Injuries Books

Great book!! Very clear and to the point. An eye opener.

Brief book without the usual long ancedotal and long explanations. It's right on the mark, made sense and is easy to comprehend, without any legal experience. But if a lawyer is required, I'd contact Mr. Benjamin, a no-nonsense, straight-forward "tell it like it is" person.

Sexuality and disability are two issues that you will not find in many textbooks and many professionals are sometimes quite ambivalent to the topic, but this book will be a good source for professionals. Ronit Aloni is a sex therapist affiliated with the Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital in Raanana, Israel, with a background in studies on human sexuality at New York University and Shlomo Katz, is professor of rehabilitation psychology at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. Ronit Aloniýs doctoral thesis on ýDesigning an early sexual intervention program for the first stage of the rehabilitation of persons with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)ý forms the basis for this book.
This book has two sections. Section one on identification and discussion of problems relating to sexuality after TBI with five chapters on TBI, disability and sexuality; a survey of the literature; physical and medical aspects of sexuality; effects of TBI on the human sexual response and a review of intervention techniques. Section two on intervention techniques has four chapters on suggested intervention program for staff; intervention for partners and family; suggested intervention program with survivors of TBI and the use of surrogate therapy in the intervention program. The book also has a useful bibliography and index.
We found the book very informative on how to plan an intervention program for persons in rehabilitation with illustrative case stories and even though the book is mainly for survivors of TBI, its message can be used for persons with other disabilities or even intellectual disability. We recommend this book for professionals working with people with disability in order to understand the issue of sexuality and rehabilitation in this population.

This text is easily the most comprehensive review of sexuality and head injury available in book or journal form. It is easy to read yet technically complete enough to satisfy the professional. It is appropriate for use in the acute care hospital setting as well as post-acute or outpatient situations. Head injury support groups would also benefit greatly from having this text in their libraries

This is an excellent book for parents of children injured at birth as a result of shoulder dystocia. My own son suffered a permanent brachial plexus injury at birth due to shoulder dystocia and this book is one of the most valuable pieces of information that I have found in six years of research. Although intended for use as a textbook, Dr. O'Leary's clear and organized writing style will appeal to those of us not in the medical field as well. Dr. O'Leary explains the risk factors for shoulder dystocia, the accepted procedures for relieving a shoulder dystocia during delivery, and includes a valuable and informative section on litigation, a subject that parents of children with permanent injuries resulting from this obstetrical emergency will no doubt become familiar with sooner or later. It is very well-written, professional, and enlightening. Highly recommended.

A classic for all shoulder surgeons. I recomend it for every one that intend to perform this specialty.

I have owned-A Sigh of Relief- for many years, I find it easy to read and easy to understand. A must for anyone with children!!

This book is great. I am going to be an athletic trainer. This book has provided me with many answers to symptoms and injuries. If you are going into training or watching from the side-lines, this is a great book to read to become familiar with the symptoms of injuries.

This book would be very interesting to anyone who has read Christopher Nowinski's "Head Games" on concussions caused by football and wants more dimensions on the effects of brain injuries on the lives of patients.

I actually read Ms. Hernandez' book first and became so intrigued with the nature of brain injury problems that I was motivated to purchase Mr. Nowinski's book when it was published.

The author, Maria Hernandez, writes from the personal experience of a nearly fatal driving accident. The accident made her hospitalized and helpless for weeks, and then left her with the struggle of an excruciatingly difficult rehabilitative process which she is still going through. The book is a series of portraits of victims of Traumatic Brain Injury (accepted acronym is TBI) struggling with their lives. The descriptive dynamics in the opening page were so strong that I felt shivers through my mind as though I were going through the horror myself. Ms. Hernandez is a brilliant lady, and her intelligence was fortunately preserved despite extensive trauma to her head; the power of her mind is readily seen in her book. She has become involved in programs in Florida promoting understanding of brain injury and development of programs promoting research and treatment. She is currently teaching at a local college in Miami, and has outstanding ratings from her students and the school's administration.

Many pediatricians and pediatrics residents own Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Malformation. However, this text is not as widely used and discussed. It's a great addition to "...Patterns of Malformation". Mechanical deformation patterns often overlap with malformation sequences, and the text is careful to separate the two and focus on deformations secondary to fetal constraint, fetal position and presentation.

Many issues pertinent to general and subspecialty pediatric practice are covered. On a newborn nursery rotation, I used the book repeatedly when encountering various deformations in newborns including: calcaneovalgus, metatarsus adductus, talipes equinovarus, DDH, polydactyly (pre-axial and post-axial). The pictures are color and of high quality. Each deformity is defined. Epidemiology, work-up, management and treatment strategies are discussed.

A great addition to your library if you work in a pediatric field.