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Libros en Profesiones de la Salud

  • Daniels y Worthingham. Técnicas de balance muscular

    • 11 Edición
    • 15 de julio de 2025
    • Marybeth Brown + 1 más
    • Español
    Este manual práctico sobre la evaluación de la fuerza y la función musculares, exhaustivamente revisado, tiene por objetivo ayudar al estudiante a conocer y dominar los métodos de exploración muscular manual y de valoración funcional. Presenta instrucciones claras e ilustradas que sirven de guía para realizar procedimientos musculares manuales fiables y válidos. Las pruebas funcionales y de rendimiento proporcionan vías alternativas para medir la fuerza en adultos de todas las edades y en pacientes con discapacidad funcional. Contiene más de 500 ilustraciones que muestran con precisión las secuencias de las pruebas, la anatomía y la inervación musculares. Asimismo, incorpora contenido sobre el dinamómetro y los datos de la dinamometría muscular, que describe el uso de esta técnica e incluye los métodos y los resultados de la prueba para cada músculo. Incluye el acceso al libro electrónico en inglés, con vídeos y contenido adicional. Este recurso permite realizar búsquedas en el texto, las figuras y las referencias bibliográficas, personalizar el contenido, crear notas y destacados, y reproducir el texto en formato audio, desde diversos dispositivos.

  • The Student Physiotherapist's Companion: A Case-Based Test-Your-Knowledge Guide

    • 1 Edición
    • 6 de junio de 2025
    • Stuart Porter
    • Inglés
    This expert guide offers a new approach to physiotherapy education. It supports you to formulate your own approach to different scenarios, then compare this with what the experts say – helping you learn the facts and how to problem solve at the same time!More than 50 chapters cover a wide variety of topics that physiotherapists will come across in practice, including the ICU, paediatrics, women’s health and disability scenarios. Each presents a case study and asks you to develop a diagnosis and treatment plan, followed by the expert view at the end of each case.The Student Physiotherapist's Companion is produced by some of the UK’s leading physiotherapy experts including consultants, academics, managers and clinical interest groups, many of them writing about scenarios that do not appear in any other textbook.

  • Introduction to Physical Therapy

    • 7 Edición
    • 5 de junio de 2025
    • Michael A. Pagliarulo
    • Inglés
    Start your physical therapy career path on the right foot with Introduction to Physical Therapy, 7th Edition. This comprehensive text offers an insightful and thorough overview of both the profession and the practice of physical therapy, including the latest topics and trends in the industry. The first section walks through the key aspects of a career in physical therapy — including the roles of the physical therapist and physical therapist assistant, practice settings, the APTA, laws, policies, and regulations. The second section covers the practice of physical therapy — detailing the functions, disorders, and therapies of the major organ systems. The seventh edition features updated chapters on the physical therapist assistant and the American Physical Therapy Association; as well as updated content, references, and coverage of the latest trends in health care. Paired with an abundance of learning aides like learning objectives, chapter outlines, review questions, and more; this highly visual text offers the complete foundation you need to successfully grow your professional knowledge and skills.

  • Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist

    • 3 Edición
    • 24 de mayo de 2025
    • Kathleen A. Sluka
    • Inglés
    Deepen your knowledge of the mechanisms of pain and redefine your approach to pain management with this essential resource! Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist, Third Edition, is the only textbook that addresses the growing significance of rehabilitation and non-pharmaceutical treatments in pain care. Dr. Kathleen Sluka leads a team of more than 20 international contributors in providing a practical, evidence-based framework for understanding pain mechanisms and management using a multidisciplinary approach. Completely updated content covers the basics of pain neurobiology and reviews evidence on the mechanisms of action of physical therapy treatments, as well as their clinical effectiveness in specific pain syndromes. This edition features new chapters on chronic pain predictors, psychological interventions, and managing pain in special populations, ensuring you are equipped with the latest advancements in the field.

  • Functional Neurology for Practitioners of Manual Medicine

    • 3 Edición
    • 8 de mayo de 2025
    • Randy W. Beck
    • Inglés
    Manual therapy is an effective treatment for many of the symptoms of neurological conditions. This practical book is a complete guide to the understanding and application of functional neurology specifically for chiropractors, osteopathic physicians and osteopaths, manual therapists, physiotherapists, acupuncturists and massage therapists.Easy to read and follow, this book covers basic concepts of nervous system anatomy and functional circuits. You will learn how to test for neurological problems, recognise abnormal performance, and coordinate appropriate rehabilitation for a wide range of patient presentations.With clinical cases, quick facts and bonus videos and MCQs to support learning, Functional Neurology for Practitioners of Manual Medicine is all you will need for a detailed clinical understanding of functional neurology that will support your practice.

