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The Kawa Model Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy by Michael Iwama Softcover - 260 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-OPT3 $ 76.35 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780443102349

A landmark publication in occupational therapy and a significant contribution to the rehabilitation theory literature! The Kawa Model presents a new conceptual model of practice that differs from contemporary theories in regard to: origin (East Asia), underlying philosophical base (East Asia), being heavily infused with a natural-ecological, holistic world view, and relational structure.

The model is based on the metaphor of nature (a river) that stands for the meanings of life. Because of the familiarity of the metaphor, to both therapists and clients alike, the Kawa Model is relatively easy to comprehend, remarkably simple, yet comprehensive and effective. Unlike other models, it was raised
from clinical practice, by practitioners, through a process of qualitative research methods. It is the first conceptual model and substantial theoretical work of occupational therapy from outside of the Western world.

Key Features:
1. A 'must-read' for all students of occupational therapy
2. The first substantial work in occupational therapy from outside of the Western world
3. Introduces an Eastern perspective on matters of theory and culture in occupational therapy
4. Eight case studies, four from Western practice contexts and four from the East
5. Developed by clinicians and practitioners for their peers
6. Questions the cultural boundaries of occupational therapy, its knowledge (epistemiology), theory and practice. It puts the reader in touch with the cultural nature of self, client and profession
7. Enables readers to develop critical analysis skills for examining matters of theory and culture, as opposed to learning theory as 'recipes'

Research in Occupational Therapy Methods of Inquiry for Enhancing Practice by Gary Kielhofner Hardcover - 704 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-OPT4 $100.90 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780803615250

With an international team of expert contributors, renowned author Gary Kielhofner has put together a comprehensive research methodologies text that bridges the gap between theorists and practitioners. Emphasis is placed on the relevance and logic of research to provide a practical, demystified approach for MOT students and clinicians to shape their practice. It covers all the key topics that should be covered in OT courses related to research and evidence-based practice, including qualitative and quantitative designs, thus sparing instructors of having to adopt two or three separate books to cover this in-depth coursework.

Key Features:
1. Cutting-edge text covers the newest forms of research and discusses the philosophic basis of research.
2. Comprehensively covers all aspects of systematic inquiry including qualitative research and quantitative research, and summarizes how inquiry is used in evidence-based practice.
3. Thoroughly explores statistical analysis, including meta-analysis – research design and measurement tools that are part of quantitative research.
4. Examples throughout the text are specific to OT – other research texts use either generic health examples or examples from another field.
5. International team of contributing authors infuses expertise in each type of research to provide a most authoritative resource as well as the diverse, multinational perspectives not found in single-author texts.
6. Highlighted quotes, feature boxes, tables, figures, and cross-referencing between chapters enhance reader comprehension and navigation of the text.

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Tetraplegia and Paraplegia 6e, A Guide for Physiotherapists by Ida Bromley Softcover - 428 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-OTP5 $109.10 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780443101809

Extensively illustrated and easy to use, this practical resource offers clear guidelines and step-by-step sequences for moving and working with individuals with differing levels of paralysis. It serves as both an ideal student textbook and a valuable clinical manual for therapists who see tetraplegic and paraplegic patients.

Key Features:
1. Clear, practical, concise chapters present important information in an easily understandable approach.
2. Spiral-bound format enables the book to lay flat for easy reference in the clinical setting or classroom.
3. Excellent coverage of wheelchairs and wheelchair management is included.

Contents:
1. Spinal Cord Injury
2. Physiological Effects and Their Initial Management
3. Patient-Centred Practice
4. The Acute Lesion
5. Respiratory Therapy
6. Pressure – Effects and Prevention
7. Initial Physical Re-Education
8. Personal Independence
9. The Bio-Mechanical Principles Used in Transferring
10. Basic Functional Movements
11. Wheelchairs and Wheelchair Management
12. Transfers
13. Gait Training
14. Ultra-High Lesions
15. The Incomplete Spinal Lesion
16. Spinal Cord Injury in Children
17. Ageing with Spinal Cord Injury
18. Complications
19. Sport in Rehabilitation

Appendix 1. Standard Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury
Appendix 2. Functional Independence Measure (FIM)
Appendix 3. Spinal Cord Independence Measure
Appendix 4. Major Segmental Innervation of the Muscles of the Upper Limb
Appendix 5. Major segmental innervation of the muscles of the lower limb.
Appendix 6. Functional Independence
Appendix 7. Segmental Innervation of the Skin
Appendix 8. Useful Addresses and Equipment Suppliers

