Product Description: MUSCULOSKELETAL MRI covers the essential and basic facts of musculoskeletal magnetic resonance imaging. Normal anatomy, the most common abnormalities, and diseases that are unique to the anatomic site are discussed along with individual joints and general disease processes. To facilitate learning, the text is logically organized by discussing the components of anatomy, then immediately explains abnormalities affecting the individual structures.
Explaining the impact of horseback riding on the human back in easy-to-understand terms, this guide illustrates how various movements in the saddle affect a rider's back and outlines straightforward steps that can be taken immediately to help keep riders ready to saddle up. Too many riders suffer from back injury, stress, or strain and consequently experience pain when in the saddle or are unable to ride at all. This indispensable guide has step-by-step exercises for strengthening the body for riding, guidance on horse selection and tack selection, and tips on which horse sports are appropriate for riders with various back problems. Traditional and alternative treatments for back pain are also discussed, as are the special considerations of pregnant and elderly riders.
Product Description: Concise, comprehensive, and logically organized, this find-it-now resource offers fingertip access to the diagnostic tools necessary for the definitive diagnosis and treatment of the most common musculo-skeletal disorders found in adults and children.
Product Description: This practical guide provides explanations of the techniques for measuring both joint range of motion and muscle length testing. In addition to the comprehensive coverage of the measurement techniques, this text provides valuable information on measuring norms and a critical review on the reliability of specific tests. It demonstrates the use of the goniometer, inclinometer, and tape measure for the examination of the upper and lower extremities, spine, and temporomandibular joint. Readers will find the most complete information available to date on measurement of joint ROM of the spine, as well as muscle length of the upper and lower extremities.
No one who works at a computer or drives a car will be surprised to learn that neck pain is on the rise. About 70 million people in the United States have had neck pain, and the incidence is increasing. Like back pain, neck pain can become a constant plague that is both mysterious and difficult to treat.
Here at last is help. In What to Do for a Pain in the Neck, one of today's leading experts on neck pain provides a broad range of treatments and preventive measures so that you do not have to learn how to live with pain -- you can banish it.
Combining his own extensive experience with the best scientific information available, Dr. Jerome Schofferman presents strategies ranging from such simple tips as rearranging your desk, workstation, and computer height to daily exercise routines to aggressive treatments requiring professional care. Among the areas he explores in depth are
Potential causes of neck pain
Neck-related headaches
Whiplash (including the effects of litigation on the rate of recovery)
What to expect from a chiropractor or physical therapist
Over-the-counter and prescription pain medications
Acupuncture, meditation, magnet healing, massage, and other complementary therapies
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pocketpedia from: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 8 used from $27.54 18 Thirdparty New from $27.52 Edition: 1 Media: Paperback EAN: 9780781744331 ISBN: 0781744334 Number Of Pages: 140 Publication Date: 2003-07-01 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pocketpedia is a pocket-sized, quick-reference tool for the busy resident or clinician. It contains charts, tables, diagrams, and illustrations that present key facts and points essential for day-to-day patient care. The book was prepared and field-tested by residents in the PM&R department at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, who know from experience what information clinicians need to have at their fingertips. Coverage encompasses all disorders, diagnostic tests, and treatment modalities and includes a pharmacopeia. The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pocketpedia is also available electronically for handheld computers. See Media Products section for details.
A comprehensive self-help program designed to prevent and reverse degenerative inflammatory diseases without drugs and their unwelcome side effects.
⢠The program in this book is designed to help millions who suffer from chronic arthritis pain to heal, rather than to just medicate their symptoms.
⢠Takes a holistic approach to finding the causes of arthritis pain and offers a self-help treatment program designed to heal the body from the inside out by incorporating medicinal herbs, nutritional supplements, exercise, diet, and chiropractic care.
⢠Raquel Martin is the author of the bestselling book The Estrogen Alternative.
Each year thousands of people struggling with the debilitating effects of arthritis hear their doctors say that they will just have to learn to live with the pain. After experiencing this firsthand, Raquel Martin was determined to find a better way. Together with Dr. Karen Romano, Martin developed a comprehensive self-help program designed to prevent and reverse degenerative inflammatory disease without drugs and their unwelcome or dangerous side effects. The authors show readers how to address the causes rather than medicate the symptoms of arthritis by implementing holistic lifestyle changes--from medicinal herbs, nutritional supplements, and natural hormone therapy to whole foods, exercise, and chiropractic care. Thoroughly researched and clearly presented, Preventing and Reversing Arthritis Naturally guides readers through the labyrinth of recent medical studies related to the effects and treatment of this disease. In addition, it discusses the exclusion of alternative therapies from most insurance coverage and provides advice on the action consumers can take to address this.
Part practical medical resource, part encouraging guide, Preventing and Reversing Arthritis Naturally will inspire all readers to take charge of all aspects of their health.
Product Description: Readers get the facts they need to make informed decisions about hip and knee replacement surg-eries-the two most common joint replacements in America. Hundreds of thousands of Americans suffer from painful, deteriorating joints-and for many, surgery is their only option for relief. Now, Dr. Ronald P. Grelsamer gives readers all the information they need to decide whether hip or knee replacement is the right choice. From the history and evolution of joint implants to the significant differences between types of implants and surgeries, he arms readers with the need-to-know facts for a lasting recovery, including a step-by-step physical program to recover from surgery in the shortest time possible. Dr. Grelsamer also examines the risks and limitations, informing readers under which conditions surgery would actually be more damaging than beneficial. This complete guide addresses every area of concern that a patient may have and enables them to take control, ask the right questions, and live joint-pain free!
Download Description: Almost 400,000 joint replacements are performed annually in the United States. In WHAT YOUR DOCTOR MAY NOT TELL YOU ABOUT HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY, Dr. Ronald Grelsamer takes the reader through the exact nature of hip and knee replacement surgery. He covers the history and evolution of hip and joint implants, the significant differences between types of implants, the risks and limitations of replacement surgery and the need-to-know facts for a lasting recovery, including a step-by-step physical program to recover from surgery in the shortest time possible. In seventeen accessible chapters Dr. Grelsamer covers every area of concern that a patient may have and enable them to take control, ask the right questions and avoid the common mistakes that so often get made, usually at the patient's expense.
The foremost authorities from chiropractics, orthopaedics and physical therapy present a practical overview of spinal rehabilitation. This clinical resource presents the most current and significant spinal rehab information, showing how to apply simple and inexpensive rehabilitation in the office. The updated Second Edition includes clinical/regional protocols and chapters on diagnostic triage, acute care, functional assessment, recovery care, outcomes, and biopsychosocial aspects. A bonus DVD offers demonstrations of key therapies and procedures.
For more than 15 years, students have relied on First Aid to pass the USMLE; now, for the first time, they can get this trusted name for Orthopaedic specialty board preparation
The orthopaedic license exam is given in July; the yearly in-service exam is given in November
A true one-stop study resource
Audience includes Orthopedic residents preparing for their in-service exam, residents seeking board certification, and 40,000 orthopedic surgeons who are required to take the recertification exam