Statistik lernen leicht gemacht! Statistik verstehen und anwenden - dabei unterstutzt dieses Buch Bachelor-Studierende und Angehoerige der Gesundheitsfachberufe durch verstandliche Vermittlung der Theorie und zahlreiche Anwendungsbeispiele aus und fur die Praxis. Das Statistiklehrbuch vermittelt den Lesenden ein vertieftes Verstandnis von grundlegenden statistischen Verfahren. Es gibt ihnen die notwendigen Werkzeuge an die Hand, eigene Datensatze statistisch auszuwerten und fremde Daten besser zu verstehen. Zahlreiche UEbungsaufgaben (und deren Aufloesung) sowie Online-Material zur Verwendung von Statistik-Software erleichtern das Lernen, Verstehen und Anwenden dieses wichtigen und (zu Unrecht!) von vielen auch gefurchteten Fachs. Aus dem Inhalt - Wissenschaftstheoretische Einfuhrung - wozu Statistik? - Aller Anfang ist schwer - von der Idee zur Publikation - Deskriptive Statistik - von Merkmalen, Skalen und Verteilungen - Induktive Statistik - kann das alles Zufall sein? - Entscheidungsbaume fur die Testauswahl - welcher Test fur welche Fragestellung? - Glossar und Formelsammlung - das Wichtigste auf einen Blick Die Autoren Dr. Axel Schafer hat eine Professorenstelle fur Physiotherapie an der Hochschule fur angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst in Hildesheim mit mehrjahriger Erfahrung in der Wissensvermittlung von Statistik an Studierende der Gesundheitsfachberufe Thomas Schoettker-Koeniger, MSc, Physiotherapeut und FBL-Instruktor, Dozent an der Hochschule fur angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst in Hildesheim

FOUR STARS from Doody's Star Ratings (TM) The expanded and fully updated second edition of Orthopedic Biomechanics explains the effects of mechanical influences on the musculoskeletal system and highlights the importance of biomechanical knowledge in the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of orthopedic injuries and disorders. Clear and concise discussion of the forces acting on bones, tendons, and ligaments facilitates a solid understanding of current and past research, complex concepts, and technical information in orthopedic biomechanics. Readers will also find practical guidance for applying their knowledge to solving actual clinical problems. The book begins by summarizing the basic principles of biomechanics and mathematical theory, including biomaterials science, vector algebra, and movement in two and three dimensions. It then moves on to the mechanical properties of musculoskeletal tissues, with chapters devoted to muscle and muscle function; the modeling of joint loads; gait analysis; and the mechanical aspects of the hip, knee, spine, shoulder, and foot. Key Features: New "Solved Problems" chapter with clinically relevant biomechanical questions and their step-by-step solutions using mathematical and mechanical reasoning New chapters on biomechanics of the foot and gait analysis Detailed descriptions of simplified model calculations for determining static and dynamic joint load-a fundamental issue in orthopedic biomechanics Essential physics and mathematics only, with limited use of complex vector equations More than 300 line illustrations References and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, serving as an overview of scientific work on the topic Orthopedic Biomechanics, 2nd Edition, is an essential resource for practitioners and students of orthopedics, orthopedic surgery, prosthetics and orthotics, and physiotherapy. Comprehensive in scope but approachable in coverage, the book provides the insights and tools needed to make informed clinical decisions.

This book addresses the developing field of Work Disability Prevention. Work disability does not only involve occupational disorders originating from the work or at the workplace, but addresses work absenteeism originating from any disorder or accident. This topic has become of primary importance due to the huge compensation costs and health issues involved. For employers it is a unique burden and in many countries compensation is not even linked to the cause of the disorder. In the past twenty years, studies have accumulated which emphasize the social causes of work disability. Governments and NGOs such as the World Bank, the International Labor Organization, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development have produced alarming reports on the extent of this problem for developed and developing countries. However, no comprehensive book is presently available to help them address this emerging field where new knowledge should induce new ways of management. "