Sports-Specific Rehabilitation by Robert A. Donatelli Softcover - 368 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-OPT6 $ 92.70 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780443066429

A comprehensive resource for focusing on returning injured athletes to their optimal performance! This book discusses exercise principles; muscle fatigue, muscle damage, and overtraining concepts; pathophysiology of overuse injuries; core evaluation in sports-specific testing; physiological basis of exercise specific to sport; and special considerations for the athlete. Special features such as evidence-based clinical application boxes provide the reader with a solid body of research upon which to base their practice.

Contents:

Section 1: Basic Science of Soft Tissues

Chapter 1: Basic Science of Ligaments and Tendons Related to Rehabilitation

Section 2: Muscle Physiology: The Foundation for Exercise Prescription

Chapter 2: Understanding Muscle Contraction
Chapter 3: Anaerobic Metabolism During Exercise
Chapter 4: Aerobic Metabolism During Exercise

Section 3: Muscle Fatigue, Muscle Damage, and Overtraining Concepts

Chapter 5: Muscle Fatigue
Chapter 6: Muscle Damage
Chapter 7: Physiological Effects of Overtraining and Detraining

Section 4: Pathophysiology of Overuse Injury in the Athlete

Chapter 8: Pathophysiology of Injury to the Overhead Throwing Athlete
Chapter 9: The Anatomy of the Core?Muscle Imbalance Pathophysiology
Chapter 10: From the Core to the Floor?Overuse Injury

Section 5: Core Evaluation: Sports-Specific Testing

Chapter 11: Evaluation of Glenohumeral Joint in Overhead Throwing Athlete
Chapter 12: How to Evaluate the Core

Section 6: Physiological Basis of Exercise Specific to Sport

Chapter 13: Strength Training Concepts in the Athlete
Chapter 14: Plyometrics
Chapter 15: Neuromuscular Training
Chapter 16: Manual Therapy: Mobilization, Manipulation of the Spine and Extremeties

Section 7: Special Considerations for the Athlete

Chapter 17: Nutrition for the Athlete

Appendix A:
Pathophysiology of the Shoulder, Hip, Knee, and Foot and Ankle Overuse Injuries

Appendix B:
Surgical Considerations for the Athlete

Glossary

Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists 4e Screening for Referral by Catherine C. Goodman, and Teresa Kelly Snyder Softcover - 736 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-OPT7 $ 84.55 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780721606194

Written by a leading expert in the field, this comprehensive reference text enables users to properly screen for medical disease to make an informed differential diagnosis. The goal of this text is to teach the Physical Therapist how to determine if the patient has a true neuromuscular or musculoskeletal problem and to determine the specific dysfunction or impairment. This new edition includes a chapter that focuses specifically on pain. It also contains a new chapter on physical assessment as a screening tool and the introductory chapter has been revised to explain the more modern approach of screening.

Key Features:
1. A systems-based approach to differential screening and diagnosis make it easy for Physical Therapists to find information and understand it in light of other systems issues.
2. Appendix of screening tools provides Physical Therapists with forms and checklists they can use in the clinical setting.
3. Case studies provide real-world examples.

What’s New:
1. New information on musculoskeletal problems.
2. A separate chapter on pain introduces the concept of pain as a screening tool.
3. An entire section is devoted to systematic origins of pain to demonstrate how regional pain should be approached in screening for particular disorders.

Expertise in Physical Therapy Practice 2e by Gail M. Jensen Softcover - 352 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-OPT8 $ 76.35 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9781416002147

This comprehensive text examines what it takes to progress toward - and ultimately become - an expert in physical therapy. It explores multiple dimensions of expertise: how expert practitioners develop, what knowledge they use, where they acquire that knowledge, how they think and reason, how they make decisions, and how they perform in practice to demonstrate what it takes to progress and ultimately become an expert in physical therapy.

