Palpation Techniques: Surface Anatomy for Physical Therapists

Palpation Techniques_ Surface Anatomy for Physical Therapists 3rd Edition-1

Bernhard Reichert 2021 This book is the result of years of teaching anatomy and practical experience with diagnostics and therapy. Proficiency in targeted palpation is the key to a number of local applications, ranging from physical therapy to local injection. My realization that practitioners do not really learn anatomy until they have translated theoretical knowledge […]

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Water-filtered Infrared A (wIRA) Irradiation

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Peter Vaupel Editor 2022 From Research to Clinical Settings Water-filtered infrared A irradiation (wIRA) is a special application of infrared A irradiation. Its preferential induction of thermal, but also nonthermal, effects which have a high tissue penetration and low heat load to the skin surface makes wIRA a promising therapeutic method. Since its introduction in […]

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Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine

Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine

Matthew B. Werd • E. Leslie Knight Paul R. Langer Editors 2017 The first edition of Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine filled a much-needed void as the original comprehensive, evidence-based resource on athletic footwear and orthoses for the entire sports medicine team. The importance of filling this void has been reflected by the overwhelming success in […]

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K-Taping bei Kindern

K Taping bei Kindern-1

Birgit Kumbrink 2014 Fünf Jahre nach der Erstauflage von K-Taping – ein Praxishandbuch, das sich vor allem der Therapie von Erwachsenen widmet, erscheint mit K-Taping bei Kindern nun ein Fachbuch für einen Bereich unserer Therapie, in dem wir noch sensibler und mit noch mehr Aufmerksamkeit arbeiten, als wir es schon mit unseren erwachsenen Patienten tun.

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Advanced Initiatives in Interprofessional Education in Japan

Advanced Initiatives in Interprofessional Education in Japan-1

Hideomi Watanabe ⋅ Misako Koizumi (eds.) 2010 Japan Interprofessional Working and Education Network Deterioration in the quality of health professionals is a big concern in Japan. The deterioration is caused by the fact that in order to respond to a serious shortage, a large number of health workers have been produced rapidly without any effective quality assurance. As a […]

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Biomechanics of Lower Limb Prosthetics

Biomechanics of Lower Limb Prosthetics-1

Mark R. Pitkin 2010 Public attention to people who need prostheses and to prostheses themselves always grows during times of war and culminates immediately after the war ends. One obvious reason is the sharp rise in the number of amputees. The other reason is the temporary release and availability of technical and intellectual resources, previously devoted to the […]

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Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine

Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine-1

Matthew B. Werd · E. Leslie Knight Editors 2010 The intent of this book is to provide a comprehensive resource on athletic footwear and orthoses for the entire sports medicine team from all backgrounds and training, including physicians (MD, DO, DPM, DC), athletic trainers (ATC), physical therapists (PT, DPT), researchers (MA, PhD), massage therapists (LMT), and all other professionals […]

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