Anatomy: Palpation and Surface Markings - Softcover

Field Derek

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750600624 ISBN 13: 9780750600620

Publisher: Butterworth Heinemann, 1995

Synopsis

* The only book available that ties together three areas of skin care in a single reference * A practical manual that provides clinicians with methods of diagnosis and treatment * Includes important information for professionals dealing with patients with fragile skin

New edition, completely re-organized, updated and redesigned for even greater clarity

Relates palpation to surface markings and anatomy, bringing anatomy alive

High quality full colour illustrations and beautifully drawn line diagrams

About this title

From the Publisher:

This second edition of Derek Field's unique book outlines the skills required to identify the relationship of structures with the surface, and the art of palpating through the skin.Informative and invaluable, the book unlocks a vast quantity of information unavailable by the eye and aids the practitioner to facilitate patient assessment and diagnosis using manual contact techniques.New colour illustrations show marker dots depicting exact location with clear leader lines to bones, joints, muscles, nerves, arteries and veins together with descriptions of the surface marking of organs.Essential reading for students and practitioners of medicine, physiotherapy, nursing, chiropractic and osteopathy. Indeed all those for whom the accurate location and palpation of surface structures is an essential skill whether used to determine a diagnosis or apply treatment.

Review:

"This is a well presented account of surface anatomy ... deserves a place amongst the classic pieces of medical writing."Journal of Orthopaedic Medicine
book will prove very useful to students studying pure and applied anatomy, both at undergraduate and post graduate level. It would also be an asset as a reference tool in the clinical setting, particularly in the out patient physiotherapy department."Physiotherapy
can see this book becoming a firm favourite with undergraduate students and also a useful text for trained physiotherapists who need to refresh their memory occasionally, perhaps when palpating an unfamiliar area."Manual Therapy (1998) 3(2), 112 114

About this edition

• Publisher: Butterworth Heinemann
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0750600624
• ISBN 13: 9780750600620
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480