eFisioterapia

This high-yield, user-friendly manual is a practical road map for all physicians who diagnose and treat patients with musculoskeletal symptoms, including physiatrists, orthopedists, internists, family practitioners, rheumatologists, and neurologists. Organized by anatomic region, the book provides a step-by-step approach to the diagnosis and aggressive nonsurgical management of common musculoskeletal symptoms. Each chapter opens with diagnosis and treatment algorithms for common chief complaints.

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is a special challenge to treat children with osteopathy. You can find everything you need to know about it in this detailed and practice oriented manual. Written by an experienced, international team of authors, it covers the whole spectrum of paediatric osteopathy- from new born to teenager.
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Section 1

Author Affiliation
* Jiri Dvorak, MD - Professor, Head of Department of Neurology (Spine Unit) at the Wilhelm Schulthess Hospital in Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (Author)

* Wolfgang G. Gilliar, D.O., FAAPMR - Professor and Chairman of Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine at NYIT, Old Wesbury, NY, USA (Author)

* Carl V Granger, MD - Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA (Contributor)

This clinical textbook explores the neurological impact of manual therapies. It explores and explains concepts, relationships and scientific mechanisms of nervous system function that will aid the clinician in understanding a wide variety of common patient presentations. The text serves to demystify the clinical results seen by practitioners of manual therapy and scientifically validates the clinical success, as well as the limitations, of these approaches.

Desarrollo de los conceptos básicos que debe conocer un fisioterapeuta. En este manual se describen conceptos generales y técnicas de fisioterapia.

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Discover what it takes to succeed in the "real world" of physical therapy practice, where you'll rely not only on your clinical skills, but on management skills such as budgeting, recruiting, professional development, and limiting your risk of liability. Expert authors Ron Scott and Christopher Petrosirio guide you through the essentials of practice management to help you understand and master these skills and more.

En la última década, la Fisioterapia afronta decididamente el reto de definir sus bases teóricas y conceptuales. Frente al antiguo enfoque que respondía a un modelo eminentemente biomédico, en esta obra se plantean y se organizan los conocimientos con distintivos propios que la diferencian de otras disciplinas y especialmente, de las del campo de las ciencias de la Salud. De este modo, se subrayan y se delimitan con claridad y objetividad ambos conceptos, el de identidad profesional y el de campo profesional de la Fisioterapia.

The new diagnosis and therapy concept for the peripheral nerves by Jean-Pierre Barral and Alain Croibier is introduced for the first time in the book 'Manual Therapy for the Peripheral Nerves'. Disorders of the plexus and nerves which cause dysfunctions are described in a practical and detailed way from anatomic, physiological and pathological points of view. Examination and treatment techniques are described step by step and clarified with a multitude of photographs and illustrations.

This third edition of this very successful book includes chapters written by experts in the methods of manual treatment and provides step-by-step instructions on how to examine your patient using a logical sequence of passive, contractile, and special tests, and how to relate findings to biomechanical problems and lesions. Included are hundreds of diagrams, photographs, illustrations, and summary charts.

Key Features

This best-selling text teaches massage therapy students and practitioners the essentials of body mechanics they need to know in order to care for themselves while practicing massage therapy. The text is written in a practical, playful, and friendly manner and integrates kinesthetic, cognitive, and environmental elements.