Physiotherapy for Respiratory and Cardiac Problems by Jennifer A. Pryor

Physiotherapy for Respiratory and Cardiac Problems by Jennifer A. Pryor
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 2nd edition (December 1998) | ISBN: 0443058415 | Pages: 524 | PDF | 11.64 MB

During the last five years the term 'evidence based medicine' has had an increasing profile in medicine and 'purchasers' of physiotherapy services are asking for outcomes and evidence that physiotherapy is of benefit in specific patients with specific problems. We cannot answer all these questions but the database of clinical trials is growing. In assessing the evidence it is important to remember the definition of Sackett et al (1996): 'Evidence based medicine involves integrating individual clinical expertise and the best external evidence available from systematic research'. In this book we have referenced statements where possible, but there are still many areas of practice which are anecdotal. We must not lose the skills and techniques in these areas if there are indications of patient benefit.

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