Physical Medicine category: 578 books
Biomechanics for Life
Introduction to Sanomechanics
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2011
The reader will find in this book a new approach to improving health. The author has called this approach “sanomechanics,” combining the Latin sanus (healthy, sound) and mechanicus (science of the motion of bodies subjected to forces). The focus of sanomechanics is on exercising with an understanding...
TWO HEARTS' CHRISTMAS WISH
Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance Book, #4
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
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Seventeen-year-old Jason Matthews made a wish when he'd shared a kiss with Katherine Conlin under the mistletoe at Dragonfly Pointe fourteen years ago. Now an Air Force Captain and wounded warrior, he awakens in the hospital in Germany...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2013
The Ilizarov device has revolutionized the treatment of non-healing fractures and the correction of deformities. This book supplies all the information required in order to use the Ilizarov and other external fixation devices optimally; it will serve as an indispensable manual for both trainee and...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2013
As technology becomes an increasingly vital aspect of modern social interaction, the field of disability informatics and web accessibility has made significant progress in consolidating theoretical approaches and exploring new application domains for those with motor and cognitive disabilities. Disability...
Second and Third Generation Antipsychotics
A Comprehensive Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016
The second generation antipsychotics are a complex class of psychiatric medications, applicable to a diverse range of both FDA approved treatment indications and off-label uses. This variety stems largely from the unique pharmacodynamic profile of each agent, and often necessitates the employment...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
This book reports on the latest technological and clinical advances in the field of neurorehabilitation. It is, however, much more than a conventional survey of the state-of-the-art in neurorehabilitation technologies and therapies. It was formed on the basis of a week of lively discussions between...
Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation II
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation (ICNR2016), October 18-21, 2016, Segovia, Spain
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2016
The book reports on advanced topics in the areas of neurorehabilitation research and practice. It focuses on new methods for interfacing the human nervous system with electronic and mechatronic systems to restore or compensate impaired neural functions. Importantly, the book merges different perspectives,...
Disabling Obesity
From Determinants to Health Care Models
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Obesity is currently regarded as one of the major health challenges of the developed world. Excess body weight is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, musculoskeletal disorders and even psychiatric problems and is estimated to cause...
Urodynamic Testing After Spinal Cord Injury
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
This book aims to provide a guide for urodynamic investigation in individuals who have suffered spinal cord injuries. It is universally acknowledged that this type of investigation is valuable and most international guidelines consider it mandatory in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction.
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Functional Electrical Rehabilitation
Technological Restoration After Spinal Cord Injury
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
On one of my returns to California, I attended the "Disabilities Expo 88" at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Among the various marvels oftech nology for the wheelchair disabled were stair-climbing wheelchairs, self raising and lowering kitchen cabinetry, and even a completely accessible...
by Thomas E. Trumble, MD, Ghazi M. Rayan
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
Ideal for hand surgeons, residents in a hand surgery rotation, and therapists interested in a review of surgical principles, Principles of Hand Surgery and Therapy, 3rd Edition, by Drs. Thomas E. Trumble, Ghazi M. Rayan, Mark E. Baratz, Jeffrey E. Budoff, and David J. Slutsky, is a practical source...
by Joseph Webster, MD, Douglas Murphy
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2017
Advances in the material sciences, 3D printing technology, functional electrical stimulation, smart devices and apps, FES technology, sensors and microprocessor technologies, and more have lately transformed the field of orthotics, making the prescription of these devices more complex than ever before....
Clinical Neuropsychology and Technology
What’s New and How We Can Use It
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
This ambitious and accessible guide reviews innovative technologies enhancing the field of neuropsychological testing. Starting with the premise that standard batteries—some nearly a century old—lag behind in our era of neuroimaging, genomic studies, psychophysiology, and informatics, it presents...
by Raymond V. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
The purpose of this handbook is to bring together information on the special devices and associated systems which have been developed to assist the handicapped in living and vocational pursuits and in clinical use. This unique work places emphasis on the devices and systems plus includes sufficient...