This practical text, written by four key researchers in the field, offers an effective approach to the management and treatment of back pain based on applications of biomechanics. By linking the clinical anatomy of the spine to biomechanics principles, it provides a bridge between anatomy and practical applications. This highly illustrated, up-to-date book is essential reading for anyone involved in the care and treatment of patients with back pain, as well as for those studying its causes and methods of prevention.
This set comprises two paperback volumes. The first volume, TheWestern Medical Tradition, 800BC-1800AD, examines the system ofmedical ideas that went back to the Greeks of the eighth centuryBC, and played a major role in the understanding and treatment ofhealth and disease. Its influence spread from the Aegean basin tothe rest of the Mediterranean region, to Europe, and then toEuropean settlements overseas. The second volume, The WesternMedical Tradition, 1800-2000, is a detailed and authoritativeaccount, which describes the most important people, events, andtransformations in "Western" medicine, with explanations for whymedicine developed as it did. It contains one of the firsthistorical summaries of the development of medicine after WW II. Itis an authoritative source of new information as well as asynthesis of the current state of knowledge.
ECG Complete offers an uncomplicated but comprehensive account of all aspects of the ECG suitable for both the absolute beginner, as well as the more experienced reader requiring a definitive reference source. Using an informal style the book places the subject in context and includes a comprehensive guide to the practical aspects of ECG recording. ECG interpretation is dealt with in a straightforward way designed for easy reference, and covers all of the cardiac rhythms and abnormalities likely to be encountered in practice. A comprehensive account of the ECG set in a broad context with emphasis on the scientific principles and practical aspects of the technology. Describes how to actually perform an ECG so that perfect results are achieved every time. Includes an alphabetical abnormalities listing guiding the reader to the correct diagnosis. Clinical scenarios place the ECG in a real-life context.
