Injuries Books

THIs is a must have book for all physical therapist working in an orthopedic setting.

Very useful for the practitioner involved in ortopaedic rehab, interested in going further than treating pain! Very essential complement to any good treatment. Will help you teach your patient how to take control of their body to prevent re-occurence.

This is a good resource book for use by health care professionals. Sahrmann has good ideas towards movement impairments, but organization is a little hard to follow.

Having harrassed the author for close to four years I am pleased to say that this text represents what might best described an a "hinge in history". I agree that the concepts and examination items might be challenging for those used to a "cookbook" strategy but I am sure Shirley will agree that she did NOT invent anatomy or kinesiology! Systematic clinical examination, identifying movement deviations from mechanical precision and optimising efficient movement patterns are not large leaps of logic. Major car manufacturers and airlines have been doing this for years; analyse patterns of wear and tear on components and see what lasts the longest! However, humans in their comfortable/familiar patterns don't invest in the valid and rational practice of prevention and damage analysis. I know UK colleagues will take the path of least resistance when trying out the exam items within this book and say "Well it doesn't predict chronicity!" or "What about psychosocial factors?". To them and the pain biology fanatics I say this...when viruses, bacteria, trauma, genetics and family relationships have been analysed, what are the three primary drivers of nociception? Bogduk delineated the mechanical deformation model of nociception; Sahrmann has now thrown down the gauntlet with the movement paradigm to support or negate. Roll up your sleeves, break a sweat and join those of us liberated from surreal Southern Hemisphere skeleton pushing. Active rehabilitation with empiricism, determinism and a healthy cynicism! This text gives content and not just theory/process models - try telling a student that clinical reasoning is a valid model when they don't know what to look for!

Physical therapists like myself have been waiting for a text from the author for over 10 years. Definitely a text for someone well versed in the anatomy and mechaincs of the musculoskeletal system. This text is written in clear categories and deals with problems in three general areas. It takes effort and analytic thinking to understand the myriad of motions listed in the text. A CD with actual demonstrations would help immensely in seeing all the factors the author is illustrating. The introduction covers very complex ideas made as simple as possible by the author. I would recommend this text for any movement specialist but I would caveat my recommendation with the warning that hard work is needed to really grasp the techniques listed in this text. This author is saying things that need to be learned by movement specialists and only can be applied by an expert.

Buck Willis has written an excellent text on orthopedics, one which should occupy the library of every general practitioner and pediatrician. Do yourself a favor and make space for this tremendously useful textbook."

Reading this book was very refreshing because Mr. Willis has also woven his empathetic experience into the book. It is nice to see a person write both from his experience and from his academic learning. I appreciated his dedication page too, and I think that this book would benefit most orthopedic patients.

Most MD's won't take the time, or they don't comprehend how to explain what Willis does, as to why certain exercises or cardiovascular training programs are so good for Preventing and Healing people's injuries!

Willis' writing style made it an interesting, enjoyable read and because of that, this book is a winner!

This method of providing information, clearly reflects the knowledge gained from injuries (Dr Willis) has personally sustained and helps the reader identify, recognize and make decisions about how to recover from a variety of joint traumas. The specific nature of these injuries is presented clearly and briefly.

*** 'Effective Orthopedic Rehab' is a solid introduction for the layperson, a young professional working with injured athletes or a freshman undergraduate at college studying athletic training or kinesiology.

When I learned of this book, I was skeptical and thought it might just be an ordinary "home-grown" rehab book, but IT WAS MUCH MORE! This book and the author's references promote the same components that I learned in my Master's program in Physical Therapy.

This book grew from the author's experience and his doctoral education, and THIS BOOK has SOLID ROOTS in clinically proven rehabilitative protocols. I'll recommend that many of my patients read this book which will help them understand that recovery is not a switch that they can quickly turn on. GOOD BOOK!

This is a compact but detailed practical manual of trauma care. The text is clear and supplemented by high quality tables and illustrations, and is comprehensive. A particular strength is the discussion on advantages and disadvantages of various practical procedures, and I have found this book invaluable as a quick reference in the resuscitaion area. Highly recommended to all emergency medicine trainees.

