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Mobility Fact Packs 1-3
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Piper, M C et a1 (1 986). ‘Early physical therapy effects on the high-risk infant: A randomized controlled trial’, Paediatrics, 78,
Thelen, E (1989). ‘The (refdiscoveryof motor development: Learning new things from an old field’, Developmental
216-224.
PSyChOlOgy, 25, 6, 946-949.
Shephard,R J (1988). ‘Requiredphysical activity and child development’,Australian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sport, 20,
Tizard, J (1978). ‘Handicapped children, research to improve practice’ in: Apley, J (ed) Care of the Handicapped Child, Clinics in Developmental Medicine, no 67, Heinemann, London. Wolf, J M (1 969). The Results of Treatment in Cerebral Palsy, Mosby, Springfield, Illinois. Wright, T and Nicholson, J (1973). ‘Physiotherapyfor the spastic child: A n evaluation’, Developmental Medicine and Child
3 , 3-9.
Simeonsson, R J, Cooper, D H and Scheiner, A P (1982). ‘A review and analysis of the effectiveness of early intervention programs’, Paediatrics, 69, 5, 635-641. Szeto, G et al(1989). ‘The effects of training intensity on voluntary isometric strength improvement’, Australian Journal of
Neurology, 15, 146-1 63.
Physiotherapy, 35, 4, 2 10-2 17.
booklet reviews Fit But Fragile published by the National Osteoporosis Society, PO Box 10, Radstock, Bath BA3 3YB. 1996. lllus. 16pages. Free.
The osteoporosis spotlight is shifted away from elderly women to young athletes and dancers in this booklet. I t offers advice on bone health to coaches and teachers a s well as young performers, especially girls. Too much exercise and too little food can lead to success i n competitions, but also to low levels of oestrogen which is essential to bone health. A measure of this is a tendency to irregular or no menstruation. I t is of course difficult to persuade many young athletes to forgo the short-term satisfactions of success a t their activities, fashionably slender figures, and freedom from periods, in favour of lower
Mobility Fact Packs 1-3 published by The Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation, 12 City Forum, 250 City Road, London E C l V 8AF, 1996. f2 each, f5 a set of three, post free.
These three packs have all been updated during the summer of 1996. They all follow a similar pattern, with general advice followed by lists of firms and agencies providing relevant equipment and services. Although they a r e called packs, they a r e really just sets of stapled duplicated sheets. Mobility Fact Pack 1 -Motoring Equipment covers motoring with a wheelchair, motoring accessories, car control manufacturers, suppliers and fitters. Mobility Fact Pack 2 - Getting Started should really come first because i t deals with driving
levels of achievement, sturdier bodies and t h e nuisance of menstruation. The ‘female triad’ of disordered eating, amenorrhoea and osteoporosis h a s increased in recent years with the greater prevalence of endurance sports for women, and ever-growing social pressures for calorie restricted diets. Hairline fractures and other injuries are the obvious current hazards - more long-lasting damage is harder to envisage. This booklet is one of a range of publications by the National Osteoporosis Society, most of which are for professionals and adult patients, but there is a new educational resource pack for teachers of five to 11-year olds.
licences, assessment centres, driving instruction and insurance. Mobility Fact Pack 3 - Money Matters contains a greater proportion of advice t h a n t h e others, explaining the rules on exemption from vehicle excise duty, relief from VAT, cash help for mobility needs, discounts and concessions. Copies of each pack have been sent to RADAR member organisations, but they are cheap enough for individuals to buy, and this would often be preferred, i n view of t h e amount of detail offered. Users may well prefer to consult them at leisure i n their own homes and in consultation with their families who will perforce have to co-operate i n helping their disabled members to achieve maximum mobility.
Physiotherapy,October 1996, vol 82, no 10
Less Dangerous Liaisons Audit Commission Management Paper, 1995 (ISBN 071 886 4408). /flus. 32 pages. HMSO, €6.
Subtitled ‘Early considerations for making mergers work’, this booklet is intended to facilitate mergers between local public sector organisations. It aims to help people concerned to ensure t h a t strategic objectives a r e achieved and continuity of service maintained. Though the advice is primarily for chief executives, anyone affected by a merger could benefit from the principles outlined. Methods of dealing with a change, or loss, of jobs; unification of previously separate groups; and developing a new culture need to be understood by staff a t all levels. I t is crucial t o know the aims of the new organisation and how far the new structure can achieve them. This booklet cannot provide all the answers, but it does indicate the questions to be asked.
