Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy_ Adults and Paedia…ics-Elsevier (2016)-Eleanor Main, Linda Denehy

 The fifth edition of this seminal textbook continues to provide those who are studying or are in practice with comprehensive evidence-based coverage of all the main aspects of respiratory and cardiac physiotherapy throughout the whole lifespan – neonates, infants, children, adolescents and adults – with the patient at centre and advocating a problem-based approach.

For the new edition, Jennifer Pryor and Ammani Prasad hand the baton of editorship and their lasting legacy over to Eleanor Main and Linda Denehy. With a team of over 60 international expert authors, the new editors have incorporated major changes reflecting current cardiorespiratory physiotherapy education and practice. These changes are heralded by a new title – Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy: Adults and Paediatrics (formerly Physiotherapy for Respiratory and Cardiac Problems: Adults and Paediatrics) – and a significant restructure of the content with a new set of chapters.

A new key chapter on anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system lays the foundation which is then followed by a chapter on clinical assessment of adults, infants and children, and acutely ill or deteriorating patients. Additional new content includes a chapter on outcome measurement in practice and a large chapter describing rehabilitation in acute and chronic conditions in special populations including spinal cord injury, oncology, trauma and paediatrics. The chapter on therapeutic interventions is comprehensive and reflective of evidence based practice.

Cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy

Quick and convenient, this resource provides a clinical overview of a wide variety of diseases and disorders that affect the cardiovascular system and lungs and the physical therapy management of patients with them. It integrates key concepts of pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic tests and laboratory information and findings with clinically important medical and surgical interventions and pharmacologic therapies ― then applies the material to physical therapy evaluation and treatment. This edition adds an introductory chapter on the oxygen transport pathway, the effects of dysfunction along the pathway, and the implications for physical therapy.

• Offers a complete overview including basic cardiopulmonary anatomy and physiology, the pathophysiology of commonly encountered cardiac and pulmonary disorders, diagnostic tests and procedures, therapeutic interventions, pharmacology, physical therapy evaluation and treatment, and clinical laboratory values and profiles.
• Uses a bulleted format to make finding information quick and easy.
• Lists the latest drugs used for the treatment of cardiopulmonary disorders.
• Includes information on laboratory medicine and pediatrics to help you apply cardiopulmonary principles to practice.

• Follows the oxygen transport pathway ― the delivery, uptake and, extrication of oxygen as it actually functions in a clinical setting ― providing a logical framework for understanding cardiopulmonary concepts.
• Explains the implications of defects in the pathway ― essential considerations for clinical practice.
• Includes a comprehensive listing of common cardiopulmonary diseases, as well as a number of other diseases that are associated with cardiopulmonary dysfunction.
• Provides new and updated illustrations that depict common pathologies such as the pathophysiology of left ventricular diastolic and systolic dysfunction, volume versus pressure overload, and dilated versus hypertrophies versus restrictive cardiomyophathies.
• Includes descriptions of important interventions such as lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation.
• Adds a new section on simple anthropometric measurements for determining obesity, with information on this demographic trend and how it impacts assessment.

 

Chest_Physio_for_the_war_wounde

Chest physiotherapy is a broad topic; it consists of various techniques and procedures which need practice and expertise for excellent outcomes. CPT basically works on respiratory system and it generally promotes normal physiology of respiration. Itimproves ventilation/perfusion process, by increasing volumes and capacities of lungs.It also strengthens up the respiratory muscles and eliminates secretions from lungs and airways. CPT allows the lungs to supply optimum amount of O2 to the human tissue, which is necessary for healthy body growth and activities of daily living. Each year, many patients with any medical or surgical disorder, develop respiratory complications in hospital settings. There is a high rate of deaths because of respiratory distress in ICUs.

 

Measurement of joint motion - A guide to goniometry

 

Joint Range of Motion and Muscle Length Testing

 

Jacobs - Ergonomics for Therapists 3rd

 

Biomechanics and Motor Control Defining

 

Biomechanics and Motor Control: Defining Central Concepts provides a thorough update to the rapidly evolving fields of biomechanics of human motion and motor control with research published in biology, psychology, physics, medicine, physical therapy, robotics, and engineering consistently breaking new ground.
This book clarifies the meaning of the most frequently used terms, and consists of four parts, with part one covering biomechanical concepts, including joint torques, stiffness and stiffness-like measures, viscosity, damping and impedance, and mechanical work and energy. Other sections deal with neurophysiological concepts used in motor control, such as muscle tone, reflex, pre-programmed reactions, efferent copy, and central pattern generator, and central motor control concepts, including redundancy and abundance, synergy, equilibrium-point hypothesis, and motor program, and posture and prehension from the field of motor behavior.
The book is organized to cover smaller concepts within the context of larger concepts. For example, internal models are covered in the chapter on motor programs. Major concepts are not only defined, but given context as to how research came to use the term in this manner.
Presents a unified approach to an interdisciplinary, fragmented areaDefines key terms for understandingIdentifies key theories, concepts, and applications across theoretical perspectivesProvides historical context for definitions and theory evolution

Biomechanical Concepts
Joint Torque
Stiffness and Stiffness-like Measures
Velocity-Dependent Resistance
Mechanical Work and Energy
Muscle Tone
Reflexes
Preprogrammed Reactions