This is the book you want!

If you are doing any kind of Trauma Surgery / ER medicine, this is the boook you want. It is concise, yet beautifully balanced enough to give you what you want at a moment's glance. It can make you look really smart on rounds. All you do is find the injury your pt has and look at the bulleted lists. The lists tell you everything from incidence to common associated injuries to treatment.

Cannot say enough good about the book.

This was great, I love to diagrams and the step by step procedures. The break down of Traumas and body systems are beyond compair. You will love this book if you are into TRAUMA>>>

Excellant book, lots of usefull information, would recommend it for anyone in the medical field

All the information about the management of trauma from the pre-hospital phase through the resuscitative phases and on to the treatment phase. Easy to read with hundreds of illustrations. A must for residents and student doing emergency and trauma rotations.

I had a dear friend who sustained a similar brain stem injury and know firsthand the courage recovery takes--to any extent. Julie was a highly successful career woman and athelete whose life purpose was forever altered in an instant. From the accident, Julie honestly recounts her recovery journey, from learning to brush her teeth to rediscovering a purpose for her life. She is a woman of faith and it is evident what a defining difference her faith made. Julie's account is full of many heroes who went beyond the expected. Her tale is bound to inspire.

Good, solid book, about a good solid person and her struggles to overcome the results of a life threatening car accident. I think she had a 3% chance of survival, and much less than that to become a walking, talking, upbeat person. Her sole ambition is to help others who have been injured, plus convey her experience and knowlege with lessons of prevention. The book has all the ingredients of a fall to some of the deepest depths of what life can provide back to a much higher point (in many ways) than before the accident. Good family, good doctors, solid religion, near death experience, coupled with struggles to return to basic human functionality (needs) and eventually the 'wants' that most of us take for granted.

GO BACK AND BE HAPPY: JULIE PAPIEVIS

GO BACK AND BE HAPPY tells the true story JULIE PAPIEVIS
overcoming a car crash - brain stem injury - protracted coma
and consequent disabilities to emerge, years later, as a
crusader helping others with brain injuries.

While many people suffer traumatic brain-stem injury,
very few recover to fully competent adult life. Most
never recover physically. But among for who do, there
are still mental and spiritual hurdles to deal with, and
that is what this book is all about.

I came to this book thinking that I already knew what
she had to say - since I had read a news report of her
story in a newspaper and I had heard her tell her story
at a local public meeting. But the book was full of
surprises. All that I had known was the medical details.
Indeed, this book is more about her internal life, and I
found my eyes tearing several times.

I recommend this book.

Like Julie Papievis, i am a brain injury survivor. Although i have not recovered to the extent Julie has, we have many similar barriers we have faced, face, and will face in the future. Before reading Julie's story i could not find another brain injury survivor who recovered from symptoms like mine, and thus, i was giving up hope. However, after reading her book, her determination and resolve gives me hope that my brain and body may recover more than i could ever expect.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It is well written, easy to follow, and makes a powerful point. As one who is handicapped myself, I found Julie's account of her experiences to be painfully honest and easy to relate to. Anyone who wants to understand the physical, emotional, spiritual, and relational challenges of being handicapped would benefit from reading her story.

Having had a stroke and now helping friends dealing with various head injuries (cancer,stroke,etc) this book has helped all of them understand what is happening and makes coping with the victum easier. I keep a couple books on hand to send out as needed. It is informative, easily read, understood, and applicable.

This book is an excellent overview of the basic facts associated with brain injury. It clearly presents the nature of brain injury and the aftermath, both immediate and long term. It relates incidents of behavior and ways of coping with the difficulties during the recovery period.

The description of the matter of expectations and a realistic approach to the condition of the brain injured is helpful in dealing with the stress of sometimes confusing, frustrating and sudden change in the injured person and the family.

The kinds of related healthcare professionals and their functions are identified. The book is organized in a way that information is easily accessible; it contains useful and practical tips.

Altogether this is a very helpful guide through what is often a frightening, confusing and unfamiliar process.