Contents:

Part I. Studying Expertise: Purpose, Concepts, and Tools

1. Professional Life: Issues of Health Care, Education, and Development
2. Understanding Expertise: Connecting Research and Theory to Physical Therapy
3. Methods for Exploring Expertise

Part II. Portraits of Expertise in Physical Therapy

4. Expert Practice in Pediatrics: When Work is Play
5. Expert Practice in Geriatrics: You?re Never Too Old
6. Experienced Practice in Neurological Rehabilitation: Experts in the Making
7. Expert Practice in Orthopedics: Competence, Collaboration, and Compassion
8. Expert Practice in Physical Therapy
9. Postscript: The Voices of our Experts - Ten Years Later

Part III. Lessons Learned and Applied

10. Expert Practice and Clinical Outcomes
11. Clinical Reasoning and Expert Practice
12. Situated Expertise: The Wisdom of Practice in a Transdisciplinary Rehabilitation Clinic
13. Implications for Practice: Applying the Dimensions of Expertise for Staff Professional Development

Part IV. Pursuing Expertise in Physical Therapy

14. Inquiry into Expertise: Future Directions
15. Implications for Doctoral Level Education in Physical Therapy
16. Implications for Practice and Professional Development

Appendix: Data Collection Tools

Neurologic Interventions for Physical Therapy 2e by Suzanne “Tink” Martin, and Mary Kessler Softcover - 512 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-OPT9 $ 78.20 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780721604275

Now completely updated with the latest information on both adult and pediatric patients, this comprehensive book provides a link between the pathophysiology of neurologic deficits and possible rehabilitation interventions for improving movement outcomes. It introduces the structure and function of the nervous system and describes normal motor development, motor control and motor
learning, pathophysiology of the nervous system and common treatment techniques used in physical therapy practice. Helpful learning aids and abundant illustrations highlight key concepts and help readers quickly master the material.

Key Features:
1. Helpful learning aids – such as objectives, tables, illustrated intervention boxes, and review questions – reinforce important facts and concepts.
2. Review questions at the end of each chapter allow readers to test their understanding of the material.
3. 700 illustrations clearly depict procedures discussed in the text and clarify descriptions of anatomy, physiology, evaluation, pathology, and treatment.
4. Background information is provided for interventions that can be used in the rehabilitation of adults and children, promoting a complete understanding of techniques.
5. Careful documentation uses current outcomes-based research.
6. Case histories include subjective and objective observation, assessment, planning, and critical decision-making components.

What’s New:
1. Current language of the APTA’s Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, 2nd Edition is used throughout, aligning all information with best practices put forth by the APTA.

Neurological Rehabilitation 5e by Darcy Ann Umphred Hardcover - 1,272 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-OPT10 $118.20 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780323033060

Including everything from basic theories to the latest breakthroughs in screening, treatments, diagnosis, and interventions, Neurological Rehabilitation, 5th Edition, is the classic neurology book for therapy students and clinicians alike. The book takes a problem-solving approach to the therapeutic management of movement limitations, quality of life, and more. With an emphasis on real-world problem solving, case studies in every chapter show the application of concepts presented. The text also details best practices put forth by the APTA and other leading physical therapy organizations.

Key Features:
1. Includes all terminology, information, and practices consistent with The Guide to Physical Therapy Practice
2. References best practices from the beginning to the end of a patients’ care with information from the most evidence-based research
3. Includes in-depth coverage with illustrations, case studies, and examples to make it easier to understand complex information
4. Covers non-conventional approaches to neurological interventions such as the movement approach, energy approach, and physical body system approaches

What’s New:
1. Four new chapters highlight important topics on movement and development across the lifespan, health and wellness, documentation, and cardiopulmonary interaction, not often found in one complete resource
2. Highlights hot button topics in physical therapy including neurological disorders and application issues such as poor vision, pelvic floor dysfunction, and pain
3. A complete revision of the chapters provides the most current information and research

Introduction to Physical Therapy 3e by Michael A. Pagliarulo Softcover - 400 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-OPT11 $ 63.65 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780323032841

This comprehensive text provides a thorough and realistic overview of both the profession and the practice of physical therapy. The first half of the book introduces readers to key aspects of a career in physical therapy, such as physical therapy roles, practice settings, the APTA, and laws, policies, and regulations. The second half describes the practice of physical therapy, detailing the functions, disorders, and therapies of the major organ systems. Visually appealing, this text includes both classic photos that illustrate the history of the profession, as well as practical photos that demonstrate current physical therapy procedures.

