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Palliative Care for People with Cancer edited by Jenny Penson and Ronald Fisher. Edward Arnold, Seuenoaks, Kent, 1991 (ISBN 0 340 53198 3). lllus. 293 pages. f 14.99.
The main target group for which this book was written is nurses but the content is also appropriate and useful to any professional involved in care of cancer patients. The contributors have tried to look a t their subjects through the eyes of nurses. However, I was disappointed that out of the 14 contributors there was not a single lherapist. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section ‘Valued care’ consists of two chapters, the first of which provides the book with an excellent start. It is peppered with wonderful observations by famous names such as Hippocrates, Yeats, and Milne, thereby providing a treat for the more literaryminded. Here is an example: ‘Words are the vehicles of thought and feelings, the wires that stretch between us’ (Lady Bonham Carter). The writer has cleverly interwoven quotations like this into the text. This particular one was used to lead into a discussion of the use of the word ‘palliative’ rather than the insensitive and frequently inappropriate word ‘terminal’. The second chapter tackles tricky subjects such as ‘what to tell, and not to tell’, and ‘not striving to officiously keep alive’ and the trickiest of all ‘euthanasia’. The second section contains six Lhapters on the theme ‘From cure to care, the role of the nurse’. It covers the management of the commonest symptoms in cancer such as pain, nausea, vomiting and so on. Physiotherapy receives a mention under the heading ‘Weakness - “gone off his leggs” ’. Also in this section is a chapter on complemmtary therapies. It was a
surprise to find massage in this section alongside radionics, herbalism, naturopathy and therapeutic touch. The third section is called ‘Coping strategies; the nurse as a facilitator’. The emphasis in these remaining nine chapters is on the psychological, social and spiritual aspects of care. This book starts with a chapter which is good and ends with one that is unusual and interesting. This final chapter is called ‘Reflections’ and in it a social worker reminisces on thirty years of working with patients. She recalls her personal thoughts, feelings, experiences and also stories about patients which are interesting, amusing and a t times highly colourful! I would advise anyone working with cancer patients to buy this book. It would also be a very useful addition to the library of any institution running therapy or nursing courses.
Lydia Gillham BA MCSP DipTP
Occupational Therapy Across Cultural Boundaries: Theory, practice and professional development edited by Susan Cook Merrill. Haworth Press, New York, 1992 (ISBN 1 56024 223 X). 107 pages. 519.95.
Six occupational therapists relate their experiences living and working in a foreigii culture. Many of the challenges they encountered forced them to reassess and reconstruct basic assumptions of their personal and professional life. There are obvious parallels with the findings of physiotherapists working overseas - in fact. perhaps this should be the trigger for a complementary volume of physiotherapists’ contributions.
Therapeutic Exercise
The authors have sought to provide a text with authoritative contributions which provide comprehensive ‘state of the art’ information. This is comfortably achieved. Each of the chapters is well In the preface to this book John written and readily readable. References Basmajian states t h a t Therapeutic are used frequently to support the work Exercise has gone through four excellent and are listed a t the end of each chapter. Two particularly appealing features of editions. By the publication of this edition the book are the recurrent themes of they are joined by a fifth. John Basmajian is joined by Steven Wolf evaluation of the value of therapeutic in the task of editing the book. As intervention in a scientific manner; and previously the book is a collection of the need to perform, whenever possible, chapters by a variety of authors; however, functionally related tasks. The chapter on ‘outcome assessment’ is the content of the book has been extensively revised, many of the chapters an impressive precursor to these themes, from previous editions being dropped discussing many of the issues relevant to completely. The result is a n up-to-date scientific measurement of ‘physical comprehensive review of the rationale of therapy’. This chapter should be essential therapeutic exercise for a variety of client reading for physiotherapy students. The remaining chapters relating to groups. The book falls neatly into two sections. particular client groups are not intended The first deals with physiological and to be ‘how to do’ chapters, they provide kinesiological issues related to exercise. background information to the specific The second deals with therapeutic areas and guide lines (some more exercise for such groups as patients with extensive than others) on how to approach spinal cord injury, amputees, children clients in these areas. The book is an essential reference book with neurodevelopmental disabilities, patients with pulmonary disease, low for any physiotherapy department. For the back pain and exercise in sports medicine. inexperienced practitioner it offers a base edited by John J Basmajian and Steven L Wolf. Williamsand Wilkins,Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 1990 (5th edn) (ISBN 0 683 00433 6). 460 pages. f34.50.
