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Presents the author's breakthrough system of resistance stretching, showing readers--athletes, runners, body builders, and couch potatoes alike--how to tap into the energy pathways within the body while strengthening and elongating the muscles.

"Focusing on the dental materials most commonly used, Dental Materials: Properties and Manipulation, 10th Edition covers the tasks that dental assistants and dental hygienists typically perform. It shows the most current materials, how to mix and apply them in a clinical setting, and how to educate patients about them. Now in full color, this edition adds more photographs of materials actually being mixed, used, and applied, and includes detailed...

"This engaging, easy-to-understand text covers the most frequently encountered diseases that today's healthcare students need to know. The book discusses the latest in cerebral palsy, coronary artery bypass, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, Alzheimer's, and drug therapy for HIV. A unique DEPPiCT approach presents major diseases in a consistent format for Disease, Etiology, Pathogenesis, Pathology, Clinical features, and Therapy or prognosis."--Publisher....

What is depression? What is bipolar disorder? How are they diagnosed and how are they treated? Can a small child be diagnosed with depression and treated with antidepressants - and should they be? Covering depression, manic depression, and bipolar disorder, this Very Short Introduction gives a brief account of the history of these concepts, before focussing on the descriptions and understanding of these disorders today. Jan Scott and Mary Jane Tacchi...

This book provides an overview of the profession and the practice of occupational therapy. The book offers information specific to adult, geriatric, pediatric, and mental health practice. Review questions are included in each chapter along with additional case studies and student activities added throughout.

We are all familiar with the idea that machines are powered by electricity, but perhaps not so aware that this is also true for humans. This is a spectacular account of the body electric, showing how, from before conception to the last breath we draw, electrical signals in our cells are essential to everything we think and do. These signals are produced by some amazing proteins that sit at the forefront of current scientific research - the ion channels....

Theory and reasoning in nursing focuses on helping to develop the strong reasoning skills necessary for competent and caring practice, the fourth edition demonstrates the interconnections between theory, reasearch, and practice. The authors help you understand theory--what it is, how it supports nurses and their practice, and how they can use it to answer clinical questions and care for patients more effectively.--From back cover of book.

"Designed to present students with essential concepts of disease processes and altered health states, this third edition text is ideal for both discrete and integrated pathophysiology courses. The third edition continues to build on the extremely successful art program and the 'Understanding' feature and has an even more robust electronic support ancillary program to make both faculty and student learning easier and more successful"--

This work is an examination of what makes us fat. In his book Good Calories, Bad Calories, the author, an acclaimed science writer argues that certain kinds of carbohydrates, not fats and not simply excess calories, have led to our current obesity epidemic. Now he brings that message to a wider, nonscientific audience. With fresh evidence for his claim, this book makes his critical argument newly accessible. He reveals the bad nutritional science...

Accurate clinical observations are the key to good patient care and fundamental to nursing practice. 'Vital Signs for Nurses' will support anyone in care delivery to enhance their skills and reflect upon their own practice and assist in their continuing professional development.