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Women's Health

A Textbook for Physiotherapists

  • 1 Edición - 16 de octubre de 1997
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Ruth Sapsford, Joanne Bullock-Saxton, Sue Markwell
  • Idioma: Inglés

This new text focuses on women's health throughout the life cycle. Coverage emphasizes the physiological changes and health issues that can arise during each life stage:… Leer más

Descripción

This new text focuses on women's health throughout the life cycle. Coverage emphasizes the physiological changes and health issues that can arise during each life stage: adolescence, childbearing years, the mature woman, and the elderly. Women's Health also offers a research-based and thorough introduction to the many complex and challenging issues that influence the delivery of health care to women, including: health education, prevention, physiological changes, exercise and musculoskeletal considerations, pathological conditions, and physiotherapy intervention.

Puntos claves


  • Many topics in one text
  • Problem Orientated aids both referral and revision
  • Good Overview, 'recommended reading' and extensive references
  • Special sections on breast cancer rehab and fitness in the child bearing year

    De interès para

    Physiotherapy undergraduate students, physiotherapy practitioners especially those specialising in women's health. Worldwide market, not local.

    Índice

    Women's Health and the Physiotherapist. Adolescence. Puberty and Menarche. Adolescence and the Musculo-Skeletal System. Diet and Exercise for the Adolescent. Eating Disorders. Menstrual and Perimenstrual Problems: Impact on the Adolescent. The Pelvic Floor and Its Related Organs. Urinary Dysfunction in Adolescence. Sexual Function and Common Sexual Issues. The Child Bearing Year. Overview of Pregnancy and the Puerperium. Pregnancy and the Puerperium: Physiological Changes. The Psychological and Emotional Aspects of Childbearing. Perinatal Sexuality. Musculo-Skeletal Changes Associated with the Perinatal Period. Ante-Natal Education. Fitness in Childbearing Year. Physiology of Labour. Coping with Labour: What Are the Options? Post-Natal Management. Baby and Parents. Women in the Workplace: Ergonomic Control of Musculo-Skeletal Injuries. Women with Special Needs. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in the Perinatal Period. Electrotherapy Options for the Perinatal Period and Beyond. 40-60 Year Olds: The Mature Woman. Physiological and Endocrine Changes of Menopause. Physical and Psychological Changes Related to Menopause. Health Promotion and Gynaecological Management in the Middle Years. Urogenital Dysfunction. Functional Disorders of the Anorectum and Pain Syndromes. Physiotherapy Management of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. Sexual Issues from 40 Years Onwards. Osteoporosis. Rehabilitation After Breast Cancer. Physiotherapy and Gynaecological Surgery. Physiotherapy Management of Lymphoedema. The Aged.

    Detalles del producto

    • Edición: 1
    • Última edición
    • Publicado: 16 de octubre de 1997
    • Idioma: Inglés

    Sobre los autores

    RS

    Ruth Sapsford

    Afiliaciones y experiencia
    Department of Physiotherapy, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

    JB

    Joanne Bullock-Saxton

    Afiliaciones y experiencia
    Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

    SM

    Sue Markwell

    Afiliaciones y experiencia
    Deparments of Gastroenterology and Physiotherapy, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia