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.
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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
Author Information
Edited by Lauren Jean Guthrie
1 Introduction2 How to prepare for placement3 What to expect when on placement4 Obtaining your first physiotherapy post5 Case studies in respiratory physiotherapy6 Case studies in Neurological Physiotherapy7 Case studies in orthopaedics 8 Case studies in Musculoskeletal out-patients9 Case Studies in Care of the Elderly 10 Case studies in Mental Health 11 Case studies in Women’s Health