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from which to develop and for the experienced practitioner it will provide both support and challenges. The book is of high quality, being comfortable to handle and easy to read. The only minor, occasional irritation is the ‘American English. On the whole the book is a must, providing something for all physiotherapists, whatever their persuasion. David Swift MCSP DipTP
Occupational Therapy and Physical Dysfunction: Principles, skills and practice edited by Ann Turner, Margaret Foster and Sybil E Johnson. Churchill Livingstone. Edinburgh, 1992 (3rd edn) (ISBN 0 443 04307 8). lllus. 863 pages. f32.50.
For the last ten years ‘Turner’ has been the basic textbook for occupational therapists. This third edition has been completely revised and enhanced. Divided into three parts it gives a clear explanation of the principles, skills and practice of occupational therapy. Its readers will never hold the view that occupational therapists are basket makers. Instead it demonstrates the scope of their expertise in area of physical dysfunction. By including detailed sections on the philosophy of occupational therapy and management of resources it clearly indicates both the opportunities for research and progression within occupational therapy. It is sad that this new edition h a s not updated i t s bibliography and that many of the photographs are clearly dated, however, these are minor criticisms. 1 This book will clearly enable ‘Turner’ to retain its premier place as the basic English occupational therapy text book. It should be read by every physiotherapist who wishes a clearer understanding of this subject. Ginny Jenkins MCSP Each
B
SObpd camed securely M l h a 6rm gnp and held close lo the body
carry,ng hvo qua1 loads mlhw lhen one heavy load
Lifiing and carrying technique illustrated in ‘Occupational Therapy and Physical Dysfunction’
Palliative Care for People with Cancer edited by Jenny Penson and Ronald Fisher. Edward Arnold, Seuenoaks, Kent, 1991 (ISBN 0 340 53198 3). lllus. 293 pages. f 14.99.
The main target group for which this book was written is nurses but the content is also appropriate and useful to any professional involved in care of cancer patients. The contributors have tried to look a t their subjects through the eyes of nurses. However, I was disappointed that out of the 14 contributors there was not a single lherapist. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section ‘Valued care’ consists of two chapters, the first of which provides the book with an excellent start. It is peppered with wonderful observations by famous names such as Hippocrates, Yeats, and Milne, thereby providing a treat for the more literaryminded. Here is an example: ‘Words are the vehicles of thought and feelings, the wires that stretch between us’ (Lady Bonham Carter). The writer has cleverly interwoven quotations like this into the text. This particular one was used to lead into a discussion of the use of the word ‘palliative’ rather than the insensitive and frequently inappropriate word ‘terminal’. The second chapter tackles tricky subjects such as ‘what to tell, and not to tell’, and ‘not striving to officiously keep alive’ and the trickiest of all ‘euthanasia’. The second section contains six Lhapters on the theme ‘From cure to care, the role of the nurse’. It covers the management of the commonest symptoms in cancer such as pain, nausea, vomiting and so on. Physiotherapy receives a mention under the heading ‘Weakness - “gone off his leggs” ’. Also in this section is a chapter on complemmtary therapies. It was a
surprise to find massage in this section alongside radionics, herbalism, naturopathy and therapeutic touch. The third section is called ‘Coping strategies; the nurse as a facilitator’. The emphasis in these remaining nine chapters is on the psychological, social and spiritual aspects of care. This book starts with a chapter which is good and ends with one that is unusual and interesting. This final chapter is called ‘Reflections’ and in it a social worker reminisces on thirty years of working with patients. She recalls her personal thoughts, feelings, experiences and also stories about patients which are interesting, amusing and a t times highly colourful! I would advise anyone working with cancer patients to buy this book. It would also be a very useful addition to the library of any institution running therapy or nursing courses.
