A comprehensive and up-to-date account of the management and rehabilitation of patients with chronic pulmonary syndromes. In addition to chapter's on COPD, asthma, smoking, and other obstructive/intrinsic conditions, the editor includes discussions of the poorly-understood restrictive syndromes seen in rehab settings, as well as the newer ...
A great majority of people with neuromuscular diseases like muscular dystrophy, ALS, spinal muscular atrophy, myasthenia gravis and post-poliomyelitis continue to be told that they have "terminal illnesses" and are not offered management options that can spare them of cardiopulmonary morbidity and mortality. This book is unique in offering viable ...
Although neuromuscular diseases are very common, the majority of medical specialists see far too few patients or are too specialized in their own medical disciplines to know the management options at every stage of neuromuscular disease. Patient and family are usually presented with the single approach advocated by the consulting specialist for a ...
This book describes the use of inspiratory and expiratory muscle aids to prevent the pulmonary complications of lung disease and conditions with muscle weakness. It also describes treatment and rehabilitation interventions, specific for patients with these conditions. This book is unique in presenting the use of entirely non-invasive management ...
Wars, terrorism, and socioeconomic upheavals create thousands of refugees in search of a home. Searing pictures of exiles uprooted from Southeast Asia, Central America, and elsewhere have appeared on television, in newspapers, and in magazines. J. Ronald Mummert, with Jeff Bach, share some of the heart-wrenching stories behind the pictures and ...
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