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Buy both Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness, 10th edition AND Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness Colouring and Workbook, 2nd edition and save! This fantastic value package offers both books at an unbeatable price and provides an unrivalled anatomy and physiology learning and revision resource! Features Offers both Ross and Wilson tex... Read More...

Now well established, this is a new edition of a highly illustrated colour textbook of approximately 240 colour photographs of male and female anatomy, with accompanying line drawings of deep structures. This is 'living anatomy' and is an invaluable guide for students wishing to correlate internal to surface anatomy. The line drawings also indicate common sites for injection of local anesthetics, a... Read More...

In spite of recent changes in nurse education, nurses still need to know about medicine to understand their work with patients. This is the latest edition of what has become a popular and enduring nursing textbook. It is a short textbook of medicine written by medical experts, but read by nurses. Nurses have consistently found this book invaluable because of the level at which the text is pitched. ... Read More...

Clearly presented information about conventional medicine that can be applied in clinical practice. There are 19 chapters covering every major organ system, clearly explaining conventional terms, disease symptoms, investigations, treatment and how to manage conditions from the perspective of holistic medicine. The author is a highly respected practitioner of Chinese medicine with a background in c... Read More...

It’s finally here! This is the first workbook ever written specifically to help acupuncturists and practitioners of Chinese medicine to directly access the Chinese medical literature in Chinese. Conversational and easy to follow, Bob shares all the 'quick and dirty' methods he’s used to teach himself. You can begin translating modern medical Chinese within hours! In this book, you will learn 1) ho... Read More...

A skills-oriented, interactive survival guide for students! A booklet with CD-Rom, this compiles 230 behavioural objectives, step-by-step enabling criteria and photographs helping students achieve standards of competence in Surface and Living Anatomy Skills covering questions commonly asked by examiners at diploma and degree course level. Features Skills orientated Interactive CDROM 'Do-it... Read More...

The 4th Edition of this widely acclaimed text continues the tradition of previous editions by providing a practical, "how-to" manual that describes the indications, contraindications, and application techniques of electrotherapy. The author shares his unique point of view throughout, emphasizing treatment techniques, clinical skills, and innovative treatment planning. Features Includes personal... Read More...

Here is a solid basis of hope of recovery from serious, chronic injury which is now a widespread, unyielding problem. weintraub has developed a highly effective new osteopathic-style approach to answer this major healthcare challenge. Active people, practitioners, and patients wishing to avoid surgery will find guidance in this work which breaks new ground for healing damage due to sports, accident... Read More...

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This excellent research based textbook addresses nursing care issues rather than disease processes and therefore looks at issues such as discharge planning, adolescents and cancer, coping strategies for family and staff. It concentrates on the psychological and social aspects of care and reflects the radical changes that have occurred in recent years in this field. These include better survival rat... Read More...

Health professionals today must be able to justify their treatment interventions in the light of available research evidence. In areas where no such evidence exists the pressure is on to undertake the research which may provide it. Research Method for Clinical Therapists provides a straightforward, jargon-free introduction to a number of research methods. Emphasising experimental techniques, it cov... Read More...

This book will link the normal physiology taught at undergraduate level to the pathology of conditions encountered in the clinical environment. The text includes chapters specific to physiotherapists and occupational therapists, focussing on the knowledge required for rehabilitation medicine. Reviews “What I like about this text is the way it tailors the relevant aspects of pathophysi... Read More...

Understanding the function of skeletal muscle requires knowledge of its structure from the level of gross anatomy down to that of molecular organization. This book is mainly concerned with skeletal muscle physiology sand biochemistry and covers from embryonic development, muscle organization, energy metabolism, structure of the muscle fibre to mechanisms of fatigue. The text is fully illustrated wi... Read More...

The first book of its kind, this must-have resource examines the integration of palliative interventions from a disease-specific approach, providing practical guidance on caring for patients who follow a progressive, chronic disease trajectory prior to death. This uniquely practical book addresses all aspects of palliative care, going beyond theoretical information to advise practitioners on the mo... Read More...

This core textbook in pharmacology presents basic pharmacologic principles along with the mechanism of action and side effects of drugs commonly seen in physical therapy practice. Chapters are organized using a systems approach with each section beginning with the pathophysiology of disease and continuing with a discussion of the drug groups used for treatment. Sections end with a discussion about ... Read More...

This updated and expanded volume is a practical guide for clinicians to help their clients manage and alleviate problems associated with chronic pain. Based on the Gate Control Model, the manual provides detailed and structured information to enable the cognitive-behavioral-oriented clinician to conduct a time-limited, theapist-guided self-management program. The edition places an emphasis on the c... Read More...

This is a comprehensive guide to complementary therapies written specifically for nurses and midwives. The book covers the general issues involved in dealing with complementary therapies - change, policy, models, supervision - and examines the broad concepts which underpin many of the therapeutic approaches - energy, healing, environments. The bulk of the book consists of short summaries of a numbe... Read More...

This book describes the underlying mechanisms and management of pain. It is aimed primarily at undergraduates who traditionally have received somewhat fragment teaching of this important problem within their curriculum.. This text would bring the elements of pain training together in one place and improve their understanding. It would also help anybody in the healthcare profession to develop an und... Read More...

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Since the publication of the first edition in 1984, Textbook of Pain embodies a unique combination of the theoretical and practical aspects of pain from basic scientific concepts to specific strategies of therapeutic management. Pain medicine encompasses many specialties--the contributors of the book are drawn from anatomy, oncology,pharmacology,pathology , anesthesia, psychology, neurology and psy... Read More...

Whilst Carreiro’s other title, An Osteopathic Approach to Children, covers the theory on pediatric medicine from an osteopathic perspective exploring conditions and diseases of childhood, and the rational for osteopathic treatment, this new book deals with the practical methods to treating children and infants with osteopathic techniques. She includes background on NMT for children and infants. T... Read More...

Summary: Focused on pathology needs for massage therapists, this reference in encyclopedia-like format is organized alphabetically according to diseases. It covers over 400 conditions likely encountered by massage therapists, and provides descriptions followed by Cause, Signs and Symptoms, Risk Factors and Caution and Recommendations to Therapists. Features include marginal notes providing more i... Read More...

In the Dorland's series of specialized word books, this effective, time-saving tool is ideal for transcribing, editing, and proofreading documents related to alternative medicine. Dorland's Alternative Medicine Word Book for Medical Transcriptionists offers convenient access to words most often used in alternative medicine, drawn from the latest edition of Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary f... Read More...

Red Flags is the essential guide to correctly identifying and acting on warning signs when a therapist becomes suspicious of serious pathology in a patient presenting with back pain. This handy pocketbook offers practical strategies for developing clinical reasoning so that therapists are able to distinguish between Red Flags and Red Herrings along the patient journey, and have greater confidence i... Read More...

The concept of utilization of electricity to alleviate pain has been with us for centuries. It has simply taken divergent paths which have led us to todays perspective. T.E.N.S. can serve as a non-invasive, non-pharmacologic means whereby man's pain may be controlled, which may ultimately lead him to the capability of finding the inner resources to bring him in touch with his reality of being. ... Read More...

This comprehensive resource covers a broad array of research strategies available to massage therapists to give them the tools they need to be knowledgeable readers of research literature, as well as active researchers. The primary focus of the book is on the quantitative aspect of research that encompasses the principal types of studies most extensively used in the various health care professions,... Read More...