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This publication contains 16 papers mainly dealing with the concepts of introducing space science education at various academic levels.

Pain management is a huge problem and one which has important medico-legal and economic implications for health care providers. This book presents the research findings and gives recommendations and guidelines on how to relate those findings to the prevention and management of neck pain. It also points the areas where more research is needed.

Presents a conceptual model of practice in occupational therapy.

Provides comprehensive coverage of first aid procedures. This illustrated guide aims to enable nurses to effectively and safely provide first aid outside their clinical working environment.

A guide for health and exercise professionals which explains the relationship between the aetiology and pathology of common conditions and the physiological effects of physical exercise and activity for those groups of patients/clients. In this book, guidelines for exercise prescription are given for each patient group.

The increasing popularity of exotic pets sees a wide variety of species pass through practices on a daily basis of which the care and management is the responsibility of the veterinary nurse. This title provides an approach to nursing exotic pets and wildlife common to the UK.

Discusses further management strategies including clinimetry, cranio-cervical posture and 'psychological' management of chronic facial pain. This title is recommended for those interested in manual assessment and management of the craniofacial region including clinicians, physiotherapists, dentists, orthodontics, ENT-specialists, and neurologists.

The importance of evidence-based nursing and the need to be research-minded means that the nurses must be aware of research and use it to inform their practice. This book reflects changes in locating and reading research, including the impact of various technologies such as CDROM, Medline and the Internet.

Addresses the nature of pain and its management.

Provides an approach to manual assessment of the spine and its related articulations.

All healthcare professionals working with complementary therapies must be aware of legal boundaries, responsibilities and liabilities in the practice of complementary therapies. This book covers the main topics and principles and deals with points specific to individual therapies, helping practitioners to practice.

Meant for physiotherapy students and practitioners, in this book, French and Sim apply their theoretical expertise in psychology and sociology to physiotherapy practice.

Includes an array of ethico-legal issues to emerge in nursing and health care and long standing ethical concerns facing nurses.

Provides a training manual for aquarobics exercise in the water. The aquarobic system encompasses a range of activity so that it can be used by professional physiotherapists and hydrotherapists as a technique for the rehabilitation of injured or disabled patients. It is also useful for fitness coaches in a swimming pool to get their clients fit.

Brings together experts from a range of disciplines to provide a contemporary account of community services.

Describes relationship between degenerative disease and physiological malfunction within the body. This book demonstrates how an integrated therapy, which draws on a variety of approaches, may be used to assess the body as a whole and to promote restoration of health, without the use of expensive drugs or equipment.

Provides a look at the multifaceted role of the perioperative nurse. This book presents the main issues influencing perioperative practice. Ranging from risk assessment and health and safety to ethics, quality and new technology, it helps capture the essence of the challenges of working in the high impact environment of the perioperative field.

Focussing on an ethic of care, this edition: addresses many of the pressing issues in nursing; emphasises the importance of relationships in health care; examines the process of decision making; uses a four-questions model for ethical decision making; and considers the international dimensions of nursing ethics.

Written in a user-friendly style, this book provides chapters that begins with a summary of key points, basic definitions and principles. It is a useful guide for all anaesthetists interested in reading journal articles and conducting research, and it also provides a basic grounding for those preparing for specialist examinations.

Describes the genesis, pathology, clinical features, presentation, syndromes, clinical examination, investigation procedures, treatment, prophylaxis, and surgery of common vertebral joint problems.

Focuses on ways in which direct care staff can assist people with mental health problems, reflecting the accounts of the nature and type of assistance which have been valuable, and the ways in which such help can best be offered. This title addresses two key components of recovery access and inclusion to life opportunities and acceptance.

A pocket guide to essential facts in anatomy and physiology, it covers the basic information needed by students in a format that enables quick revision or easy assimilation of information. It covers species, including exotics and equine as well as dog and cat. It is useful for students of veterinary nursing or medicine.

Provides an account of the key issues involved in risk assessment and management. This book focuses on how nurses make decisions about clients and risk, which are essential to quality, safe nursing care.

Provides an evidence-based account of assertive outreach from a Strengths perspective.

A comprehensive guide to developmental anatomy and physiology of children, related to the developing child from fetus up to adolescence. This work addresses various body systems. As well as addressing normal growth and development it places pathology in perspective when related to developmental issues, such as congenital abnormalities.

Good communication is fundamental to effective nursing, and the teaching of interpersonal skills is an established part of all nursing courses, at both pre-and post-registration level. Useful for nurses, this book interweaves theoretical concepts of communication into the analysis of everyday nursing situations.

Sets out the recognized clinical steps to take and backs them up with an analysis of the evidence supporting these decisions. This title provides junior doctors with the answers they seek when dealing with difficult clinical situations.

Provides a review of the profession as well as an update of ideas concerning the core of occupational therapy. This book not only identifies and defines the core skills central to OT practice, but shows how the skills are related to the therapeutic approaches most commonly used.

Offers practical advice on correcting factors related to coronary heart disease through lifestyle and medical management.

It also examines more recent research into the mechanisms of acupuncture. Treatment vignettes are included throughout the text to demonstrate the immediate relevance of the sophisticated and subtle TCM thinking to modern physiotherapy practice. Research papers and texts are cited where they support TCM theory.