The Lefaivre Rainbow Effect is a groundbreaking treatment for those suffering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI). This strategy is different from most others because it is individually designed for each client and focuses on the cognitive retraining of the brain based on pre-injury lifestyle as well as the organic damage to the brain, rather than the disability alone. Starting in the community, after the acute and in-patient rehabilitation phases of recovery have been completed, the Lefaivre Rainbow Effect maximizes the recovery process by positioning the TBI survivor to be a motivated participant in the arduous journey of recovery. Key features: Provides tools and templates for managing the individualized treatment and integration process, including additional material available for download Addresses physical, emotional, and cognitive deficits with a strong influence on participation in life activities Includes the unique theory of the traumatically induced dysfunctional family, with the aim to preserve the family unit and reduce the overall loss for the survivor of brain injury Features a practical approach, including chapter summaries, case studies, diagrams, and templates Offers guidance on producing an Independent Medical Evaluation and preparing effectively for cross examination in recognition of the adversarial aspect of many TBI cases This essential text demonstrates how rehabilitation professionals, including occupational therapists, doctors, nurses, social workers, speech pathologists, and neuropsychologists, can use the Lefaivre Rainbow Effect in their practices to improve therapeutic outcomes for their clients.

A brain injury can have a dramatic effect on all areas of a person's life. This manual is designed to provide an understanding of some of the effects of a brain injury and how to manage them. It focuses on how brain injury may affect thinking skills (e.g. memory), emotions and other related areas (e.g. sleep, work and driving). This manual provides techniques based on psychological approaches, which have been shown to be effective with people who have experienced a brain injury. As well as being an important resource for mental health professionals, it will also be useful for families who wish to help a person with a brain injury. It has two clear functions: a resource manual for clinicians and carers / families to work through with brain injury survivors; and a self-help resource for clients with a brain injury.

The use of ultrasound guidance to perform diagnostic and therapeutic injections is growing at a rapid rate, as is the evidence to support its use. Even with the increased popularity of ultrasound, there remains a lack of formal training or a standard reference book. Atlas of Ultrasound Guided Musculoskeletal Injections fills this void in the literature and will be useful to physiatrists, orthopedists, rheumatologists, pain medicine and sports medicine specialists alike. Broken down by anatomic structure and heavily illustrated, this book is both comprehensive and instructive. The Editors and their contributors break down the basics (both the fundamentals of ultrasound to needle visibility and the role of injections) and explore ultrasound-guided injection for structures in the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, hip and groin, knee, ankle and foot, and spine. Using a clear, heavily illustrated format, this book describes the relevant clinical scenarios and indications for injection, the evidence to support ultrasound use, relevant local anatomy, injection methods, and pearls and safety considerations. It will be a valuable reference for trainees and experienced clinicians alike, for experienced sonographers or those just starting out.

First published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Healthcare professionals have become more educated in recent years. As such, the demand for comprehensive and focused evidenced-based texts and scientific literature covering single areas of nursing and healthcare science or treatment has also increased. This volume covers a range to issues related to asthma treatment. Topics include asthma care in primary care centers, rhinosinusitis, psychological distress related to asthma, inhalation techniques for different inhalers, emergency treatment for acute asthma, therapy for elderly patients, treatment for pediatric asthma, nursing care at home, and more.

Healthcare has been transformed from a "this is what you do" concept to a profession that has a significant educational and scientific basis with an ethos of evidence-based material. The demand for comprehensive and focused evidenced-based text and scientific literature covering single areas of nursing and healthcare science or treatment has also increased. This then is the rational for the present series. The volume on Arthritis covers, rheumatoid arthritis, cytokines, leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptors, alleles, cardiovascular risk, disease outcomes, treatment protocols, and drugs for arthritis.

One of the most challenging tasks for a sports medicine clinician is rehabilitating an injured athlete for a successful return to competition. "Effective Functional Progressions in Sport Rehabilitation "provides clinicians with the strategies and tools they need to prepare their clients for the physical demands required by their sport.

