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Addresses important issues such as choice, partnership and community development in order that health promoters can work with and alongside older people to ensure that their health needs are addressed.

A comprehensive text for nurse practitioners that integrates the required clinical skills with professional and theoretical issues. It uses a systems approach to cover the frequently presenting problems that the nurse practitioner may encounter. It covers psychological and emotional problems.

Focuses on the theory of occupational therapy (OT). This book looks at the OT management of specific conditions and at the 4 core processes which form the basis of practice of OT: assessment and evaluation of individual potential and performance, occupational analysis and adaptation, environmental analysis adaptation and therapeutic use of self.

Covers wide area of knowledge of dietary modulation of the gastrointestinal function in young animals through different kinds of feed additives: probiotics, prebiotics, organic acids, novel sources of feed enzymes, bioactive components and metabolic modifiers.

A handbook for healthcare professionals that covers various aspects of pre-term nutrition, using evidence-based information to promote safe and effective practice.

Nurses and others in the front-line (paramedics, ambulance staff, hospital and GP receptionists, social workers) are reporting an increasing incidence of violence and aggression from patients/clients. This book offers practical prevention and management strategies, based on research, and provides a comprehensive view of the problem.

Provides an introduction to various issues that influence health care and health education for the older adult, including: posture and gait; communication; motor learning; health promotion programs; and, clinical problems. This book provides an introduction to the theoretical background and principles of physiotherapy, practice older people.

Presents a model for understanding musculoskeletal injuries. This book describes the common types of musculoskeletal injury, and explores the contributory causes involved before detailing effective models for therapy and methods of management. It is useful for practitioners who deal with the management of musculoskeletal pain.

A guide for the care of cystic fibrosis patients based on day-to-day experience and scientific evidence. It covers various aspects of care from basic daily respiratory and gastroenterology management to the more common complications in cystic fibrosis and includes problem solving more complex issues.

A medical text book useful for health care professionals who care for patients with back pain. It focuses on helping them about the understanding and management of back pain.

Offers a compilation of the principles and practice of TCM diagnostic methods and approaches.

Takes an evaluative approach, summarising the evidence for acupuncture in an impartial way. This title is suitable for all practitioners of acupuncture.

Brings together a multidisciplinary approach to the management of mechanical spinal pain. This book is organised into three sections so that the information required by the reader can be easily accessed. It is aimed at both undergraduate and postgraduate students of chiropractic, osteopathy and physiotherapy.

A 'how to do it' book on clinical governance.

The keeping of exotic animals is becoming an increasingly popular aspect of pet ownership. Reptile owners are becoming more and more inexperienced as the popularity of these animals becomes more widespread. This guide provides with the answers to the increasing number of reptilian illnesses that are entering the veterinary practice waiting room.

Covers the management of dry eye conditions. Setting goals and treatment objectives, with practical advice, this text adopts a clinical decision-making approach to the subject. It is useful for students and practitioners treating dry eye conditions including ophthalmologists, optometrists, dispensing opticians, and ophthalmic nurses.

Provides the reader with a contemporary review examining the notion of practice knowledge gained from professional experience and its relationship to professional practice expertise.

Contains an introductory text to spinal disorders. The spectrum of therapies is covered with emphasis on Maitland's widely practised spinal manipulation techniques, how they are assessed clinically, and their role in the management of spinal problems. This book is meant for students and practitioners in sports medicine, physiotherapy, and others.

Addresses the complex problems posed by the elderly people with mental health problems. Suitable for qualified nurses or for teaching health care assistants and students, this book considers such issues as the care continuum through acute to continuing care, and different care environments.

Features chapters covering simple wrist fractures, nerve compression, tendon entrapment, and free tissue transfers. This book is useful for both doctors and therapists intending to specialize in the subject, or those who regularly encounter hand patients in the course of general practice.

Cataract affects at least fifty million people worldwide. Conventional methods of correction have always been thick spectacles and surgery. With the changes in the approach to cataract treatment, the optometrist's role in the early detection and management of cataract is crucial.

Provides an international consensus on the definition or interpretation of concepts necessary to an understanding of the principles and practice of homeopathy. This dictionary is compiled through the help of a panel of international experts, and is written as a reference work for homeopaths. It helps integrate homeopathy into medical practice.

A textbook on behavioural sciences for dental students which offers a balanced approach to the behavioural issues are that are important in dentistry, both at the level of the individual patient, and at a broader level in motivating the population as a whole to adopt a healthier diet.

Serves as a comprehensive guide to the main strands of EBHC - finding and implementing evidence for use in clinical practice. This title focuses on health professionals in the primary care field, and uses case examples from a variety of professional contexts. It also discusses principles as well as practice, and provides guidance for teachers.

For physical therapists practising, or with an interest in, acupuncture and related techniques, this book provides an introduction with pointers for further study. It equips the physical therapist with basic techniques to incorporate into practice. Criteria are given for decision-making. The text is supported by illustrations.

Looks at various aspects of pain relief in labour, covering the physiological processes involved in the perception of pain and relates them to the physiological process of labour.

Presents a research-based account of the status of antenatal education, focusing on the key challenges it faces and offering suggestions for how these challenges might best be met. This title also includes an account of how the principles and practices of adult education should inform antenatal education.

Bridges the gap between rescue of a patient with an acute head injury and his or her treatment by a neurosurgeon. This title provides a protocol for management of acute head injuries.

Serves as a clinically focused text that outlines important components to be considered when assessing and managing health problems among infants, children and adolescents. This work aims to provide nurse practitioners with information that has immediate relevance to their practice in paediatrics. It is divided into two parts.

Deals with safe and efficient vision in sport. This book is intended for those involved in sport wishing to optimize vision particularly optometrists, but also ophthalmologists, athletes and trainers. It is a guide to how they need to develop both their optometric and dispensing skills.