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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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The goal of rehabilitative nursing is not just care-taking, but teaching and reinforcing so that the resident can live as independently as possible. Learn why optimal wellness is critical regardless of disability or disease. We will also review how to work with patients who have limited mobility including procedures for moving a patient and the importance of promoting self-care with the help of adaptive devices.
3) Prison Pups
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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Prison Pups follows four inmates as they raise and train service dogs for the handicapped and hearing impaired. At Concord Farm, a minimum-security facility in Massachusetts, these inmates learn to take on the responsibility of a puppy and find in themselves not only a sense of confidence but also a capacity for nurturing and affection. The experience is profound as they become empowered by their role as trainers.
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"More and more people are interested in living a sober life. What was once considered boring or shameful for many who got sober, now is inspirational and gratifying. While there are many "quit lit" books out there that offer inspirational stories of those who decided to make the shift, many don't offer the "what next" for readers. How do we get sober? And how do we live sober? Veronica Valli shares just those tools in Soberful. This book will give...
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Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLO LLC
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English
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In this groundbreaking book, experts show what a difference support systems--family, friends, community and social programs--can make towards the recovery of the millions of people who suffer a traumatic700 brain injury each year.
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This quick reference guide designed for medical students, physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, residents, chiropractic physicians, physicians and physician assistants, and the independent medical examiners specialized in Family practice, Neurology, Internal Medicine, PM&R, Orthopedic Surgery, and other specialist in Musculoskeletal Medicine and Legal Medicine, as well as Attorneys.
Traditionally muscle and orthopedic tests described...
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Walsh family volume 2
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English
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Rachel Walsh is 27 and the miserable owner of size 8 feet. Overly fond of recreational drugs, she gets frogmarched into the Cloisters, Dublin's answer to the Betty Ford Clinic. Once there, she seeks redemption in the shape of Chris, a "man with a past".
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Actress and author of the courageous New York Times bestselling memoir High on Arrival, Mackenzie Phillips-Hollywood's go-to person on substance abuse and a visible and outspoken advocate for addiction awareness and education-brings her knowledge and voice on the subject of recovery for the first time, and shares her experiences for those who are trying to overcome addiction. Mackenzie Phillips grew up in a dysfunctional environment and subsequently...
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El trauma maxilofacial está asociado a diversas circunstancias como los accidentes de tránsito, las riñas callejeras y las caídas. El 25% de los pacientes con este trauma presentan algún tipo de lesión facial; sin embargo, el 8-21% de las lesiones pasan desapercibidas en la evaluación inicial, lo que genera secuelas graves de difícil manejo. Para lograr un diagnóstico oportuno y un manejo adecuado del trauma maxilofacial, los médicos en...
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Este libro es fruto de más de quince años de trabajo de un grupo formado por investigadores pertenecientes a la Universidad Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, España) y a la Universidad de la República (Montevideo, Uruguay), quienes trabajan en la temática de la formación corporal específica de los psicomotricistas, articulando las dimensiones teórica y práctica de esta disciplina.
Si bien varias corrientes de trabajo en Psicomotricidad han puesto...
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In adult physical rehabilitation, the transformative learning theory presents the basis for a detailed model of Meaning Perspective Transformation in Physical Rehabilitation based on research evidence, with examples and cases, and presents directives for clinical applications.
This book draws from the theoretical background of transformative learning in adult education (Mezirow) to discuss the expansion and transfer of knowledge to clinical rehabilitation...
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Millions of Americans suffer from back pain and try all sorts of remedies to ease their suffering. It's unlikely many of them have turned to sex to ease that aching back. Dr. Michel Rice aims to change that.
Sexy Back will take you on a journey you never thought possible. This book will teach you the how-tos and the don't-even-think-about-its of becoming a sexier and younger you. That's his promise.
In Sexy Back, Rice presents an irreverent, often...
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The second generation antipsychotics are a complex class of psychiatric medications, applicable to a diverse range of both FDA approved treatment indications and off-label uses. This variety stems largely from the unique pharmacodynamic profile of each agent, and often necessitates the employment of unique dosing strategies across the treatment of the varied psychiatry disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar mania and depression, major depressive...
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Unlocking Pathways of Pain: Stories of Innovative Treatments and How They Work tells of the unrelenting agony caused by long-term unresolved pain. As a physical therapist, author Karlene B. Huntley met many people for whom traditional treatment had failed, patients who were frustrated, in constant pain, and ready to give up. Huntley became determined to find treatment that would give them back a pain-free life. Almost by serendipity she developed...
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Sports Rehabilitation and the Human Spirit tells the intersecting story of a man, Michael E. Stephens, and an organization, the Lakeshore Foundation of Birmingham, Alabama, whose campus is world-renowned for rehabilitation, sports, and fitness services for children and adults who have experienced physical disability as a result of injuries, birth conditions, illness, or in service to our nation. This includes those with paralysis, amputations, and...
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La posibilidad de contar con referentes de la Psicomotricidad mundial en primera persona nos hace reflexionar acerca de la novel disciplina por la que transitamos nuestra propia vida profesional.
Ese es el mayor beneficio que puede tener una disciplina en desarrollo, poder dialogar con los constructores de nuestra práctica, y que sean ellos los que nos puedan relatar de su recorrido profesional. Eso es "El Saber de la Psicomotricidad en Primera persona",...
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Talking Out of Both Sides of My Mouth is the memoir of Deborah C. Parsons. Ms. Parsons worked as a Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapist at Genesis Rehabilitation hospital in Jacksonville Florida. At the age of 41 she was a well-respected, strong professional with excellent skills as a therapist, then she experienced a major right hemisphere stroke. The stroke rendered her incapable of walking or being independent. She required rehabilitation therapy...
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From pelvic pain to incontinence, sciatica to scoliosis, prolapse to painful intercourse, the pelvic floor is a key player in recovery. Weakness and tension in the muscles of the pelvic region are often overlooked as the culprits of many debilitating conditions. And, even when the pelvic floor is deemed responsible for ailments, rehabilitation is often bypassed for surgery or medication. But, there is an active means of rehabilitating and managing...
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