Key Features:
1. This is the only introductory textbook to include an overview of both the profession and the clinical practice of physical therapy and physical therapy assisting.
2. Each chapter offers helpful learning tools, including a chapter outline, key terms, learning objectives, questions to ask, boxes, tables, summaries and up to date references, suggested readings, and review questions.
3. Features the latest information on current trends in health care and the profession of physical therapy such as laws and regulations, reimbursement, the roles of the PTA and PT, new terminology, and key concepts.

What’s New:
1. A new chapter on reimbursement introduces readers to the administrative side of physical therapy practice and its effect on the profession.
2. A new chapter on communication and cultural competence explores how cultural differences can influence patient behavior and interaction.

A clinical guide for physical therapist assistant students and practicing physical therapist assistants, Pocket Notes for the Physical Therapist Assistant provides quick, convenient access to information on normal values, assessment techniques, treatment suggestions, pharmacology, and pathology descriptions.

1. An ideal clinical reference guide!
2. Contains useful and easily retrievable data that supports clinical practice.

Voice and Laryngeal Disorders, A Problem-Based Clinical Guide with Voice Samples by Sally K. Gallena Softcover - 248 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-OPT13 $ 65.45 BUY Published:  2006    ISBN:  9780323046220

This interactive workbook-style text highlights important concepts in the evaluation and treatment of voice and laryngeal disorders. It features 24 case studies for 11 disorders, plus audio samples to help students and entry-level clinicians become familiar with a broad spectrum of voice disorders, diagnostic report information, and treatment plans. It is an ideal review tool for those seeking certification.

Key Features:
1. Five sections cover Case Studies, Evaluation, Treatment, Learning Opportunities and Unsolved Case Studies to build clinician knowledge and practical skills.
2. Speech disorders across the life span are detailed through overviews, efficacy data to support therapy techniques, case studies and pre- and post-therapy audio samples.
3. Case Studies teach students to analyze and describe disordered voices and engage in diagnostic and treatment plan processes.
4. Accompanying CD contains 30 audio samples of voice disorders, solutions to Labs and Unsolved 6. 6. Case Studies, electronic copies of evaluation forms and other resources to be used in the clinical setting.
7. Clinical forms and templates are included for use in assessing and treating various speech disorders.
8. Pediatric and adult “unsolved” case studies require students to solve problems, develop treatment plans, and refine clinical writing skills via written summaries, recommendations and goals.
9. Unsolved Case Studies encourage critical thinking, problem solving, assessment and clinical documentation skills essential for clinical practice.
10. Speech-Language Pathology PRAXIS exam topics are addressed to prepare students for the exam.

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Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy 2e by Aubrey H. Fine Hardcover - 552 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-OPT14 $109.10 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780123694843

The original edition was the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the ways in which animals can assist therapists with treatment of specific populations, and/or in specific settings. The second edition continues in this vein, with 7 new chapters plus substantial revisions of continuing chapters as the research in this field has grown. New coverage includes: Animals as social supports, Use of AAT with Special Needs students, the role of animals in the family- insights for clinicians, and measuring the animal-person bond.

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Qualitative Research for Allied Health Professionals, Challenging Choices by Finlay Softcover - 282 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-OPT4 $ 64.50 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780470019634

This practical text addresses a gap in the literature by mapping the links between philosophy, research method and practice in an accessible, readable way. It offers guidance to allied health professionals – increasingly involved in research as the emphasis grows on evidence-based practice – on how to engage in meaningful, good quality qualitative research.

To help researchers take on this challenge, the book:

• highlights some of the choices involved in carrying out qualitative research
• offers a wide range of practical examples to show how different ways of doing qualitative research can be managed
• critically examines a variety of qualitative research methodologies of particular interest to allied health professionals
• clarifies the links between epistemology, methodology and method.

The book is structured in three parts. Part I sensitises readers to the complex issues which challenge qualitative researchers at the planning stage of their projects. In Part II, the challenge of using different methodologies is critically explored by fifteen authors, who describe their individual research experiences. Part III examines the choices researchers make when they evaluate and present research.

