DECEMBER 1979 P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y 109

FO R  SALE

One M egatherm  Ju n io r F iv e P o rtab le S.W.D. m achine 
w ith 2 electrodes, 2 pads an d  a cable —  R2 000,00.

O ne T h eraso n ic M ark  3 U ltraso n ic th e ra p y  u n it — 
RS00,00.

O ne M yodyne S tim u lato r —  R500.00.
O ne P lin th  —  R  50,00.
In  excellent condition. P hone Johannesburg 728-1810.

AUSTRA LIA

T he 17th N atio n al P hysiotherapy C onference will be 
held in M elbourne a t th e L incoln In stitu te  o f H ealth  
Sciences, C arlton, from  2 1 - 2 5  M ay 1980. R egistration 
m ust be, com pleted by Ja n u a ry  1980 w ith th e  A ustralian 
Physiotherapy A ssociation, 434 St K ild a R oad, M el- 

o u m e  3004.
T h e them e is R ecreatio n : Benefits and H azards.

PH Y SIO TH ER APY  ROOMS

W ell equipped physiotherapy room s av ailable in m edi­
cal building in P reto ria from  1st M arch 1980 .

F o r details w rite to :
P.O . Box 27725,
SU N N Y SID E ,
0132.

BOOK
Self-Help in Health
Free from  D ep artm en t of H ealth , Secretary fo r H ealth
(S3Division L iaison and Inform ation), P riv ate Bag
X88, P reto ria 0001.
U seful info rm atio n  and advice o n  the E nvironm ent 

and H ealth, H ygiene, M o th er and C hild, N utrition, 
Infectious and C om m unicable Diseases, N on-infectious 

JDisease of the Body, H ab its th a t en d an g er H ealth, 
( d e n t a l  H ealth, H ealth  Problem s o f th e A ged, C om m on 
'E m ergencies and F ir s t A id and A vailable H ealth  Services 
in  this tim e is geared m ain ly  fo r th e B lack people of 
this country. T h e last section will be m ost useful when 
referrin g  country p atien ts to available services.

Also received fro m  D ep artm en t o f H e a lth  and av ail­
able fre e : T h e U se of A lcohol by Y oung People, 
M o d eratio n  or d e p en d en ce/A lk o h o l en die Jeug, M atig- 
heid of m isbruik en afhanklikheid. L ead Poisoning in 
C h ild ren/L oodvergiftiging onder kinders.

Physical Agents for Physical Therapists. Griffin, J. E. 
and K arselis, T . C. C harles C. T hom as. Springfield, 
Illinois. 1978. $21,50.

F o r m any years physiotherapists have needed a com ­
prehensive textbook fo r electrotherapy. T his book brings 
to g eth er th e advances in physiology and electronics 
an d  applies them  to  th e  clinical app lication o f physical 
agents. T h e first ch ap te r deals w ith the causes, classi­
fication and gate control th eo ry  o f pain. T his is follow ed 
by the physiological effects o f h eat and cold. Subsequent 
chapters present th e physics, physiological effects and 
the application of: nerve and m uscle stim ulating currents;

COURSES

7 - 8  M arch 1980: R esearch M ethods —  Intensive 
Course.

F o r fu rth e r details co n tac t: D ivision o f C ontinuing 
M edical E ducation, U niversity of W itw atersrand.

T el.: 011-7252915/2972.

M A N A G IN G  FOR EFFIC IE N CY  A N D  PROFITS

T h e N ational H ospital G roup invites m em bers o f the
S.A.S.P. to  a th ree day course on adm inistration and 
m anagem ent.

T his course will be conducted by Professor S andra 
van der M erw e, G ra d u a te  School o f Business A dm inis­
tration, U niversity of W itw atersrand.

P articip an ts will be divided into groups fo r w orkshops, 
th e course being of value to physiotherapists w hether 
w orking in p riv ate practice, h o sp ital o r university.

Date: 10 - 1 2  A pril 1980.
Venue: M ilpark H oliday Inn, Johannesburg.
Fee: R50.
Accommodation: M ilpark H oliday Inn.

D ouble R o o m : R29 
Single R o o m : R23

Maximum: 40 participants.
Enquiries and Application Forms:

M iss E. Smith,
31 M o n te C arlo Flats,
A m pthill A venue,
B E N O N I,
1500.

A pplication form s an d  R20 deposit m ust be in before 
20 F e b ru a ry  1980.

REVIEWS
the diatherm ies; in frared and u ltrav io let irrad iatio n  and 
ultrasound. W hirlpools an d  h o t an d  cold packs are 
covered in the in frared energies section. T h e  last two 
chapters discuss the principles o f instrum entation and 
the safety precautions fo r wiring systems.

T his book provides a scientific ratio n ale fo r the choice 
of electro th erap y  m odalities and is well referenced. T he 
sections on treatm en t techniques are practical and 
useful. T hro u g h o u t, th e text is clear and easy to  read; 
diagram s and tables provide clarity and interest.

M any students and qualified physiotherapists find th a t 
e lectrotherapy is a difficult subject. T his book explains 
the W hy, W hat, W hen an d  H ow  of th e application of 
physical agents, in a clear, logical and interesting way.

J. A. G ordon

Gesprekvoering met die pasiente in die verskillende
Suid-Afrikaanse tale. D ep artem en t van G esondheid.
G ratis.
Conversations with patients in the different South
African languages. D ep artm en t of H ealth. Free.
’n Baie handige boekie m et pertin en te vrae vir 

pasien to n d erh o u d e oor aspekte van huidige ongesteld- 
heid en vorige m ediese geskiedenis, in A frik aan s/E n g els 
en Z ulu, Suid-Sotho, Tsw ana, X hosa, V enda, N oord- 
Sotho en Tsonga.

A very useful booklet w ith relevant questions for 
p atien t interviews on aspects of present indisposition 
and p ast m edical history, in A frik aan s/E n g lish , Z ulu, 
S outh-Sotho, T sw ana, X hosa, V enda, N o rth -S o th o  and 
T songa.

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