Chapter 5 E-materials Author profiles Sally Braithwaite MCSP Sally qualified as a physiotherapist in 1978 from the Joint Services School of Physiotherapy and has worked with children for most of…

Chapter 6 Community Physiotherapy Introduction • Community physiotherapy can be offered to people who are likely to benefit most from treatment in their own environment. • Those who are housebound…

Chapter 2 E-materials Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge the support and feedback from the amputee therapy team at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton, London. Appreciation also to the physiotherapy students…

Chapter 17 Trauma Orthopaedics In-patients • Trauma orthopaedics covers a multitude of injuries that are admitted to hospital in varying ways. • It can range from those patients who walk…

Chapter 11 Obstetrics and Gynaecology The role of the women’s health physiotherapist • Physiotherapy has been involved in obstetric care since the early 1900s due to the ground-breaking work of…

Chapter 17 E-materials Author profile Anna Vines BSC(Hons) MCSP Anna has worked in trauma rehabilitation for 5 years and has been team leader in the Trauma Physiotherapy Outpatients department at…

Chapter 2 Amputee Rehabilitation Introduction • Amputation is the removal of a limb or part of a limb by surgery or trauma. • Distinction must be made between those with…

Chapter 6 E-materials Author profiles Karen Rix GradDipPhys MCSP Karen Rix is a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist working in Croydon Community Health Services as Clinical Team Leader. Karen has worked in…

Chapter 7 E-materials Author profiles Louise Briggs MSc BSc(Hons) MCSP Louise has worked in older peoples’ services since 1993 and has particular interest in service development in falls, fragility fractures…