Cases In Differential Diagnosis for the Physical and Manipulative Therapies (ebook)

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A must-have physical and manipulative therapy case book to facilitate confident diagnosis

Cases in Differential Diagnosis for the Physical and Manipulative Therapies: a Case Based Approach is a high-quality Australian case book ideal for students studying physical and manipulative therapy.

This physical and manipulative therapy textbook facilitates development of the skills students and therapists need to reach a final diagnosis or differential diagnosis with confidence.

Cases in Differential Diagnosis for the Physical and Manipulative Therapies features more than 225 clinical presentations in differential diagnosis. All cases are presented in four life stages ? infancy and childhood, adolescence, the adult years and the later or elderly years ? and each life stage covers a broad range of differential clinical topics.

With this physical and manipulative therapy text, students will gain valuable insight into scenarios commonly encountered in clinical practice, while developing and refining their diagnostic skills.

Cases include unsteadiness and vertigo in the elderly, fever in infancy and childhood, reproductive disturbances in women, and eating disorders, substance abuse and behavioural disturbances in adolescence.

Over 35 experts from diverse fields have contributed to Cases in Differential Diagnosis for the Physical and Manipulative Therapies, which also boasts comprehensive appendices featuring abbreviations, orthopaedic tests and extra questions.

As physical and manipulative therapists often find themselves in the role of the primary contact practitioner, it is imperative they are trained to identify underlying medical problems that may require referral to a medical practitioner.

With this invaluable diagnostic resource they can do just that.0Section 1 The early years: infancy and childhood Chapter 1 Genetic disorders, birth defects and structural deformities Chapter 2 Disturbances in movement, posture or growth in infancy and childhood Chapter 3 Visual and hearing disturbances in infancy and childhood Chapter 4 Disturbances in behaviour or mood in infancy and childhood Chapter 5 Pain in infancy and childhood Chapter 6 Fever in infancy and childhood Chapter 7 Miscellaneous cases in infancy and childhood

Section 2 Adolescence Chapter 8 Eating disorders, substance abuse and behavioural disturbances in adolescence Chapter 9 Movement and postural disturbances in adolescence Chapter 10 Joint pain and swelling in adolescence Chapter 11 Pain in adolescence Chapter 12 Miscellaneous cases in adolescence

Section 3 The adult years Chapter 13 Head and neck pain, part 1 Chapter 14 Head and Neck pain, part 2 Chapter 15 Acute back pain Chapter 16 Chronic or recurring back pain Chapter 17 Acute joint pain Chapter 18 Chronic or recurrent joint pain Chapter 19 Upper limb pain Chapter 20 Lower limb pain Chapter 21 Chest pain Chapter 22 Abdominal pain Chapter 23 Fatigue and generalised weakness Chapter 24 Cough and dyspnoea Chapter 25 Abnormalities in bowel or urination habits Chapter 26 Reproductive disturbances in women Chapter 27 Sports Injuries Chapter 28 Multisystem cases Chapter 29 Miscellaneous cases in adulthood

Section 4 The later years ? the elderly Chapter 30 Head & Neck pain in the elderly Chapter 31 Back pain in the elderly Chapter 32 Unsteadiness and vertigo in the elderly Chapter 33 Altered bowel or bladder activity in the elderly Chapter 34 Chest and abdominal pain in the elderly Chapter 35 Altered mental state in the elderly Chapter 36 Impaired vision and hearing in the elderly Chapter 37 Limb pain in the elderly Chapter 38 Miscellaneous cases in geriatrics

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