Separate cultures of parent organisations .
..
Piper, M C et a1 (1 986). ‘Early physical therapy effects on the high-risk infant: A randomized controlled trial’, Paediatrics, 78,
Thelen, E (1989). ‘The (refdiscoveryof motor development: Learning new things from an old field’, Developmental
216-224.
PSyChOlOgy, 25, 6, 946-949.
Shephard,R J (1988). ‘Requiredphysical activity and child development’,Australian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sport, 20,
Tizard, J (1978). ‘Handicapped children, research to improve practice’ in: Apley, J (ed) Care of the Handicapped Child, Clinics in Developmental Medicine, no 67, Heinemann, London. Wolf, J M (1 969). The Results of Treatment in Cerebral Palsy, Mosby, Springfield, Illinois. Wright, T and Nicholson, J (1973). ‘Physiotherapyfor the spastic child: A n evaluation’, Developmental Medicine and Child
3 , 3-9.
Simeonsson, R J, Cooper, D H and Scheiner, A P (1982). ‘A review and analysis of the effectiveness of early intervention programs’, Paediatrics, 69, 5, 635-641. Szeto, G et al(1989). ‘The effects of training intensity on voluntary isometric strength improvement’, Australian Journal of
Neurology, 15, 146-1 63.
Physiotherapy, 35, 4, 2 10-2 17.
booklet reviews Fit But Fragile published by the National Osteoporosis Society, PO Box 10, Radstock, Bath BA3 3YB. 1996. lllus. 16pages. Free.
The osteoporosis spotlight is shifted away from elderly women to young athletes and dancers in this booklet. I t offers advice on bone health to coaches and teachers a s well as young performers, especially girls. Too much exercise and too little food can lead to success i n competitions, but also to low levels of oestrogen which is essential to bone health. A measure of this is a tendency to irregular or no menstruation. I t is of course difficult to persuade many young athletes to forgo the short-term satisfactions of success a t their activities, fashionably slender figures, and freedom from periods, in favour of lower
Mobility Fact Packs 1-3 published by The Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation, 12 City Forum, 250 City Road, London E C l V 8AF, 1996. f2 each, f5 a set of three, post free.
These three packs have all been updated during the summer of 1996. They all follow a similar pattern, with general advice followed by lists of firms and agencies providing relevant equipment and services. Although they a r e called packs, they a r e really just sets of stapled duplicated sheets. Mobility Fact Pack 1 -Motoring Equipment covers motoring with a wheelchair, motoring accessories, car control manufacturers, suppliers and fitters. Mobility Fact Pack 2 - Getting Started should really come first because i t deals with driving
levels of achievement, sturdier bodies and t h e nuisance of menstruation. The ‘female triad’ of disordered eating, amenorrhoea and osteoporosis h a s increased in recent years with the greater prevalence of endurance sports for women, and ever-growing social pressures for calorie restricted diets. Hairline fractures and other injuries are the obvious current hazards - more long-lasting damage is harder to envisage. This booklet is one of a range of publications by the National Osteoporosis Society, most of which are for professionals and adult patients, but there is a new educational resource pack for teachers of five to 11-year olds.
licences, assessment centres, driving instruction and insurance. Mobility Fact Pack 3 - Money Matters contains a greater proportion of advice t h a n t h e others, explaining the rules on exemption from vehicle excise duty, relief from VAT, cash help for mobility needs, discounts and concessions. Copies of each pack have been sent to RADAR member organisations, but they are cheap enough for individuals to buy, and this would often be preferred, i n view of t h e amount of detail offered. Users may well prefer to consult them at leisure i n their own homes and in consultation with their families who will perforce have to co-operate i n helping their disabled members to achieve maximum mobility.
Physiotherapy,October 1996, vol 82, no 10
Less Dangerous Liaisons Audit Commission Management Paper, 1995 (ISBN 071 886 4408). /flus. 32 pages. HMSO, €6.
Subtitled ‘Early considerations for making mergers work’, this booklet is intended to facilitate mergers between local public sector organisations. It aims to help people concerned to ensure t h a t strategic objectives a r e achieved and continuity of service maintained. Though the advice is primarily for chief executives, anyone affected by a merger could benefit from the principles outlined. Methods of dealing with a change, or loss, of jobs; unification of previously separate groups; and developing a new culture need to be understood by staff a t all levels. I t is crucial t o know the aims of the new organisation and how far the new structure can achieve them. This booklet cannot provide all the answers, but it does indicate the questions to be asked.
Separate cultures of parent organisations .
..