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Principles of Assessment and Outcome Measurement for Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists: Theory, Skills and Application by Alison Laver-Fawcett Softcover - 490 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-OPT5 $ 93.60 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9781861564801

This textbook on assessment and outcome measurement is written for both occupational therapy and physiotherapy students and qualified therapists. It begins by defining what is meant by assessment, outcome, evaluation and measurement and discussing the complexity of therapy assessment and measurement, including the challenge of measuring human behaviour and the impact of factors such as task demand and context, including the environment. Methods of data collection (e.g. observation, interview, standardised testing) and sources (e.g. self-report, proxy) for collecting information about clients are then reviewed, and the main purposes of assessment (e.g. descriptive, evaluative, predictive, discriminative) presented. The book then addresses the topics of standardisation, levels of measurement, reliability, validity and clinical utility. There is a chapter describing and applying models for categorizing levels of function to aid assessment and measurement. The concept of clinical reasoning and reflective practice is then explored. Application of principles is supported through detailed case studies and worksheets and the criteria for test critique and guidelines for choosing a particular assessment approach are discussed.

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Communication Disability in the Dementias Edited by Karen Bryan, and Jane Maxim Softcover - 354 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-OPT6 $ 74.50 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9781861565068

This book focuses on language and communication issues with older people with mental health problems. Radically revised and updated from the authors’ earlier book, “Communication Disability and the Psychiatry of Old Age”, this book recognizes that language and communication is not just the business of speech and language therapy but is relevant to all staff involved with people who have mental health difficulties.

This book focuses on what older people with mental health difficulties require to maintain their independence and to minimize the effects of degenerative disease processes for as long as possible from a speech and language perspective.

• Relevant to all members of the multidisciplinary team involved within older people’s mental health services
• Each chapter is evidence-based and factual
• Reflects the substantial advances in the diagnosis and treatment of dementias

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Persisting Speech Difficulties in Children: Children's Speech and Literacy Difficulties by Michelle Pascoe, Joy Stackhouse, and Bill Wells Softcover - 460 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-OPT8 $ 74.50 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780470027448

This is the third book in the series “Children’s Speech and Literacy Difficulties” and is based on research and practice with school-age children with persisting speech and associated difficulties. It focuses on the psycholinguistic nature of their difficulties, how to design intervention programmes, and how intervention outcomes might be measured. It will serve as a practical handbook and will contain usefuls word lists, tips and photocopiable sheets in the appendix.

Each chapter will summarise recent research findings and close with a bulleted summary of the main points in the chapter. Provides an explanation of the psycholinguistic approach and how to implement it, and integrate it with other approaches. Includes case studies.

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Occupational Biomechanics (Ed.4) by Don B. Chaffin, Gunnar B. J. Andersson, and Bernard J. Martin Hardcover - 376 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-OPT9 $134.50 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780471723431

Praise for previous editions of Occupational Biomechanics

"This book is a valuable resource for any advanced ergonomist interested in physical ergonomics . . . provides valuable research information."
-Ergonomics in Design

"[This book] represents a distillation of the authors' combined years of experience in applying biomechanics in various industries and work situations . . . I recommend this book to anyone, regardless of discipline, who is interested in understanding the many biomechanical factors which must be considered when trying to effect the prevention and reduction of musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace."
-Journal of Biomechanics

"Impressive descriptions of biomechanical concepts and worksite considerations . . . based not only on mechanical and mathematical principles, but on solid anatomical and physiologic constructs . . . a very valuable reference source."
-Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology

THE DEFINITIVE TEXT ON DESIGNING FOR THE DEMANDS OF TODAY'S WORKPLACE

With critical applications in manufacturing, transportation, defense, security, environmental safety and occupational health, and other industries, the field of occupational biomechanics is more central to industrial design than ever before.

This latest edition of the popular and widely adopted Occupational Biomechanics provides the foundations and tools to assemble and evaluate biomechanical processes as they apply to today's changing industries, with emphasis on improving overall work efficiency and preventing work-related injuries. The book expertly weaves engineering and medical information from diverse sources and provides a coherent treatment of the biomechanical principles underlying the well-designed and ergonomically sound workplace.

NEW TO THIS THOROUGHLY REVISED AND UPDATED FOURTH EDITION:

• 150 new references and many new illustrations
• Major changes within each chapter that reflect recent and significant findings
• Recent research in musculoskeletal disorders
• New measurement techniques for biomechanical parameters and numerous international initiatives on the subject

Presented in an easy-to-understand manner and supported by over 200 illustrations and numerous examples, Occupational Biomechanics, Fourth Edition remains the premier one-stop reference for students and professionals in the areas of industrial engineering, product and process design, medicine, and occupational health and safety.

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