  • Case-Smith's Occupational Therapy for Children and Adolescents

    • 9 Edición
    • 17 de abril de 2025
    • Jane Clifford O'Brien + 1 más
    • Inglés
    **Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® with "Essential Purchase" designation in Occupational Therapy**The number one book in pediatric OT is now revised and better than ever! Focusing on children and youth from infancy through adolescence to transition to adulthood, Case-Smith's Occupational Therapy for Children and Adolescents, Ninth Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of evidence-based pediatric practice across all settings. The textbook covers foundational concepts for OT for children and youth; evaluation and assessment; intervention across all major life occupations; interventions addressing social-emotional, behavioral, cognitive, sensory and motor function; and a final chapter providing case studies to illustrate professional reasoning.

  • Procedimientos generales de fisioterapia

    Práctica basada en la evidencia
    • 2 Edición
    • 15 de abril de 2025
    • Manuel Albornoz Cabello + 1 más
    • Español
    Segunda edición completamente revisada y actualizada que recoge el contenido de la asignatura del mismo nombre, ofreciendo una gran diversidad de recursos fisioterapéuticos con claridad y rigor metodológico. Todos los capítulos se han sometido a una revisión profunda de actualización con nuevas metodologías y recursos fisioterapéuticos, en especial los capítulos 2, «Bases neurofisiológicas de los procedimientos generales en fisioterapia», y 11, «Ejercicio físico terapéutico en personas con dolor persistente no oncológico». Proporciona las bases teóricas y prácticas de la aplicación de los medios físicos en el tratamiento y la prevención de un gran número de afecciones médicas y quirúrgicas, así como de la promoción de la salud. Los autores, con dilatada experiencia clínica y docente, exponen de manera completa y profunda los procedimientos fisioterapéuticos actuales para dar respuesta a la necesidad formativa existente por parte de los alumnos. También resulta de interés para profesores del grado en Fisioterapia, así como a los profesionales de la fisioterapia y de otras ciencias de la salud en su formación continua. De manera general en todo el libro y en cada capítulo en particular, presenta una estructura didáctica muy cuidada para una mejor comprensión del texto y al mismo tiempo obtener el máximo aprovechamiento, lo cual servirá de ayuda a cuantos se acerquen a su lectura.

  • Introduction to Orthotics

    A Clinical Reasoning and Problem-Solving Approach
    • 6 Edición
    • 12 de abril de 2025
    • Brenda M. Coppard + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Develop the critical thinking skills you need to choose and fit effective orthoses for patients with injuries and functional deficits. As a combination workbook/textbook, Introduction to Orthotics: A Clinical Reasoning and Problem-Solving Approach, Sixth Edition, uses reader-friendly language to cover the theory, design, fabrication, application, and fitting of orthopedic devices. Ideal for use in the classroom or in the clinical setting, it takes an occupation-based approach and features case studies that promote clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills. This edition also includes a new chapter on 3D printing, updated evidence-based tables, and enhanced content on interventions.

  • Primary Care for the Physical Therapist

    Examination and Triage
    • 4 Edición
    • 2 de abril de 2025
    • William G. Boissonnault + 1 más
    • Inglés
    **Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Physical Therapy**Specificall... designed to address the expanding role of physical therapists in primary care, Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage, Fourth Edition, covers all the information and skills you need to be successful in the field. Updated content throughout the text helps you stay up to date on the best practices involving patient triage and management, and communication. This edition also features new chapters on pediatrics and diet and nutrition, new information on innovative primary care models with integrated physical therapist services, and on telehealth in the post-COVID era. An enhanced ebook is included with every new print purchase. This is a must-have resource for any physical therapist wanting to obtain the clinical expertise and clinical decision-making abilities needed to serve essential roles in the primary care model as the profession strives to transform the health of society.

  • Surgery and Education: Voices from the Seattle Programs, An issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 42-2
    • 27 de febrero de 2025
    • Stephen A. Mariash
    • Inglés
    In this issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, guest editor Dr. Stephen A. Mariash brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Surgery and Education: Voices from the Seattle Programs. This issue is written by national and international educators who are affiliated with the well-known and respected Seattle surgical programs. Authors include faculty members and former residents and fellows from the Seattle programs who have each shared topics they are passionate about.

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