Published May, 2008
By Gerta Vrbova, Olga Hudlicka, Kristin Schafer Centofanti and Kristin Schaefer Centofanti
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Muscle Research
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The first evidence that electrical changes can cause muscles to contract was p- vided by Galvani (1791). Thus, elect- cal activity graduated from a simple mechanism that is used to elicit muscle c- traction, to a system that could induce permanent changes in muscles and modify most of its characteristic properties.

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Published April, 2008
By Stuart Porter and Stuart B. Porter
Publisher: Elsevier (Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd)
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Features memory aids and tips on how to pass exams, questions and answers, cartoons, mnemonics, study aids and self-directed learning activities. This title contains colouring pictures that help students to visualise internal anatomy. It is a useful revision aid for students of physiotherapy and other health professions.

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Published April, 2008
By Ronald W. Scott
Publisher: Elsevier (Mosby)
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Combining the books, "Promoting Legal Awareness in Physical and Occupational Therapy" and "Professional Ethics: A Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals", this book includes the case, regulatory, and statutory law. It also includes an alphabetized section on HIPAA and information on the reauthorized IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Act).

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Published April, 2008
By Daniela Loisl and Rudolf Puchner
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag GmbH)
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Trotz chronischer Erkrankung gut leben: Wie man das lernen kann, zeigen die Autoren am Beispiel einer an chronischer Polyarthritis leidender Patientin und einiger Biografien rheumakranker Prominenter. Mit dem Buch wollen sie Betroffenen Mut machen, aber auch AErzte im Umgang mit ihren Rheumapatienten unterstutzen.

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Published April, 2008
By Michele Sterling, Gwendolen Jull, Deborah Falla, Julia Treleaven and Shaun O'Leary
Publisher: Elsevier (Churchill Livingstone)
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A textbook and clinical handbook for students and practitioners concerned with evaluation, diagnosis, assessment and management of neck pain and cervical headache particularly in relation to whiplash. It demonstrates the clinical relevance of the research.

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Published February, 2008
By Christine Carpenter, Melinda Suto and C Carpenter
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd))
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Qualitative Research for Occupational and Physical Therapists is a practical guide for students and professionals in rehabilitation intended to encourage their active engagement with this major approach to research design and implementation.

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Published January, 2008
By Maggie Nicol, Marie Donaghy and Kate M. Davidson
Publisher: Elsevier (Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd)
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Presents the application of the model of cognitive behavioural intervention in the practice of physiotherapy and occupational therapy addressing a range of clinical problems. This book aims to increase knowledge and awareness of how CBT can be applied within a theoretical framework from which physiotherapists and occupational therapists work.

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Published January, 2008
By Lisa Harvey
Publisher: Elsevier (Churchill Livingstone)
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Offers a 5-step approach to the physiotherapy management of people with spinal cord injury that emphasises the importance of setting goals which are purposeful and meaningful to the patient. This book is suitable for students and junior physiotherapists with little or no experience in the area of spinal cord injury.

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Published December, 2007
By Leon Chaitow
Publisher: Elsevier (Churchill Livingstone)
Series: Advanced Soft Tissue Techniques
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Covering various methods of spontaneous release by positioning, this book explains the background theory and describes the techniques.

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Published December, 2007
By Christian Huemer and Wilhelm Kaulfersch
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag GmbH)
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Rheuma bei Kindern ist eine bislang wenig beachtete und dennoch haufig auftretende Erkrankung. Die Autoren machen wichtige Fachbegriffe verstandlich und geben ihr Expertenwissen uber Anwendbarkeit und Erfolgsaussichten verschiedener medikamentoeser, physio- und ergotherapeutischer Therapien weiter.

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