The Physiotherapist’s Pocket Book is an exceptionally comprehensive, handy reference that is ideal for clinicians in their daily practice and students on core clinical placements – musculoskeletal, neurology, respiratory. The second edition of this extremely popular book has been updated and expanded to make it even more invaluable during clinical practice. It is designed to be a useful aide memoir during assessment and treatment planning with instant access to key facts and figures.

本书是一本非常全面，便捷的参考资料，其是临床医生日常操作和临床学生进行核心临床学习——肌肉骨骼科，神经科和呼吸科——的理想选择。这一极受好评的书籍的第二版已经进行了更新并且扩大了知识范围使得其在临床操作工程中更具价值。本书被设计作为一个在获取即时关键事实和数据进行评估和制定治疗计划时的有用的辅助备忘录。

"This pocket sized book is an absolute gem for the new student physiotherapist. It is packed full of the basic (and some more advanced) facts that you learn and put in to practice during early lectures and placements. In fact I’m sure it's a handy reminder even for experienced physiotherapists every now and then. The plastic cover and size make the book both convenient and hard wearing and therefore ideal to keep in your pocket and use day to day. The layout into Respiratory, Neurological, Pharmacology and Musculoskeletal sections make for easy referencing and finding facts quickly and efficiently. This is aided further by the appendices and clear diagrams and illustrations. Colour coded text hightlighting titles from facts makes for easy browsing and information finding. Anatomy, specific tests, brain regions, dermatomes and myotomes, muscles and bones and common conditions are all covered in this goldmine of information. I can't fault this book in anyway when it comes to covering the

* A to Z list of pathologies * Contraindications to treatment * Pharmacology section with over 150 drugs described * Biochemical and haematological values * Common abbreviations

* New sections on neuromusculoskeletal anatomy and pathology * Additional material on drugs, special tests and assessment tools * Now includes diagnostic imaging, ECGs, nerve courses and interfaces, trigger points and joint complexes * Over 90 illustrations