This complete reference helps clinicians understand the important concepts of functional progressions and equips them to develop rehabilitation programs specific to the needs of their clients. The authors break down the text into three regional areas--upper extremities, lower extremities, and trunk--before delving into the specific anatomical and biomechanical differences within each area. They also present the neuromuscular basis for the specific approaches to each region and provide exercises in functional progressions that simulate the activity the athlete needs to perform to be effective in his or her sport again.

Clinicians will find evidence-based, functional tests and learn how to interpret and use the test results to develop specific rehabilitation programs. In that respect, this book will be particularly useful for designing individualized programs because clinicians can choose the specific exercises that will benefit their clients. "Effective Functional Progressions in Sport Rehabilitation" also provides

-sport-specific progressions for numerous sports, including golf, football, baseball, soccer, and running;

-kinetic chain exercises and information on the kinetic chain concept, outlining the transfer of energy between segments during functional activities and sport-specific movement patterns;

-photos that illustrate how progressions should be completed and medical art that shows the bones, muscles, and ligaments that are most often affected by injuries; and

-a recipe-like structure for functional and clinical progressions that makes it easy to see how a progression should be completed and provides continuity and ease of use across the book."Effective Functional Progressions in Sport Rehabilitation "also features an online component that allows users access to every image from the text as well as sample templates in both Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Clinicians can select and paste the images they need into the Word document, type in specific instructions, and print it for their clients to take home as a reference. Instructors can do the same with the presentation package template, using the images and customizing text to accompany each image. The images and sample templates are available at www.HumanKinetics.com/EffectiveFunctionalProgressionsinSportRehabilitation.

With its functional progressions for all areas of the body, sport-specific progressions, photos and art that clearly depict progressions and injured areas, and its adaptability to be customized by clinicians in designing their own programs, "Effective Functional Progressions in Sport Rehabilitation "is the ideal tool for clinicians to use in returning athletes safely back to action.

Rehabilitation For Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a state-of-the-science review of the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions. Leading experts conduct evidence-based reviews of specific areas of brain injury rehabilitation summarizing what is known in each area, critiquing the methodoligical problems of studies in the area, and then outlining new directions for research. The book begins with a review of the history of rehabilitation for TBI from World War I until the present. The second section of the book examines the rehabilitation of specific cognitive impairments in awareness, memory, executive functioning, communication, and emotion and behavior. The third section investigates special topics in rehabilitation of persons with TBI including substance abuse, interventions for caregivers, and vocational rehabilitation. The fourth section of the book covers rehabilitation with specific populations: children, older adults, and persons from diverse cultures. The final section examines topics in medical rehabilitation including treatment of spasticity, minimally conscious patients, and the contribution of neuroimaging to rehabilitation.

On-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: A Model for the Manufacturing and Service Industries describes how to establish an on-site occupational health program, from a sample of a request for proposal response, cost-savings reports, and clinical protocols, evaluations, and treatments to corporate awareness of workers' compensation, lost work-time situations, and applications for cost-effective solutions. Contains procedures and guidelines developed by the author for prestigious firms such as Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co., Bank One Corp., The Detroit Newspapers, J&L Specialty Steel Inc., Henry Ford Health System, and PepsiCo, Inc.! Exploring diagnostic mix, clinic size, on-site industrial rehabilitation program benefits, prevention medicine, and wellness and fitness strategies, On-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: A Model for the Manufacturing and Service Industries -illustrates how individual corporate environments can adapt to form a patient-centered, high-trust, cooperative, and informed workplace -discusses the interrelationship between clinical evaluation and treatment, ADA compliance, work-site ergonomics, on-site job analysis, and placement coordination -highlights crucial factors that will determine the success of an on-site medical rehabilitation program -offers a prescription for a healthy, safe work environment -and more! Including concise at-a-glance summaries of all rehabilitation and health services, On-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: A Model for the Manufacturing and Service Industries is an invaluable resource for all occupational safety and health, occupational and environmental, primary care, family practice, and emergency roomphysicians; neurologists, physiatrists, and internists; physical and occupational therapists and kinesiotherapists; athletic trainers; exercise physiologists, ergonomists, and applied biomechanists; and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students in these disciplines.

