New Graduate's Guide to Physiotherapy


Book Description

New Graduate's Guide to Physiotherapy contains practical tools to implement immediately if you are feeling stressed or burnt out, and tips for everyday self-care to help you grow in self-awareness and build resilience over time. Consider the words within to be the gentle reassurance for your first few years of clinical practice.




Clinical Case Studies in Physiotherapy


Book Description

Starting a placement or rotation in an unfamiliar clinical area is exciting but can be daunting. CLINICAL CASE STUDIES IN PHYSIOTHERAPY provides invaluable advice and practical guidance on cases and problems encountered on a daily basis allowing you to work with ease and confidence. By adopting a problem solving approach to the cases through the use of questions and answers, the authors will help you to think constructively about each case within all the key specialities of physiotherapy.Starting a placement or rotation in an unfamiliar clinical area is exciting but can be daunting. CLINICAL CASE STUDIES IN PHYSIOTHERAPY provides invaluable advice and practical guidance on cases and problems encountered on a daily basis allowing you to work with ease and confidence. By adopting a problem solving approach to the cases through the use of questions and answers, the authors will help you to think constructively about each case within all the key specialities of physiotherapy. - Hints and tips to get you ready for clinical placement - How to secure your first physiotherapy post - Case studies in the following clinical areas: respiratory, orthopaedics, neurology, musculoskeletal out-patients, care of the elderly, mental health and womens health - Cases covering paediatrics also included




The New Grad Physio


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If you have already qualified you will know how scarily different life as a New Grad Physio really is, very different to what you were told by your University lecturers. If you are still studying, you no doubt have already heard the many challenges New Grad Physiotherapists, Sports Therapists and Sports Rehabilitators face and how overwhelmed and unprepared they are to work with Real Patients in the Real World.This book will guide you through the challenges you will face, the same challenges you MUST overcome if you are to become a competent, confident and competitive therapist, gain consistent positive patient outcomes and be able to enjoy your life as a New Grad Physio.It will show you...How to become COMPETENT, so you have the clinical skill-sets needed to understand your patient assessments, provide hands-on treatment and prescribe rehab exercises that take away patient's pain and get them back to full function.How to become CONFIDENT, so you can easily build patient rapport, gain respect and recognition from your patients and senior staff and learn how to communicate your clinical message well, so patients believe what you are saying and adhere to your treatment plan.How to become COMPETITIVE, so you can stand out from the crowd, get ahead of your peers to get the job you want and fly up the promotion ladder faster than anyone thought possible.Andy Barker is a Consultant Physiotherapist, Private Practice Owner and The Founder of The New Grad Physio.Andy's own New Grad journey saw him progress from student therapist to his own 'Dream Job,' as the Head Physiotherapist at the Leeds Rhinos just 15 months after graduating and more recently, transitioned into working within International football, despite having no background working in the sport.This book will show you WHAT you need to know to do the same and HOW you can start YOUR own successful New Grad journey...




Tidy's Physiotherapy


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A classic textbook and a student favourite, Tidy's Physiotherapy aims to reflect contemporary practice of physiotherapy and can be used as a quick reference by the physiotherapy undergraduate for major problems that they may encounter throughout their study, or while on clinical placement. Tidy's Physiotherapy is a resource which charts a range of popular subject areas. It also encourages the student to think about problem-solving and basic decision-making in a practice setting, presenting case studies to consolidate and apply learning. In this fifteenth edition, new chapters have been added and previous chapters withdrawn, continuing its reflection of contemporary education and practice. Chapters have again been written by experts who come from a wide range of clinical and academic backgrounds. The new edition is complemented by an accompanying online ancillary which offers access to over 50 video clips on musculoskeletal tests, massage and exercise and an image bank along with the addition of crosswords and MCQs for self-assessment. Now with new chapters on: Reflection Collaborative health and social care / interprofessional education Clinical leadership Pharmacology Muscle imbalance Sports management Acupuncture in physiotherapy Management of Parkinson's and of older people Neurodynamics Part of the Physiotherapy Essentials series - core textbooks for both students and lecturers! Covers a comprehensive range of clinical, academic and professional subjects Annotated illustrations to simplify learning Definition, Key Point and Weblink boxes Online access to over 50 video clips and 100's of dowloadable images (http://evolve.elsevier.com/Porter/Tidy) Online resources via Evolve Learning with video clips, image bank, crosswords and MCQs! Log on and register at http://evolve.elsevier.com/Porter/Tidy Case studies Additional illustrations




Transforming Practice through Clinical Education, Professional Supervision and Mentoring


Book Description

This important resource investigates topics related to clinical education, professional supervision, and mentoring. Beyond student supervision, it discusses supervision of professionals in the work place and the emerging importance of professional mentoring for ongoing professional development. Its broad perspective is relevant to a wide range of health professions, including audiology, dietetics, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physiotherapy, podiatry, prosthetics and orthotics, radiography, and speech-language pathology. Complex theoretical material is presented in a straightforward, "person-centered" approach that makes information easily accessible and applicable to practice. Written by multidisciplinary experts with academic and research backgrounds who also possess extensive practical experience in a variety of professional health fields. Reader-friendly, engaging material is grounded in current theory and evidence. Three distinct but interrelated fields - clinical education, professional supervision, and mentoring - are addressed together in one book for the first time. Supervision of professionals in their workplace is covered, as well as professional mentoring for ongoing professional development. Presents complex theoretical material in an engaging, "person-centered" approach. Acknowledges the importance of psychological well-being with chapters on the self in supervision and finding meaning and preventing burnout.




Physical Therapy Professional Foundations


Book Description

"This book was written to help preprofessional students make healthly choices about entering the field of physical therapy, to assist physical therapy students to establish sound habits and realistic expectiations, and to facilitate success for new graduates in the transition from the the academic setting to clinical practice. Clinical and academic faculty may also find these ideas useful in advising students at various stages in the professional education process." (Preface).







Vault Career Guide to Physical Therapy


Book Description

Physical therapy is a growing area of medical practice encompassing four main components: examination, treatment, consultation and research. This Vault guide will walk you through this burgeoning industry, its career options, discussion of techniques and current trends, from the direct access movement to the increasing emphasis on clinical doctorates for PTs.




Contexts of Physiotherapy Practice


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This book provides comprehensive coverage of the key issues and perspectives in the current practice of physiotherapy, focussing on the issues that are not taught in 'clinical' texts yet that underpin professional practice. The book helps students gain a good understanding of the physiotherapy profession. It will introduce students to the key practice issues included in professional entry curricula: history of the profession, the workforce and roles of physiotherapists, ethics, law, reflective practice, clinical reasoning, teamwork, and other professional issues within the field of physiotherapy.




Handbook of Pediatric Physical Therapy


Book Description

This updated quick reference provides a contemporary perspective on pediatric physical therapy for both students and professionals. Following the "Guide to Physical Therapist Practice," this invaluable tool addresses growth and development, pediatric disorders, measurements, interventions, assistive technologies, and administrative issues--all in a rapid access format for daily consultation. For easier use, this edition features a larger trim size, with new boxes, figures, charts, and conditions. Separate chapters cover Intervention, Measurement & Disorders, and Assistive Technology. Expanded coverage of growth and development includes outcomes that occur when development is disrupted. Insurance coding information is also included.