Mental Health
Chapter 10 Mental Health Introduction • As a student or newly qualified physiotherapist you may be expected to treat adults of working age or older adults in acute mental health…
Oncology and Palliative Care
Chapter 12 Oncology and Palliative Care Introduction • Cancer rehabilitation, although a relatively new concept, is now recognised as an essential component in the cancer journey (Rankin et al, 2008). •…
Pain Management
Chapter 13 Pain Management Once assessment has established the type of pain the patient is experiencing, priorities and interventions can be determined and directed at those factors contributing to pain,…
E-materials
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…
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Chapter 11 Obstetrics and Gynaecology Postoperative major surgery – treatment Respiratory care • Upper abdominal surgery is known to cause severe and prolonged alterations in pulmonary mechanics. • Opiates and…
E-materials
Chapter 1 E-materials Author profiles Deborah Jackson MSc BSc(Hons) MCSP Deborah Jackson is a specialist paediatric physiotherapist working in neuro-orthopaedics at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. She qualified in…
Gerontology
Chapter 7 Gerontology Clinical reasoning and treatment choice based on assessment findings • In principle, the same treatment techniques are used within older peoples’ rehabilitation as are used with younger…
E-materials
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…
E-materials
Chapter 3 E-materials Acknowledgements Stephanie Taylor, Aquatic Physiotherapist, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, NHS Trust. Mr Alan Hazlett Author profiles Dr Anne Jackson PhD MSc BA(Hons) MCSP Anne Jackson has been a…
Learning Disabilities
Chapter 8 Learning Disabilities Introduction • The basis of any intervention when dealing with a person with learning disabilities (LD) is no different from any other physiotherapy intervention, but a…