After a discussion of current theory and research findings relating to rehabilitation of brain injury, this book presents 20 case studies of adults with severe brain injuries sustained several years earlier. The causes of their brain damage include traumatic head injuries, encephalitis, stroke and hypoxia. Problems that follow such injuries including loss of self-care skills, memory impairment, language, reading, visuoperceptual and behavioural difficulities, are analysed in detail. The book describes the premorbid lifestyle of each of the 20 individuals, the onset of their brain damage, subsequent symptoms, neuropsychological assessment, rehabilitation, and long-term outcome. Most chapters include a report by the patient and/or family member, thus providing an extra dimension that helps to increase the reader's understanding of the predicaments faced by brain-injured individuals as they learn to cope with traumatic changes in lifestyle. Although improvement for most brain-injured people is slow and limited, all those described in this book made some progress after their admission to rehabilitation services. The exhaustive analysis of each case and step-by-step description of treatment will encourage professionals and other care-givers that much can be done for this severely injured group. For students of neuropsychology and rehabilitation, the book should serve as an inspiring and informative supplementary text.

Dieses Praxisbuch liefert Ihnen die optimale therapeutische Loesung fur Befund und Behandlung von Schmerzpatienten mit Narben im Bauchraum. Im Theorieteil:- Definition und Differenzierung von Narben, Verklebungen und Adhasionen- Alle wichtigen Grundlagen zu Anatomie, Physiologie und Pathophysiologie- Wundheilung und Effekte mechanischer Zugspannung auf das Gewebe- Koerperliche Kompensationsmechanismen Im Praxisteil:- Grundlagen des Liedler-Konzepts fur Befund und Behandlung- Direkte und indirekte Techniken fur alle Mobilitatsgrade, Wundheilungsphasen und Schmerzzustande- Konkrete Massnahmen zur Eingliederung von Narbengewebe in den Koerper- Eigenubungsprogramm fur Patienten Plus: Pilotstudie zum Einfluss postoperativer Adhasionen auf chronischen Ruckenschmerz und zahlreiche Videosequenzen mit Behandlungsbeispielen.

Die Autorin erkrankte in ihrem Leben zwei Mal an Leukamie. Yoga half ihr bei der Bewaltigung der lebensbedrohenden Krankheit und auf ihrem Weg zuruck in ein erfulltes kraftvolles Leben. Ihre Erfahrungen gepaart mit ihrem Wissen als ganzheitliche AErztin mit eigener Yogapraxis gibt sie nun in diesem Buch weiter. Einfach und anschaulich beschreibt sie welche Strategien zur Bewaltigung der bei Krebs haufig auftretenden koerperlichen und mentalen Lebenskrise helfen koennen und wie sich die Geisteshaltung und Lebensfuhrung durch Yoga positiv auf die Krankheit auswirkt. Herzstuck des Buches sind die Yoga-UEbungsanleitungen in Wort und Bild. In einfachen, gut nachvollziehbaren Anleitungen stellt sie UEbungen vor, ihre therapeutische Wirkung und Abwandlungen fur moegliche koerperliche Einschrankungen. Aus Aufwarmubungen, Koerperhaltungen (Asanas) und Atemubungen (Pranayama) kann ein individuelles, vollstandiges UEbungsprogramm zusammengestellt werden. Das Buch richtet sich an Betroffene, sowie an Yogalehrer, Trainer und Physiotherapeuten, aber auch an AErzte und Pflegekrafte in der Onkologie.

This book contains a comprehensive overview of all current uses of robots in rehabilitation. The underlying principles in each application are provided. This is followed by a critical review of the technology available, of the utilization protocols, and of user studies, outcomes, and clinical evidence, if existing. Ethical and social implications of robot use are also discussed. The reader will have an in depth view of rehabilitation robots, from principles to practice.

With a focus on the "how" and "why" of manual medicine techniques, Greenman's Principles of Manual Medicine, Fifth Edition, gives you the tools you need to improve patients' neuromusculoskeletal system function. Covering the foundations of manual medicine as well as specific techniques for diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal pain, this popular osteopathic guide features more than 1,000 photographs that walk you step by step through each technique. Taking you systematically from principles and concepts, through specific techniques and procedures, to clinical correlations, this new edition is thoroughly up to date and features a clinical focus that prepares you for today's practice. NEW in the 5th Edition: A new chapter on clinical correlations of the upper quarter, covering the stabilizing roles of the specialized layers of the thoracolumbar fascia beyond the trunk into the thorax, cervical spine, and cranium. Updated simple and effective diagnostic and sutural treatment approaches for the osseous cranium. Easy to follow, consistent approach to cervical mobilization with impulse techniques. Updated terminology for normal lumbosacral and sacroiliac motion.

Die Autorin, erfahrene Sprachtherapeutin und klinische Linguistin, liefert Lesern mit dieser Einfuhrung den "Schlussel" zum Verstandnis der Lebenssituation von Menschen, die unter Aphasie leiden. Behandelt werden in dem Band die normale Sprachverarbeitung und die Fehlfunktionen bei Aphasie ebenso wie Therapien fur einen ganzheitlichen Sprachaufbau. Neben konkreten Anleitungen zur individuellen patienten- und alltagsorientierten Therapie eroeffnet die Autorin anhand zahlreicher Patientengeschichten einen Einblick in die Praxis.

Most of what has been learned about how the brain mediates behaviour comes from experiments of nature where a stroke or other damage to the brain produces changes in a person's behaviour. In Matter of Mind, one of the leading figures in behavioural and cognitive neurology uses patient vignettes and other examples from his rich professional life to show just how much knowledge about brain functions such as reading, writing, language, control of emotions, skilled movement, perception, attention, and motiviation has been gained from the study of patients with diseases of or damage to the brain. No knowledge of neurology or neuroscience is required to understand the book, which is intended for neurological patients and their families. It will also be of interest to professionals who study the brain or treat patients with brain damage including neuropsychologists, neurologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, and their students and trainees.

Gegen den inneren Schweinehund ... von Patienten, Kunden oder Mitarbeiter sind gute Argumente ebenso gefragt wie Strategien zur Verhaltensanderung und erfolgreiche Trainingskonzepte. Dieses Praxisbuch gibt Physiotherapeuten, Fitnesstrainern, (Sport-)Medizinern sowie Experten der betrieblichen Gesundheitsfoerderung das Wissen aus der Sport- und Ernahrungsphysiologie und Trainingsmethoden an die Hand und unterstutzt sie dabei, den 'inneren Schweinehund' nachhaltig und wertschatzend an die Leine zu nehmen. Es vermittelt Fitness- und Gesundheitsprofis aller Bereiche Praxisnahe Instrumente zur Leistungsdiagnostk, Planung und Durchfuhrung von individualisierten Trainings Grundlagen einer leistungsfoerdernden Ernahrung fur Kopf- und Koerper Psychologische Grundlagen zur Motivationssteigerung Frageboegen, Messinstrumente und zahlreiche Zusatzmaterialien zum Herunterladen unterstutzen bei der Entwicklung massgeschneiderter Trainings und persoenlicher Gesundheitskonzepte - zur Steigerung der Leistungsfahigkeit von Kunden und Mitarbeitern.

The Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology is the first and only encyclopedia covering assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of adult and pediatric neuropsychological disorders. The new and revised 2nd edition includes 100 new entries and extensive updates and revisions. Clinical neuropsychology is a rapidly evolving specialty whose practitioners serve patients with traumatic brain injury, stroke and other vascular impairments, brain tumors, epilepsy and nonepileptic seizure disorders, developmental disabilities, progressive neurological disorders, HIV- and AIDS-related disorders, and dementia. Services include evaluation, treatment, and case consultation in child, adult, and the expanding geriatric population in medical and community settings. The clinical goal always is to restore and maximize cognitive and psychological functioning in an injured or compromised brain. Most neuropsychology reference books focus primarily on assessment and diagnosis, and to date none has been encyclopedic in format. Clinicians, patients, and family members recognize that evaluation and diagnosis is only a starting point for the treatment and recovery process. During the past decade there has been a proliferation of programs, both hospital- and clinic-based, that provide rehabilitation, treatment, and treatment planning services. This encyclopedia will serve as a unified, comprehensive reference for professionals involved in the diagnosis, evaluation, and rehabilitation of adult patients and children with neuropsychological disorders. From the reviews of the first edition: "This a A to Z approach to defining clinical psych and clinical neuropsychology terms. ... recommend this as a reference for Clinical Neuropsychologists." Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, February, 2014 "An indispensable four-volume reference series, which both established and up-and-coming neuropsychologists will find to be an invaluable addition to their clinical practice. Clinicians across a broad range of settings ... will find it to be a comprehensive reference guide. ... Each entry provides cross-references to related topic areas within the series, as well as additional readings, for the interested reader to use as a springboard to expand their understanding of each topic area." Sarah E. Bullard, Melina Griss, Sonia Greene and Anna Gekker, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, November, 2012 "This book is the most comprehensive text ever published in the field of clinical neuropsychology. ... If I had to select only one book to have on my desk, in my office, this would be the one." Amazon.com, December, 2010

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Dr. Miller's valuable resource helps members of the medical team navigate the complexity of cerebral palsy care by explaining unfamiliar treatments that fall outside of their own disciplines. Readers also benefit from a review of current practices in their own fields. Includes recommended treatment algorithms and is designed to help improve decision making. Written in a very conversational style and illustrated with lots of color the volume provides rehabilitational (part 1) and surgical aspects (part 2). Accomplished by a CD-ROM which provides lots of case studies - including walking analysis. The most comprehensive title on this topic written by a leading expert.

Resources for rehabilitation specialists tend to follow a straight line: injury - disability - limitation - intervention. "The International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions" breaks with this tradition, organized by type of intervention (based on recommendations in the International Classification of Functioning) rather than disability, medical condition, or level of impairment. This innovative, user-friendly system identifies candidates for particular interventions in terms of the range of syndromes and illnesses they are applicable to, encouraging critical thinking, problem solving, and best practice. The book's wide spectrum of interventions coupled with its international perspective creates a unique source of evidence-based strategies for improving patients' adaptation, functioning, relearning, recovery, and the prevention of ill health. The handbook describes interventions in such areas as environmental accessibility, ergonomics, pain management, sensory functional training, electric prostheses, music therapy, psychoeducation, and cognitive teaching. It features interventions suited to all areas of daily life: self maintenance, home, work, and leisure. It clarifies the occupational therapist's role in multidisciplinary care. It includes material on accident/illness prevention and health promotion strategies. It supplies reference lists of studies regarding the clinical efficacy of interventions. It demonstrates the use of a common technical language for the field. Occupational and physical therapists, rehabilitation nurses and technicians, physiatrists, and health psychologists will find the "International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions" a source of practice-enhancing tools and ideas. Its clarity of presentation makes it highly useful to readers in related fields (such as insurance case workers and ergonomic architects and engineers) as well.

The book reports on advanced topics in the areas of neurorehabilitation research and practice. It focuses on new methods for interfacing the human nervous system with electronic and mechatronic systems to restore or compensate impaired neural functions. Importantly, the book merges different perspectives, such as the clinical, neurophysiological, and bioengineering ones, to promote, feed and encourage collaborations between clinicians, neuroscientists and engineers. Based on the 2016 International Conference on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR 2016) held on October 18-21, 2016, in Segovia, Spain, this book covers various aspects of neurorehabilitation research and practice, including new insights into biomechanics, brain physiology, neuroplasticity, and brain damages and diseases, as well as innovative methods and technologies for studying and/or recovering brain function, from data mining to interface technologies and neuroprosthetics. In this way, it offers a concise, yet comprehensive reference guide to neurosurgeons, rehabilitation physicians, neurologists, and bioengineers. Moreover, by highlighting current challenges in understanding brain diseases as well as in the available technologies and their implementation, the book is also expected to foster new collaborations between the different groups, thus stimulating new ideas and research directions.