Medikamentoese Schmerztherapie in Orthopadie Und Unfallchirurgie (Praxiswissen Orthopadie Unfallchirurgie)
Medikamentoese Schmerztherapie in Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie Ein solides Basiswissen uber alle in der Schmerztherapie wichtigen Arzneimittel, deren Wirkungen, Nebenwirkungen und Kombinationsmoeglichkeiten ist fur jeden Orthopaden und Unfallchirurgen in Klinik und Praxis unverzichtbar. Welche Befunde mussen vor der Medikamentengabe erhoben werden? Wie werden die Medikamente dosiert? Welche Wechselwirkungen mit anderen Medikamenten sind zu beachten und welche Therapiealternativen gibt es? Di...
New and Emerging Rheumatic Diseases, an Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book (Clinics: Internal Medicine, #49)
In dem wissenschaftlichen Sachbuch erklart der Rheumatologe und Professor fur experimentelle Medizin Rainer H. Straub aus ganzheitlicher Sicht einen zentralen Konflikt im Koerper: Warum der Streit um Energie uns altern lasst und zu Erschoepfung und Stresszustanden, Schlafstoerungen und Gewichtsproblemen, Libidostoerungen und Bluthochdruck fuhrt. Und warum das vor allem Menschen mit chronisch entzundlichen Erkrankungen zu schaffen macht. Mit spannenden Erkenntnissen nimmt uns der Autor mit auf ei...
Practical advise on how to cope with one of the most common rheumatic-type auto-immune diseases. Sjogrens syndrome (pronounced show-grens) is the most common rheumatic-type auto-immune disease after rheumatoid arthritis, affecting up to half a million people in the UK. The most common symptoms include dry eyes and dry mouth, joint and muscle pain, thrush, difficulty in swallowing, fatigue and depression. Frequently people with Sjogrens syndrome suffer from anther auto-immune disease such as lupu...
Muscle energy techniques (METs) are a tool for physical therapists to strengthen patients' weak muscles, restore normal muscle tone, increase joint mobility, and improve circulation, musculoskeletal function, and overall well-being. First developed in 1948 by American osteopath Fred Mitchell, METs offer a valuable approach for practitioners of physiotherapy, sports therapy, osteopathy, chiropractic, yoga, and Pilates. METs are unique in their application: rather than the therapist initiating the...
Lupus Q&a - Revised And Updated, 3rd Edition
by Robert G. Lahita and Robert H. Phillips
A revised and updated edition of the bestselling resource for lupus patients, their families, and medical professionals A perennial bestseller, Lupus Q&A is the go-to guide for sufferers of a chronic autoimmune disease that affects more than 1.4 million people in the United States alone. Characterized by achy joints and skin rashes, lupus often mimics other diseases, making it tricky to diagnose and treat. In this completely revised and updated edition, Dr. Robert Lahita and Dr. Robert Phillip...
Psoriatic Arthritis (The Facts)
by Dafna D. Gladman and Vinod Chandran
Psoriatic arthritis is an inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis. It is characterised by swelling and inflammation in and around the joints as well as inflammation of the skin. While there is currently no cure for psoriatic arthritis, several new treatments are emerging that offer new hope to patients. In this guide for patients, the authors draw on their experience from one of the largest clinics in the world that is dedicated to understanding and managing patients with psoriatic arth...
Osteoporosis (The Facts)
by Alison J. Black, Rena Sandison, and David M. Reid
Osteoporosis affects an estimated 3 million people in the UK. The condition causes the bones to become more fragile and therefore more prone to fractures, along with pain, a loss of movement and an inability to perform daily tasks. One in two women and one in five men in the UK will suffer a fracture after the age of 50. Aimed at patients and carers, this book covers topics such as who is affected, what the risk factors are, and how patients can prevent or lessen the effects. The book looks fo...
A Guide to Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Hypermobility Type)
by Isobel Knight
Covering everything from recognising symptoms and obtaining initial diagnosis to living with the condition on a daily basis, this complete guide to living with and managing Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Hypermobility Type - formerly known as Type III) has been revised and fully-updated in this accessible new edition. The author, who has the condition, looks at how it affects children and adolescents and explores pain management, pregnancy, physical and psychological aspects, and how it widely affects...
From the acclaimed author of All About Bone and All About Muscle, All About Joints tells you everything you might want to know about your joints, how they work, how they can be injured, illnesses to which they are prone and how to keep them healthy. The book is written for the intelligent reader who wants to better understand normal functioning of the musculoskeletal system and the injuries and ailments to which it is subject. It covers practical matters such as proper exercise and sports, the p...
A Field Guide to Joint Disease in Archaeology
by Juliet Rogers and T. Waldron
Designed to be used as an aid in the field, this practical guide explains how to recognize and classify joint disease in skeletal material. Emphasizes the fact that palaeopathological diagnoses differ in many important respects from clinical or radiological diagnoses. Describes each of the major joint diseases along with methods for their diagnoses. Every chapter is extensively illustrated with photographs and line drawings of type specimens.