This book say it all in a most readable way. It could be handed to a recent head injured person who is still confused as a tool to help understand what is happening to them. It should be compulsory reading for every family member and care giver of the head injured . My family and friends have all read it and I must say it transformed their attitude and understanding as to what I was dealing with. It is written in simple but concise language you do not have to have a degree to understand. It uses real life examples which enables one to be able to associate with individual aspects of what is being relayed. Not only does it formulate the problems but gives concise direction as to available solutions and strategies that can be adopted by all parties. I know that this book has been a most valuable tool in my development after my head injury and feel it has great merit. A viable gift to anyone with a head injury or has a head injury in the family.

I am thrilled at the selection available on this site andsuggest browsing through the "related subject" section forlots more books on Brain Injury...thank you Amazon.com! Prior to getting this book, everything I read dealt with MILD TBI...my sister sustained a very severe brain injury in an auto accident 11/7/99. My family ignorantly believed that her behavior post trauma was "real" and not a result of an injury, since my sister was a troubled person prior to the wreck. As we sat in the hospital, I read excerpts from this portable paperback aloud. Finally, my family was able to understand what I meant when I said that my sister was truly a "textbook case" of a brain injured person! Through three case studies involving a child, a young adult male, and a professional woman, the authors describe behaviors, feelings, and possible outcomes. It was comforting to know that my sister's deficits and her own lack of "insight" into her deficits were very common. My heart and prayers go out to all survivors and loved ones of victims of TBI...the road back is so hard that without resources like this book, it is close to impossible to navigate with any kind of serenity.

This book has helped me to better understand situations that a relative is going through from a near-fatal car accident. The different 'stages' and possible recovery difficulties are described in detail in this book: it tells about different patients and how they came through their recovery; it also explains about how their personalities can be affected by brain injury. It is a clearly written and easy to follow book, especially considering the fact that it deals with such a serious subject.

Patrick Hafner's book, "Injury Afoot" is the best I've found that has so much great information about Plantar Fasciitis in ONE PLACE! With such a common foot problem, so nice to have multiple possible solutions to try. My feet feel better already!

Well this is a great resource for one of the most vexing running injuries I have ever had. The information contained here will definatly help put anyone on the road,(the long road) to recovery. I know many non-runners who work on their feet, teachers, nurses even coaches and non-atheletes who would beneifet from this text, in its entireity.
I also recommend more the book, "The 5 Mintue Plantar Fasciitis Cure", which is more to the salient point of the singular componet of relief.
Please note WHATEVER you do or try you MUST BE VIGILANT in your approach, this injury requies long term rehab, 6 months to life would be about right.
Matt

"Injury Afoot" contains very readable explanations (with pictures) of 30 different, non-invasive ways you can treat plantar fasciitis. It's made more interesting by examples and anecdotes from the author's life. It has a prominent place on my bedside table, for easy review of the stretches and other recommendations.

I suffered for over a year - even took two cortisone shots (yikes) - and I could barely walk from plantar fasciitis symptoms in my left foot. It felt like a searing-hot poker was shoved in the bottom of my foot. Riding in the car or even sitting at my desk, the foot hurt all the time.

After implementing many of the tactics in this book, I can truly say that I am now back to hour-long walks without limping and pain, and have no pain whatsoever when sleeping or even when rising from sleep or sitting long periods.

Having searched and searched for a plantar fasciitis cure, it's clear that not one single solution works for everyone; what works for one person does not necessarily work for someone else, and it might be a combination of things that finally does the trick. I like the idea of having various simple things to try, and having all those items in one place is a huge time-saver. The book "Injury Afoot" doesn't make you think there's a quick-fix for plantar fasciitis (since there isn't one), so you're not going to have false expectations of what's ahead of you. Also, this book is affordable!

Maxine Kumin has given us a gift. "Illness, disability, the specter of permanent damage... are deeply personal, immediate, and terrifying," she writes. Indeed. This chronicle of recovery from a cervical spinal injury sustained after her horse bolted is a courageous foray through the intense first ten months of recovery.

