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
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
Puntos claves
De interès para
De interès para
Physiotherapy undergraduate students, physiotherapy practitioners especially those specialising in women's health. Worldwide market, not local.
Índice
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
Detalles del producto
- Edición: 1
- Última edición
- Publicado: 16 de octubre de 1997
- Idioma: Inglés
Sobre los autores
Sobre los autores
RS
Ruth Sapsford
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Department of Physiotherapy, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Brisbane, AustraliaJB
Joanne Bullock-Saxton
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaSM
Sue Markwell
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Deparments of Gastroenterology and Physiotherapy, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia