Tidy's Physiotherapy

A classic textbook and a student favourite, Tidy's Physiotherapy aims to reflect contemporary practice of physiotherapy and can be used as a quick reference by the physiotherapy undergraduate for major problems that they may encounter throughout their study, or while on clinical placement. Tidy's Physiotherapy is a resource which charts a range of popular subject areas. It also encourages the student to think about problem-solving and basic decision-making in a practice setting, presenting case studies to consolidate and apply learning.

In this fifteenth edition, new chapters have been added and previous chapters withdrawn, continuing its reflection of contemporary education and practice. Chapters have again been written by experts who come from a wide range of clinical and academic backgrounds. The new edition is complemented by an accompanying online ancillary which offers access to over 50 video clips on musculoskeletal tests, massage and exercise and an image bank along with the addition of crosswords and MCQs for self-assessment. Now with new chapters on:

• Reflection
• Collaborative health and social care / interprofessional education
• Clinical leadership
• Pharmacology
• Muscle imbalance
• Sports management
• Acupuncture in physiotherapy
• Management of Parkinson's and of older people

• Neurodynamics * Part of the Physiotherapy Essentials* series - core textbooks for both students and lecturers!

• Covers a comprehensive range of clinical, academic and professional subjects
• Annotated illustrations to simplify learning
• Definition, Key Point and Weblink boxes

• Online access to over 50 video clips and 100's of dowloadable images (http://evolve.elsevier.com/Porter/Tidy)

• Online resources via Evolve Learning with video clips, image bank, crosswords and MCQs! Log on and register at http://evolve.elsevier.com/Porter/Tidy
• Case studies

• Additional illustrations

  Klappentext

  A classic textbook and a student favourite, Tidy's Physiotherapy aims to reflect contemporary practice of physiotherapy and can be used as a quick reference by the physiotherapy undergraduate for major problems that they may encounter throughout their study, or while on clinical placement. Tidy's Physiotherapy is a resource which charts a range of popular subject areas. It also encourages the student to think about problem-solving and basic decision-making in a practice setting, presenting case studies to consolidate and apply learning.

  In this fifteenth edition, new chapters have been added and previous chapters withdrawn, continuing its reflection of contemporary education and practice. Chapters have again been written by experts who come from a wide range of clinical and academic backgrounds. The new edition is complemented by an accompanying online ancillary which offers access to over 50 video clips on musculoskeletal tests, massage and exercise and an image bank along with the addition of crosswords and MCQs for self-assessment. ** Now with new chapters on:

• **Reflection
• Collaborative health and social care / interprofessional education
• Clinical leadership
• Pharmacology
• Muscle imbalance
• Sports management
• Acupuncture in physiotherapy
• Management of Parkinson's and of older people

• Neurodynamics Part of the *Physiotherapy Essentials* series - core textbooks for both students and lecturers!

• Covers a comprehensive range of clinical, academic and professional subjects
• Annotated illustrations to simplify learning
• Definition, Key Point and Weblink boxes

• Online access to over 50 video clips and 100's of dowloadable images (http://evolve.elsevier.com/Porter/Tidy)

• Online resources via Evolve Learning with video clips, image bank, crosswords and MCQs! Log on and register at http://evolve.elsevier.com/Porter/Tidy
• Case studies

• Additional illustrations

  Zusammenfassung
  A title that aims to reflect contemporary practice of physiotherapy and can be used as a reference by the physiotherapy undergraduate, for major problems that they may encounter throughout their study, or while on clinical placement.

  Inhalt

  1. The responsibilities of being a physiotherapist

  2. Collaborative health and social care, and the role of interprofessional education

  3. Clinical leadership

  4. Pharmacology

  5. Reflection

  6. Management of respiratory diseases

  7. Adult spontaneous and conventional mechanical ventilation

  8. Cardiac rehabilitation

  9. Physiotherapy in thoracic surgery

  10. Changing relationships for promoting health

  11. Musculoskeletal assessment

  12. The physiotherapy management of inflammation, healing and repair

  13. Exercise in rehabilitation

  14. Muscle imbalance

  15. Biomechanics

  16. Sports management

  17. Pain

  18. Acupuncture in physiotherapy

  19. Electrotherapy

  20. Physiotherapy for people with major amputation

  21. Massage

  22. An introduction to fractures

  23. Joint arthroplasty

  24. Physiotherapy management of Parkinson's and of older people

  25. Neurodynamics

  26. Neurological physiotherapy

  27. Physiotherapy in women's health