Tidy's Phisiotherapy (Paperback)

The essential book to refer to, whether you?re just starting out or about to go on placement or need to look up something for an assessment, the 14th edition of Tidy?s Physiotherapy is up-to-date and ready to meet the needs of today?s physiotherapy student. Chapters are written by specialists who have come from a wide range of clinical and academic backgrounds. Each chapter encourages you to problem solve and provides case studies to give the opportunity to consolidate learning and to give you confidence when you need to apply what you have learned. For the first time, a DVD ROM is included which contains sections on musculoskeletal tests, massage and exercise, and graphics which can be used for revision, presentations and even teaching.

Table of Contents
* High quality annotated art illustrations
* Case studies which provide further insights into the physiotherapists clinical reasoning
* Web links
* DVD containing videoclips and downloadable photographs
* Additional chapters on Care of the Ventilated Patient; Caridac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Management of Tissue Healing and Repair, Massage, Electrotherapy, Pain and Changing Relationships for Promoting Health
* Part of the Physiotherapy Essentials series - core textbooks for both students and lecturers

Table of Contents
* The responsibilities of being a physiotherapist
* Musculoskeletal assessment An introduction to fractures
* Management of burns and plastic surgery
* Physiotherapy in women's health
* Biomechanics
* Osteoporosis
* Physiotherapy in thoracic surgery
* Cardiac disease
* Management of respiratory diseases
* Adult spontaneous and conventional mechanical ventilation
* Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation
* Tissue inflammation and repair
* The physiotherapy management of inflammation
* tissue healing and repair
* Neurological physiotherapy
* Massage
* Exercise in rehabilitation
* Electrotherapy
* Pain
* Common chronic inflammatory arthopathies
* Physiotherapy management of ankylosing spondylitis
* The research process
* Changing relationships for promoting health
* Upper and lower limb joint arthroplasty
* Physiotherapy for people with amputation