More than a story of pluck and resilience this book delivers joy in its reaffirmation of what nourishes us: loving relationships. Relationships with husband, son, daughters, and friends--both old and newly formed in recovery-- and relationships to the land, to its bounty. It seems impossible for someone so connected to life to ever give up on it easily. Kumin narrates, in journal form, her struggles and how she didn't quit.

Kumin's life unfolds in this book. We see the stoic formed when her adored father "hovered in the doorway" when she was ill as a child; the horse lover who takes "deep pleasure" in seeing her horses in action; the gardener describing cauliflower and broccoli lovingly planted in May from seeds started on living room windowsills; and the poet who says of her farmhouse, "All of my doors are held open by stones."

The mother and wife are here, too. Kumin's daughter, Judith, spends months with her mother. It is comforting to read of a supportive, caring, daughter/mother relationship that flourishes during a time of great stress. Kumin is not afraid to tell us about moments of guilt and despair: "How I feel about my accident is quite simply that I screwed up everybody's life by living through it."

All this is written within a flowing narrative style that is groomed by this writer's cumulative knowledge of what is important in language and life.

Maxine Kumin is one of my favorite poets. I cheered when this well-paced chronicle led to a spring when this writer was finally back in the "peaceful kingdom" of her farm in New Hampshire. I am grateful the author has offered a book that allows us to witness her struggle as she looked inward and reached out.

Pulitzer prize winning poet-naturalist Maxine Kumin chronicles a period of nine months, from the horrible horse-and-carriage accident that left her with a 5% chance of survival, and an even tinier prospect of ever walking again, to the time she is once again able to scramble up steep hills on her farm in New Hampshire again, albeit with difficulty. Hers is a statistically improbable recovery brought about not just by discipline and determination, and certainly not by faith (she is an atheist), but by love -- her family's love of her, and her own love not just for husband, children and grandchildren, but for horses, dogs, birds, vegetable garden, the seasons, and above all art and her craft. A passionate biophiliac, Kumin's love of nature can not be separated from her love of others, or her will to survive. This is an inpsirational book at so many levels. I completed it within hours of getting my hands on it, with my husband (a medical doctor) urging me to keep going, because I was reading it out loud to him and to my thirteen year old son. Inside the Halo... is wise, upbeat, gorgeously written and utterly inspirational. Someone you know scheduled for an operation? Had an accident? Run into some discouraging news? Forget the card. Send this book.

Like many of Maxine Kumin's devoted reader/fan/friends, I came to her poetry through Anne Sexton's poetry/life.

However, as wonderful as Sexton's poetry is, and I love Anne Sexton's poetry, Maxine Kumin's poetry and prose can well stand on its own considerable merits.

Inside The Halo is a wonderful, gutsy, thoughtful book.

Having had some "orthopedic trauma" myself, though nowhere as severe as the accident Kumin survived, I can attest to the abundant truth she tells about the frustrations and joys of rehabilitation, and the "tough tenderness" of the best therapists.

Kumin also speaks movingly of how her amazing husband, children, and grandchildren rallied to see her through.

This is a difficult book to write about, because words like "uplifting" have become debased with casual use.

However, I am of the unshakable opinion that all doctors, nurses, therapists, and lovers of great writing would find something real in this fine book.

Putting thoughts into words is the salvation of many, particularly Maxine Kumin, who describes her recovery from paralysis in "Inside the Halo and Beyond." I was recently paralyzed myself, so I keenly identified with the account of her rehabilitation. Yet I felt pangs of jealousy because she walks again and the chances are nil this will happen to me.

Still, this book deserves an all-star rating for Kumin's eloquent and starkly honest description of her connections to poetry, literature, current events, international suffering, nature, equestrian riches, gardening, familial and friendly relations. She evokes empapthy and compassion without resorting to sappy sentiment or references to God. She explains, "My agnosticism eroded eventually to the skeletal remains of atheism and there I still stand. I'm not sure whether I should envy or pity the faith of others. Yes, it would be nice to have, but it seems a luxury of pietism I cannot afford."

