New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy back issues from March 2009:
70th anniversary issue: after braving the waves and troughs of seven decades, where is our small craft now?(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Volume 1, Number 1 was published in September 1938 (Figures 1, 2 & 3). What remarkable reading those early issues make, and how fascinating it is to leaf through the volumes that make up the seventy intervening years. Seventy years of proud history; seventy years of professional progress. ...
Celebrating 70 years of the New Zealand journal of physiotherapy.(Guest editorial)
Mar 01, 2009 ... 'A great work has been started and for [seventy] years it has progressed, not always at the same pace, not without mistakes, not without distress, not without personal antagonisms but mistakes and distress stimulate to further effort, and the errors as well as the wisdom of those who have ...
Functional capacity tests in young people with cystic fibrosis.(Research Report)(Clinical report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... INTRODUCTION Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-shortening genetic disease affecting Caucasian populations (Gibson et al 2003). It is a complex multi-system disorder, primarily involving the respiratory and digestive systems. Exacerbations of respiratory symptoms are ...
Manual therapy interventions for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a systematic review.(Research Report)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... INTRODUCTION Lumbar spinal stenosis, a focal narrowing of the spinal canal, nerve root canals, or intervertebral foramina (Arnoldi et al., 1976; Penning 1992) is a common and disabling condition in the older adult (Tomkins et al. 2007, Deyo et al. 2005; Weinstein et al. 2006) ....
Service user and carer involvement in physiotherapy practice, education and research: getting involved for a change.(Invited Clinical Commentary)
Mar 01, 2009; ... BACKGROUND User involvement has become a dominant discourse in health and social care. Users are patients, carers or clients who are current or recent recipients of a service, or members of the public with an interest in the health of their communities. This distinction ...
Physiotherapy crisis.
Mar 01, 2009; ... There is no doubt that the physiotherapy profession is about to experience a crisis over the next several years. The announcement by Minister for the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) Dr Nick Smith (New Zealand Herald, March 5 2009) that the cost of physiotherapy to the ACC has risen ...
Mirror therapy improves hand function in subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.(Clinically Applicable Papers)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of mirror therapy in the upper limb rehabilitation of people with subacute stroke. Methods: Randomised controlled trial of four weeks duration. Forty inpatients with severe hemiparesis within one year of having suffered their first stroke, and ...
After partial knee replacement, patients can kneel, but they need to be taught to do so: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.(Clinically Applicable Papers)(Report)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Purpose: To determine whether a single intervention would improve patient reported kneeling ability following a partial knee replacement. Methods: This was a prospective, randomised controlled trial with single blinding. Sixty participants with medial compartment knee joint ...
The New Public Health (3rd Edition).(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The New Public Health (3rd Edition). Fran Baum 2008. Oxford University Press, Melbourne. ISBN 978-0-19-555046-7. Soft cover, 680 pages. NZ$ 142.99. The author, Professor Fran Baum is an internationally recognised academic who was appointed to the World Health Organisation ...
Positional Release Techniques (3rd Edition).(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Positional Release Techniques (3rd Edition). Leon Chaitow 2007. Churchill Livingstone (Elsevier). ISBN 978-0-443 101151. Soft cover 271 pages. NZD 184.14 This book is intended for those allied health professionals working in the musculoskeletal area with a special interest in ...
Psychosocial Aspects of Health Care 2nd Edition.(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Psychosocial Aspects of Health Care 2nd Edition 2006 M.E. Drench, A.C. Noonan, N. Sharby and S.H. Ventura, Pearson/Prentice Hall, New Jersey. ISBN 0-13-171674-3. USD 47.40 Much like the Willis and Elmer text (reviewed elsewhere in this journal), this book by Meredith Drench, Ann ...
Arterial blood gas analysis: An easy learning guide.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Arterial blood gas analysis: An easy learning guide. Fiona Foxall 2008. M&K Publishing. Cumbria. UK. ISBN 978-1905539-04-8. Soft cover, 80 pages. GBP 10.00 This book is an addition to the 'Easy learning guide series' of practical workbooks suitable for staff wishing to promote ...
Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2nd Edition).(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2nd Edition). Walter Frontera, Julie Silver, and Thomas Rizzo, 2008. Elsevier, Philadelphia. ISBN 978-1-4160-4007. Hard cover, 935 pages. NZ$ 243.60 This 'encyclopaedia', covers an extensive range of conditions and is divided ...
Perspectives on Disability and Rehabilitation: Contesting Assumptions: Challenging Practice. 2nd Edition.(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Perspectives on Disability and Rehabilitation: Contesting Assumptions: Challenging Practice. 2nd Edition. K.W. Hammell 2006. Churchill Livingston, Edinburgh. ISBN 13: 9780443100598: 9. AUD 73.00 This textbook--or rather a textbook on this topic--has in some ways been a long time ...
Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions, third edition.(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions, third edition. Joy Higgs, Mark A. Jones, Stephen Loftus, Nicole Christensen (eds).2008. Butterworth Heinemann, Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-7506-8885-7. Soft cover. NZD 151.99 If you are interested in improving your understanding and ...
Contexts of Physiotherapy Practice.(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Contexts of Physiotherapy Practice. Joy Higgs, Megan Smith, Gillian Webb, Margot Skinner & Anne Croker (eds). 2009. Elsevier, Australia. ISBN 9780729538862. Soft cover. NZD 82.99 This is a timely and extremely useful local contemporary publication. The information shared in this ...
The Management of COPD in Primary and Secondary Care.(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The Management of COPD in Primary and Secondary Care. Dave Lynes 2007. M&K Update Ltd, Keswick. ISBN 978-1-905539-28-4. Soft cover, 192 pages. GBP 27.00 The stated purpose of this book is "as an introductory text for qualified health professionals and as a reference for more established ...
Society, culture and health: An introduction to sociology for nurses.(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Society, culture and health: An introduction to sociology for nurses. K. Willis, and S. Elmer, 2007. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne. ISBN 978-0-19-555907-1. AUD 59.95 Physiotherapy is no more immune to the changes taking place within western health care than any of the ...
Management of Spinal Cord Injuries--A Guide for Physiotherapists.(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Management of Spinal Cord Injuries--A Guide for Physiotherapists. L. Harvey and W.H. Donovan, 2008. Butterworth Heinemann (Elsevier). ISBN 9780443068584. Soft cover, 288 pages. NZD 129.41 The aim of Harvey and Donovan's book is to provide an overview of physiotherapy management ...
Out of Aotearoa.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Out of Aotearoa is a reference list of publications by New Zealand authors in peer-reviewed scientific and professional journals during the previous calendar year(s). This issue covers calendar years 2007, 2008. The intent of OOA is: to inform members of research specifically relevant to ...