if it wasn't, it's some of the answers to some of the questions you might have, presented in a sometimes easily accessible but sometimes difficult to access fashion. Some of the contributions are far more useful than others.
I appreciate the fact that Rosalind Kalb has been a tireless advocate for people with MS, and I hope she updates this book (with a better format) -- but still I wish there were some MS "advocates" out there who weren't taking drug company money.

This is THE book you will ever need
Awesome coverage of all the areas from the basics, to employment and insurance issues, to latest research to many other things.

I bought 2 other books along with this. But after reaing this one, I returned the other two books and it made them redundant.

If you need to buy just one book (even if you have the money to buy 10 books on MS), this is the ONLY book you will ever need.

ms information
THIS IS AN EXCELLENT INFORMATION BOOK THAT EVERYONE WITH MS SHOULD OWN. VERY INFORMATIVE WITH ALL THE LATEST INFORMATION.

Outdated Information
While this book was very informative, it had very outdated information. A separate booklet was sent with this book, to update some of the information, but even this was outdated material. I don't think enough information was given about the various tests that you have to go through, to be diagnosed. Telling a person more about what to expect during these tests, helps to alleviate the patients fears. ... Read more

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Peer-reviewed by the Publications Committee of the AmericanCollege of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, this is a practicaland comprehensive guide to occupational and environmental medicinepractice. Sixteen new chapters, ranging from The Americans withDisabilities Act to indoor air pollution keep the Second Edition ofthis popular book at the forefront of the field. ... Read more

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The Information Age has transformed the way in which humans communicate and interact with each other in almost every aspect.This new relationship between humans and technology has been an added convenience for some, and a sheer blessing for others; for those with physical and communication impairments, modern-day technology has transformed daily living into a journey toward capability instead of disability. In its examination of assistive technology, this book serves as an essential resource for clinicians, product developers, families and individuals as they recommend, select, purchase, design, and use assistive technology. Combining real experience and academic research, King examines how humans can adapt to machinery and increase the acceptance, effectiveness, and efficiency of technology.This book investigates how psychological factors (such as fear, stress, rejection, etc.) can affect the efficiency of assistive technology. Product developers, speech pathologists, audiologists, occupational therapists, rehabilitation counselors, special educators, nurses, and businesses. A Longwood Professional Book ... Read more

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What is Missing from Special Education
Many teachers are fond of saying that, "computers are just another educational tool." This implies that there is no computer revolution in education. A black board or a pencil is very similar to a computer. What they miss is how those tools changed education. Changes in pedagogy did not happen because educators wanted to change education. They happened because humans interacted differently with their environment because of these tools. Assistive Technology: Essential Human Factors, particularly chapters five and nine, helps educators assess how to evaluate the effectiveness of assistive technology and computers. Before you create your lesson plan or schedule an IEP meeting, you should know what an assessment of human factors would tell you about your educational plans.
And if , by chance, you think this is the responsibility of your school district educational technologists, just ask them what they know about the human factors involved in using technology.
This is an excellent book to begin to explore why some assistive technology works and some fails.

excellent resource for all SLPs
This book provides guidelines to follow when working with clients who use assistive technology. It is an excellent resource for all present and future Speech-Language Pathologists and all those who interact with users of assistive technology. A must have reference for your professional library! ... Read more

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The creative arts are a powerful tool for therapists who want to provide effective therapy experiences for their clients. The magic of the arts touches the spirit and promotes a level of communication that is different from everyday life. The person running these groups must play many roles: facilitator, teacher, artist and therapist. It is a journey of discovery and wonder. You will learn why the creative arts are an important element in therapy, what it means to be creative, what enhances creativity and what hinders it, how creative arts groups interact to promote discovery of self and others and how to run effective groups from the initial planning to closure for a group that is ending. The second part of the book describes the creative arts, giving you specific information about visual and tactile arts, drama therapy, theater games and improvisations, clowning, music, dance/movement, movement exploration, meditation and creative visualization. Along with the d!escriptions, there are over 240 activity ideas for you to use. ... Read more

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This is the leading textbook of orthopaedic physical therapy.The consistent format first introduces the basic concepts ofconservative management of musculoskeletal problems, then discusseseach region. Regional chapters cover functional anatomy andbiomechanics, evaluation, and management of common lesions. Thematerial presented on evaluation and treatment is explained in astep-by-step format, making it clear, logical, and easy to follow. Anabundance of illustrations and photographs highlight treatmenttechniques; and an extensive list of references help correlate researchwith physical therapy practice. A wealth of new knowledge makes thethird edition truly comprehensive. New chapters in this edition:Properties of Dense Connective Tissue and Wound Healing, The ThoracicSpine, and The Sacroiliac Joint and the Lumbar-Pelvic-Hip Complex. Theankle and hindfoot chapter has been expanded to cover the lower leg andforefoot. Other features include: new visuals - 98 new line drawingsand 293 new halftones enhance the text, especially therapeuticprocedures; new discussion of joint stabilization techniques and therole of exercise, reflects current practice; and new chapter outlinesat the beginning of each chapter. ... Read more

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clinical orthopaedic rehabilitation
I want to see your book if i can. My field of profession is phisical therapy

thanks for all

goran ... Read more