Her love of words is eloquent: "I've always been a galloping reader, racing for information, hurtling past intervening advertisements or cartoons, breathless and fascinated with language."

It's a fine book.

Maxine Kumin has given us a gift. "Illness, disability, the specter of permanent damage... are deeply personal, immediate, and terrifying," she writes. Indeed. This chronicle of recovery from a cervical spinal injury sustained after her horse bolted is a courageous foray through the intense first ten months of recovery.

More than a story of pluck and resilience this book delivers joy in its reaffirmation of what nourishes us: loving relationships. Relationships with husband, son, daughters, and friends--both old and newly formed in recovery-- and relationships to the land, to its bounty. It seems impossible for someone so connected to life to ever give up on it easily. Kumin narrates, in journal form, her struggles and how she didn't quit.

Kumin's life unfolds in this book. We see the stoic formed when her adored father "hovered in the doorway" when she was ill as a child; the horse lover who takes "deep pleasure" in seeing her horses in action; the gardener describing cauliflower and broccoli lovingly planted in May from seeds started on living room windowsills; and the poet who says of her farmhouse, "All of my doors are held open by stones."

The mother and wife are here, too. Kumin's daughter, Judith, spends months with her mother. It is comforting to read of a supportive, caring, daughter/mother relationship that flourishes during a time of great stress. Kumin is not afraid to tell us about moments of guilt and despair: "How I feel about my accident is quite simply that I screwed up everybody's life by living through it."

All this is written within a flowing narrative style that is groomed by this writer's cumulative knowledge of what is important in language and life.

Maxine Kumin is one of my favorite poets. I cheered when this well-paced chronicle lead to a spring when this writer was finally back in the "peaceful kingdom" of her farm in New Hampshire. I am grateful the author has offered a book that allows us to witness her struggle as she looked inward and reached out.

A great story of perserverence and finding oneself through a most amazing experience. Leaves you wanting to hug everyone you know and treasure every second of your life. The author does a great job of describing his experience in a medically accurate and spiritually profound way and still make it fun and humorous. A must read.

This is a powerful book that far transcends medical issues. Although it provides keen insight into recovering from a major medical catastrophe, anyone that reads it cannot help but think about "what if" and how quickly a person's life can be turned upside down. It is a thought-proving book that is appropriate for anyone that is too comfortable with their life and that takes things for granted - which is almost everyone in America.

Matt delivers a book that grabs you with drama, comedy, tragedy, and mystery--but it's all true. I recommend it to anyone interested in the three most important things in life: family, faith and personal growth.

Craig Walsh, Writing Professor, Vanguard University

It's a fact...we are more fragile creatures than we care to admit. It is also a fact that we have FAR less control over our own lives than we care to admit. When you read Matt Stepien's fascinating book, Life After Near Death, you will find yourself confronting those two facts over and over and, in the process, will view your own life differently. Matt's book is an engaging read; I became so engrossed in his story that I nearly read it in one sitting. The events as they unfold, the real-life uncertainties and the remarkable successes of acute rehab care are all gripping components accurately and clearly described with an engineer's analytical voice. However, Matt's sly wit and dry humor made me smile as I read and helped to offset the gravity of some of the situations described. When all is said and done, the support of family and the sustaining strength of hope and faith are the elements that give the book its redemptive payoff. If you take the time to read this book, not only will it enlighten and enrich your life but it will give you an added dimension of empathy for anyone you encounter from this point forward who is struggling to recover from an illness or injury. Read about a miracle....read this book!

This book is truly amazing and remarkable. Definitely a must read. Once you start reading, you won't want to put it down.

Ben Benjamin has been my favorite bodywork writer for a long time. I read all of his columns in the American Massage Therapy Association Journal. This book has been thoroughly used so that the cover has even fallen off! Keep up the great writing Ben! Having authored "The Healing Art of Sports Massage", I have a specific need to know things for my practice to be successful!

This book gives clear, understandable step-by-step guidelines to help the reader identify what type of injury is causing his/her pain. This book helped me understand what my chiropractor and sports doctor did not, that I had a torn ligament in my back. This excellent book also describes exercises that will contribute to the healing of one's injury.

