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Includes the key findings and recommendations of the Confidential Enquiries summarised, emphasising the implications for clinical practice.

For those working in maternity care who seek the evidence base for therapeutic approaches, this title offers a guide to the principles and practice of complementary therapies, and their application to expectant and new mothers and their babies.

Provides information about microorganisms, how they cause infection and how they can be treated.

Explores how the links between midwifery research and practice can be developed and strengthened, in order to lead directly to care. Based on the realities of midwifery practice, this book in two sections deals with the issues involved in developing evidence-based practice. It includes examples from practice and reflective exercises.

Examines the principles and realities of ethics in midwifery practice. This book explains basic ethical theory, looking at how dilemmas occur and the ethical bases on which conflicts can be resolved. It is useful for students and practicing midwives who need to understand the principles and practice of ethics.

A conceptual approach to the subject of manual medicine in children, this book links function and structure together at different ages.

Presents training concepts based on scientific research and knowledge of the practice of training. The training presented in this book is based on biomechanical principles. Scientific views are translated into training techniques in the discussion of topics such as running technique, energy supply processes, and adaptation through training.

Throughout the health care system, the traditional boundaries between professional groups are becoming increasingly blurred in response to local service needs and national policy objectives. This study aims to combine an overview of the issues and emerging challenges with practical suggestions for promoting the role development of professionals.

Presents a synthesis of important issues, which underpin the practice of advanced cancer nursing and are vital to experienced practitioners in moving cancer nursing forward.

A collection of multiple choice questions that gives students the opportunity to concentrate on specific areas of weakness with a focussed and comprehensive review programme in the subject of their choice.

A dictionary and glossary specific to physiotherapy. This is an illustrated collection of terms, concepts and definitions that student and qualified physiotherapists need to know and will encounter in their study programmes. It covers themes and topics with accompanying diagrams, notes and web links.

Supplementing "Human Anatomy Color Atlas and Text, this workbook provides an introduction and includes seven anatomic regions. It features black-and-white outline representations of the line drawings found in the core atlas. Students are asked to identify specified anatomical structures by filling in the appropriate parts of the outlines.

Provides a comprehensive research-based source of material, which focuses on the important issue of dementia and family care. This book examines how dementia is defined, diagnosed and 'treated' and provides an environmentally focused approach to this challenging issue. It is intended for nurses and other care givers.

Topics in this volume include: resuscitation, stabilization and monitoring; the anatomical and physiological basis of critical illness in infancy and childhood; and pharmacological support in paediatric intensive care.

A book on sociology specifically designed to introduce Occupational Therapy students at undergraduate and postgraduate level to areas of sociology relevant to the theory and practice of OT. It provides a beginners guide to the relevant literature and explains how the sociological theory impacts on the practice of OTs in the widest sense.

Explains an alternative system of diagnosis and treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain. This manual describes intramuscular stimulation method that has led to a model for chronic pain.

Explores the nature of surgical nursing in all its guises, addressing issues and measuring outcomes. This book explains the principles, which underlie the nursing care of patients throughout their surgical journey. The text will help nurses develop their role and their philosophy of care in the improvement of patient management.

Research-based and clinically relevant, this title explores the crucial role of 'non-specific' aspects of treatment, such as trust, care, positive expectations and understanding in the healing process.

A clinical handbook for practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that provides reference to the selection of herbs for treatment and their action alone and in combination.

Offers concise introduction to homoeopathy for the midwife. This book provides a brief introduction to the principles of homoeopathy and the use of remedies. It presents a series tables to aid the midwife in assessment of the client's needs and the remedy appropriate for pregnancy, labour, the puerperium, breastfeeding problems and the newborn.

Explores different approaches to clinical supervision, offering relevant theoretical underpinning. This book aims to help supervisors to develop both competence in and a reflective approach to supervision and to practice.

Preserves the lucidity, logical approach and comprehensive coverage of its predecessors but adds many exciting features, including online resources (videos and images), many new contributors, thorough updating of all chapters - many of which have been completely rewritten - and an entirely new chapter on functional assessment.

How can future parents best be prepared for parenting? And what kind of support and help can health professionals really give all parents? This book explores the skills that health professionals need in order to support parents' efforts to be "good enough" . It also looks at the basic skills of adult education and how these can be applied.

Concerned with skeletal muscle physiology sand biochemistry. This book covers from embryonic development, muscle organization, energy metabolism, structure of the muscle fibre to mechanisms of fatigue. It is illustrated, and features appropriate photographs of fibres and drawings/graphs to illustrate biochemistry.

Provides an overview of the research literature regarding the topic of clinical decision making and judgement in nursing. This text helps individuals apply different techniques to practice, aiming for a 'non-academic' style. It draws together the research and practical experience of implementing techniques in practice.

Provides information about twelve key topics in public health, such as diabetes, cancer, smoking and teenage pregnancy, and how prevention and health promotion should be tackled at community and one-to-one levels. The twelve topics are the 'must-dos' of public health action.

Describes how musculoskeletal pain can be simply and effectively treated by acupuncture. This third edition gives a comprehensive account of the knowledge concerning two very commonly occurring musculoskeletal pain disorders - the myofascial trigger point pain syndrome and the fibromyalgia syndrome.

Offers clinicians, therapists, and other healthcare professionals, a realistic routemap of the key issues, as well as practical ways in which to ensure close working, appropriate referrals, advice and treatment decisions.

The placebo elicits more passionate debate and personal belief than other aspects of medicine. There are no concrete answers but many observations and powerful effects occur daily in healthcare which need to be examined. This book aims to inform what is the placebo really. It tackles issues of the placebo effect in complementary medicine.

Describes an innovative concept of examination and treatment technique. This book broadens the horizons of manual therapy to embrace adverse tension in the nervous system. It introduces tension tests and refined versions of standard tests.