Now in its fourth edition 'Tyldesley and Grieve's Muscles, Nerves and Movement' has established itself as the leading textbook for the study of movement by occupational therapists. The book provides students with a sound understanding of the way in which bones, joints, muscles and nerves allow the body to perform movement during daily activities. Early chapters provide a foundation for the study of movement, with the complexity of detail increasing as the book progresses.

Functional anatomy i...

Mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards and filled with real life scenarios and activities, this book develops students' competence and confidence in managing the care of critically and acutely ill patients.

This forward-looking resource recasts the concept of healthy cities as not only a safe, pleasant, and green built environment, but also one that creates and sustains health by addressing social, economic, and political conditions. It describes collaborations between city planning and public health creating a contemporary concept of urban governance¿a democratically-informed process that embraces values like equity. Models, critiques, and global examples illustrate institutional change, commu...

This trusted practitioner resource and course text is grounded in James Morrison's experience with more than 15,000 mental health patients. Morrison provides a complete framework for interviewing adult patients about their current symptoms, personal and family history, mental status, behavioral risks, and other relevant issues.

Bridget is a young Ghanaian woman born with cerebral palsy, a physical disability.

She had the fortune to survive because of her exceptional mother and grandpa in a village that thought of her as a worthless if not dangerous being.

Bridget, now 25 years old, looks back and still wonders if she is worthy of living the life of a normal human person...

PTSD is an invisible disease ...

That makes it incredibly difficult to live with PTSD.

In this booklet I explain, among other things, what PTSD is like for me.

I also give tips on what you can try in certain situations.

Both for those who have PTSD, but also for their environment.

With this booklet I hope to create more understanding for this incredibly difficult disease.

Hopefully it will help you both understand each other better.

I wrote this book because my mother was looking for a b...

2020 has seen the prevalence of one of the most destructive global pandemics in the past 100 years. Covid 19 caused by the novel Coronavirus has devastated the entire world since its transmission from China. Since March 2020, people all over the whole world have been suffering and dying in huge numbers. This highly contagious virus has caused suffering and death, its consequences for families, and the powerful destruction of jobs and economies.

Scientists seem overwhelmed by this virus, unab...

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in medical-surgical nursing with this leading textbook! Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition uses a conversational writing style, a focus on nursing concepts and clinical trends, evidence-based content, and basic pathophysiology review to provide the solid foundation needed in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. Comprehensive chapters cover topics including nursing management and collaboration, health promotion, acute interven...

Modern Man in Search of a Soul is the perfect introduction to the theories and concepts of one of the most original and influential religious thinkers of the twentieth century.

Well organized and easy to read, Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care, 5th Edition, takes an accessible, step-by-step approach to describing the commonly used primary care procedures that facilitate accurate diagnosis and effective patient management. This practical, clinically-focused text offers succinct descriptions of today's most frequently encountered optometric techniques supported by research-based evidence. You'll find essential instructions for mastering the procedures you need t...