This is an easy to understand book. I learned a great deal from it. The author knows his stuff, and wrote the book so you don't have to have a great deal of knowledge to follow along. I would recommend this to anyone who deals with injuries, or who has an injury or pain and wants to learn more about it.

This book is an OUTSTANDING resource (and real eye-opener) for the practitioner as well as for the average person who just wants to understand how things happen in the body and why it can be so hard for some injuries to heal.

Mr. Benjamin is a truly excellent educator who can get the knowledge across in a clear and concise manner. I have personally taken quite a bit of additional training from him revolving around the fundamentals laid out in this book. I can honestly say that it changed my life and my career as a massage therapist.

This is a book that you will refer to CONSTANTLY. It is invaluable.

This is a good book if you are experiencing any pain. It will discribe the problem you are having and how to treat it. It could even save you from going to the doctors office and spending unessesary money if you are sure of your problem and can treat it yorself. I enjoy having this book around. It is a good reference book.

Mulder continues to deliver with a fast paced exploration of the human condition. He's taken us through Greed, Vanity, Pride and Lust; now we get to see Anger at its worst.

Some very poor lifestyle choices leads our hero into dire straights, yet once again, he rises to the occasion and finds the strength to endure.
Will it be enough? Will he ever live up to his potential?
I guess we'll find out in the last installment: Leavened.
The road to this final reckoning is shadowed and fraught with danger. Lying is not for the feint of heart, but the promise of absolution makes the journey worth the risk.

As anyone who has lived through addiction and recovery knows; when trying to become the person you've always intended on being, life often gets darker and more complicated before you reach your goal. If ever.
Timothy Mulder takes his reader into the heart of denial and deceit with this penultimate installment of Moments and Milestones. Facing a horrific car accident and it's aftermath, four months in prison and the realization that he has no more chances to take, leaves Mulder with the focus and determination to set his path on the straight and narrow. Unfortunately, destiny has other plans and his biggest battle looms on the horizon as this harrowing installment comes to a close.
Gripping and suspenseful, but still riddled with moments of true inspiration and the most sublime humor.

Author Timothy Mulder describes this latest installment of Moments and Milestones (part nine - LYING) as the 'slide into the final crisis'. It certainly sets a darker tone, though with personality traits we have become more then familiar with; denial, self destruction and a wanton disregard for personal value.

Our hero allows his life to come, once again, apart at the seems. Some may find this exploration of personal castigation tiresome. However, anyone with any familiarity in the areas of addiction and damaged self esteem, know that the road to health and harmony can be long and arduous.

Mr. Mulder's saving grace, as you read about him falling into one agonizing blunder after another, is his unfailing ability to rise above circumstances and learn from his mistakes.

It has been said, that it is always darkest before the dawn. As we close in on the finale of this amazing story, hopefully that means there will be a light at the end of the tunnel.

Lying by Timothy Mulder is an experience in self deceit, reaching out to others for help as well as helping others and a great read. He really makes you contemplate your own life and goals.

I enjoyed Mulder's fast pace. Although I admit to getting a little lost about who was being identified by the Jail's Law enforcement as bad guys, his characters where well developed. Timothy shows his strength of management skills and reasoning against his anger and self worth. During a time of misadventure he still comes out shining.

I can't wait for the last installment of M&M. What will happen next in our Hero's misadventures? Will he learn a valuable lesson or continue on with Self denial? What's in store for the reader? I am excited to find out.
Sondi

I read this second to last installment of 'Moments and Milestones' in one sitting. It began in a hospital bed, took us through our hero's recovery, paused to spend time in prison, introduced us to new aquaintances, An outline is created, a memoir is started, and then the chapter brings us to a dark reality before it lets us go.

The author fills this section with fast paced experiences and emotions. I barely had time to acknowledge my feelings before the next scene was layed out before me and before I could react to that one, the scene changed again bringing new surroundings. It was hard to put this book down, even for a little while. It is with mixed feelings that I wait for the concluding chapter of this memoir. I want to see where it's going, but, on the other hand, I don't want it to end.