Demos Health imprint: 137 books
Mayo Clinic Guide to Living with a Spinal Cord Injury
Moving Ahead with Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2009
This indispenable guide offers a complete picture of the road to recovery, and the specifics to move ahead with your life. When possible it encourages readers to resume their favorite hobbies, participate in athletic activities and return to the workplace.
For the first time, leading medical...
Living Well with Dystonia
A Patient Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
Dystonia doesn’t have to rule your life. This empowering and encouraging resource, written for dystonia patients and their families and caregivers, provides an overview of a variety of dystonias including cervical dystonia, spasmodic dysphonia, blepharospasm, and writer’s cramp, and the breadth...
After a Stroke
500 Tips for Living Well
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016
An essential resource for all stroke survivors and their families and caregivers.
Updated and expanded new edition of the popular resource written by a stroke survivor who has spent 24 years helping other survivors live life to the fullest potential. , After a Stroke: 500 Tips for Living Well...
Ketogenic Diets
Treatments for Epilepsy and Other Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2011
Sometimes referred to as a "miracle diet," the ketogenic diet has helped doctors treat difficult-to-control epileptic seizures in thousands of children. Coauthored by four respected experts from Johns Hopkins, Ketogenic Diets continues to be the definitive guide for parents, physicians,...
by Bruce H. Dobkin, MD, FRCP
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2008
The spinal cord is a vital part of the central nervous system; even a small injury can lead to severe disability. In the US, there are approximately 230,000 people living with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), with over 10,000 more becoming disabled each year. Learning to live with SCI can be a...
Epilepsy
A Guide to Balancing Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2006
Epilepsy is the most common neurologic disorder in children, adults, and the elderly. The Epilepsy Foundation estimates that over 2.7 million people in the U.S have epilepsy, and an additional 181,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Despite these numbers, epilepsy is often misunderstood. Individuals...
Deep Brain Stimulation
A New Life for People with Parkinson's, Dystonia, and Essential Tremor
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
In the United States, an estimated 42 million people suffer from some form of movement disorder. Common movement disorders include Parkinson's disease (PD), essential tremor (ET), and dystonia. Although medications may be helpful for these conditions, in many patients, symptoms cannot be controlled...
Epilepsy in Children
What Every Parent Needs to Know
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2015
For the parent of a child with epilepsy, an easy-to-read guide to understanding and managing the disorder while helping your child achieve and maintain a high quality of life.
From a leading neurologist, experienced nurse practitioner, and registered dietician comes the complete guide to managing...
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
A Guide for Patients and Families:Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2009
ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, cannot be cured but it can be treated. A great deal can be done to treat the symptoms of ALS, to improve an individual's quality of life, and to help families, caregivers, and loved ones to cope with the disease. This extensively revised and rewritten new edition...
Multiple Sclerosis
Guide for Families, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
Because most people who are diagnosed with MS are between the ages of 15-55 years, the disease has a significant impact, not only on the individual with the disease, but also on the family members and loved ones whose lives are interwoven with them.
Families experiencing multiple sclerosis...
The Myeloma Survival Guide
Essential Advice for Patients and Their Loved Ones, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
The definitive guide to living a longer, fuller life with myeloma
The Myeloma Survival Guide makes sense of the difficult questions myeloma patients face, dealing with every aspect of life after diagnosis, from creating a wellness team to navigating treatment options to building a financial...
The Smart Woman's Guide to Eating Right with Diabetes
What Will Work
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2012
When diagnosed with diabetes the first thing a person asks is what food they can eat. This book educates people living with diabetes about different diets available in an informative, thoughtful and user-friendly way. This book really offers advice that will enable readers to find what works best...
by Martin M. Shenkman, CPA, MBA
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2012
COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe. Emphysema and chronic asthmatic bronchitis are the two main conditions that make up COPD. Estate-planning is crucial for those living with a chronic condition, as they must express their preferences...
The Illustrated Guide to Assistive Technology & Devices
Tools And Gadgets For Living Independently
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2009
A Doody's Core Title 2012
This new illustrated guide to assistive technologies and devices chronicles the use of AT/AD - technology used by individuals with disabilities to perform functions that might otherwise be difficult or impossible.
This book empowers people to use assistive technologies...