Physiotherapy in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

ISBN-13: 9780750622653 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 516 str.

Jill Mantle;Mantle; Jeanette Haslam

Opis

The second edition of this classic physiotherapy text for undergraduate students, junior physiotherapists, and practitioners specializing in obstetrics and gynecology explores the scientific, philosophical, and practical basis behind all aspects of clinical intervention. This book contains a detailed anatomical description of the female reproductive and urinary tract with the associated structures along with the physiology of reproduction and pregnancy with a thorough account of the physiotherapists' role.

Recenzje

"The book achieves it's aim as an encompassing reference book and would also serve well as a quick reference guide for any physiotherapy department."In Touch, Spring 2005, G Gallaway BSc, MCSP

Spis treści

Preface to second edition
Preface to first edition
Foreword to second edition
Foreword to first edition
Introduction

1. Anatomy
2. Physiology of pregnancy
3. Physical and physiological changes of labor and the puerperium
4. The antenatal period
5. Relieving pregnancy discomforts
6. Preparation for labor
7. The postnatal period
8. The Climacteric
9. Common gynecological surgery
10. Gynecological surgery
11. Urinary function and dysfunction
12. Bowel function and dysfunction

Appendix 1: ICS The Standardization of Terminology of Lower Urinary Tract Function 2002
Appendix 2: ICS The Standardization of Terminology of Lower Urinary Tract Function 1989

Index