Identifying the Role of Physical Therapy in Soft Tissue Healing
by Dr Orson Miller Dpt
New Horizons in Pediatric Exercise Sciences
by Cameron J.R. Blimkie and Oded Bar-Or
This text brings together current reviews by international contributors on the impact of exercise on healthy children and children with chronic disease. It explores: the endocrinologic aspects of paediatric exercise; physical activity, nutrition, and bone mineral development; exercise training in paediatric cardiac patients; nutrition and physical activity in developing countries; and the relationship between physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness.
The 2007 Report on Womens Formal Outerwear Jackets
by Philip M. Parker
Comprehensive and easy-to-read, this newly updated edition focuses on the essential information needed to start a career as a massage professional. Students will gain an understanding of the body and its functions and learn massage techniques and therapeutic skills, including specialized massage such as prenatal massage, massage during labor, lymph massage, neuromuscular therapy, reflexology, and more. Skills for client-therapist relations, communications, and promotions complete this well-round...
This text explains how to perform the metabolic calculations used in exercise physiology. The book is aimed at health professionals and students seeking certification in these fields, and shows simple methods for solving problems in exercise metabolism, pulmonary function and cardiovascular dynamics. It contains many examples and practice problems which should help those with maths phobias to gain an understanding of calculations in exercise physiology. In addition to explaining fundamental math...
Pierson and Fairchild's Principles & Techniques of Patient Care - E-Book
by Sheryl L Fairchild and Roberta Kuchler O'Shea
Goodman and Snyders Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapist Elsevier eBook on Vitalsource (Retail Access Car
by Heick and Lazaro
Exercise for Older Adults
Never before has there been such a demand for fitness professionals who recognize and understand the special needs of older adults. Written by top experts from the fields of exercise physiology and psychology, Exercise for Older Adults provides clear, comprehensive guidelines for fitness professionals who wish to better serve this growing community.Developed under the leadership of the American Council on Exercise, this practical manual shows fitness professionals how to provide safe and effecti...
Gray's Basic Anatomy Elsevier eBook on Vitalsource (Retail Access Card)
by Richard Drake, A Wayne Vogl, and Adam W. M. Mitchell
Frozen Shoulder
Frozen Shoulder: Present and Future provides insights into one of the most mysterious diseases of the human body, frozen shoulder, a condition characterized by severe shoulder pain and functional restriction of shoulder motion. About 4% of the general population develops a frozen shoulder, with numbers rising to 59% in patients with diabetes mellitus. It curiously only develops between the age of 40 and 60 years, affects more women than men, and seems to be more common in patients with sedentar...
"FallProof!" offers the following benefits: flexibility - program participants can engage in group activities that take into account their individual abilities so that the program is not too easy or too difficult for them; guidance - "FallProof!" illustrates the easiest and safest ways to present each of the program's exercise components, addressing issues from safety concerns to the best ways to offer feedback to participants; supplemental materials - reproducible health, assessment, and safety...