Lydia Gillham BA MCSP DipTP
Occupational Therapy Across Cultural Boundaries: Theory, practice and professional development edited by Susan Cook Merrill. Haworth Press, New York, 1992 (ISBN 1 56024 223 X). 107 pages. 519.95.
Six occupational therapists relate their experiences living and working in a foreigii culture. Many of the challenges they encountered forced them to reassess and reconstruct basic assumptions of their personal and professional life. There are obvious parallels with the findings of physiotherapists working overseas - in fact. perhaps this should be the trigger for a complementary volume of physiotherapists’ contributions.
Therapeutic Exercise
The authors have sought to provide a text with authoritative contributions which provide comprehensive ‘state of the art’ information. This is comfortably achieved. Each of the chapters is well In the preface to this book John written and readily readable. References Basmajian states t h a t Therapeutic are used frequently to support the work Exercise has gone through four excellent and are listed a t the end of each chapter. Two particularly appealing features of editions. By the publication of this edition the book are the recurrent themes of they are joined by a fifth. John Basmajian is joined by Steven Wolf evaluation of the value of therapeutic in the task of editing the book. As intervention in a scientific manner; and previously the book is a collection of the need to perform, whenever possible, chapters by a variety of authors; however, functionally related tasks. The chapter on ‘outcome assessment’ is the content of the book has been extensively revised, many of the chapters an impressive precursor to these themes, from previous editions being dropped discussing many of the issues relevant to completely. The result is a n up-to-date scientific measurement of ‘physical comprehensive review of the rationale of therapy’. This chapter should be essential therapeutic exercise for a variety of client reading for physiotherapy students. The remaining chapters relating to groups. The book falls neatly into two sections. particular client groups are not intended The first deals with physiological and to be ‘how to do’ chapters, they provide kinesiological issues related to exercise. background information to the specific The second deals with therapeutic areas and guide lines (some more exercise for such groups as patients with extensive than others) on how to approach spinal cord injury, amputees, children clients in these areas. The book is an essential reference book with neurodevelopmental disabilities, patients with pulmonary disease, low for any physiotherapy department. For the back pain and exercise in sports medicine. inexperienced practitioner it offers a base edited by John J Basmajian and Steven L Wolf. Williamsand Wilkins,Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 1990 (5th edn) (ISBN 0 683 00433 6). 460 pages. f34.50.
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Physiotherapy, October 1992, vol78,no 10
from which to develop and for the experienced practitioner it will provide both support and challenges. The book is of high quality, being comfortable to handle and easy to read. The only minor, occasional irritation is the ‘American English. On the whole the book is a must, providing something for all physiotherapists, whatever their persuasion. David Swift MCSP DipTP
Occupational Therapy and Physical Dysfunction: Principles, skills and practice edited by Ann Turner, Margaret Foster and Sybil E Johnson. Churchill Livingstone. Edinburgh, 1992 (3rd edn) (ISBN 0 443 04307 8). lllus. 863 pages. f32.50.
For the last ten years ‘Turner’ has been the basic textbook for occupational therapists. This third edition has been completely revised and enhanced. Divided into three parts it gives a clear explanation of the principles, skills and practice of occupational therapy. Its readers will never hold the view that occupational therapists are basket makers. Instead it demonstrates the scope of their expertise in area of physical dysfunction. By including detailed sections on the philosophy of occupational therapy and management of resources it clearly indicates both the opportunities for research and progression within occupational therapy. It is sad that this new edition h a s not updated i t s bibliography and that many of the photographs are clearly dated, however, these are minor criticisms. 1 This book will clearly enable ‘Turner’ to retain its premier place as the basic English occupational therapy text book. It should be read by every physiotherapist who wishes a clearer understanding of this subject. Ginny Jenkins MCSP Each
B
SObpd camed securely M l h a 6rm gnp and held close lo the body
carry,ng hvo qua1 loads mlhw lhen one heavy load
Lifiing and carrying technique illustrated in ‘Occupational Therapy and Physical Dysfunction’