jU N lE 1978 F I S I O T E R A P I E BOOK REVIEWS 19 T h e Stroke P atien t — P rin c ip le s o f R e h a b ilita tio n , fvlargaret J o h n s to n e , C h u rc h ill L iv in g sto n e , 1976. T h e m a in e m p h a sis o f th is b o o k is o n th e to ta l team a p p ro a c h in th e m a n a g e m e n t o f th e h e m ip le g ic patient. W ritte n b y a p h y s io th e ra p is t, th e ro le o f th e p h y sio th e ra p ist is g o n e in to in d e ta il a n d to a lesser e x t e n t , th e p a r t th e n u rse p lay s r ig h t f r o m th e e a rly stages. I n d isc u ssin g b riefly th e ro le o f th e o c c u p a tio n a l a n d sp e e ch th e ra p is ts , th e te a m a p p r o a c h is c o m p le te d . T h e b a sic p rin c ip le s o f r e h a b ilit a ti o n o f th e h e m i­ plegic p a tie n t a re d isc u sse d , g re a t stre ss b e in g la id on the n e ed to ste p u p th e level o f se n so ry in p u t in o rd e r to o b ta in m a x im u m m o to r o u tp u t. O f sp e c ia l in te re s t was the use o f p re s s u re s p lin ts w h ic h w e re fo u n d to be effective in p ro d u c in g e x te n s o r re sp o n se in th e elb o w and w ris t a n d d o rsifle x o rs o f th e a n k le by a d d in g d e ep sensory a n d p ro p r io c e p tiv e stim u li (J o b s t-J e t a i r s p lin t W id u se fu l.) yThis is a w ell se t o u t tex t in s im p le la n g u a g e a n d is a c c o m p a n ied by g o o d e x p la n a to r y illu s tra tio n s . T h e a d d itio n o f a s h o r t g lo s s a ry o f term s is u se fu l to explain so m e o f th e ja rg o n u se d by d iffe re n t m e m b e rs of the h e a lth team . J. C. B e e n h a k k e r P h y s io th e ra p y D e p a rtm e n t U n iv e rs ity o f th e W itw a te rs ra n d H ead Injuries — P ro c e e d in g s o f a n In te r n a tio n a l S y m p o siu m h e ld in E d in b u r g h a n d M a d rid . C h u rc h ill L iv in g sto n e , 1971. T h e b o o k d eals w ith p a p e rs p re se n te d a t th e S ym ­ p osium w h ic h w a s h e ld to su rv e y th e p ro b le m s a sso ­ c ia te d w ith h e a d in ju rie s , d u e b o th to in tr in s ic diffi­ culties a ris in g fro m p rim a ry b r a in d a m a g e a n d e x trin s ic fa cto rs — n a m e ly r e s p ir a to r y c o m p lic a tio n s , e le c tro ly tic and m e ta b o lic d is tu rb a n c e s etc. — w h ic h c o m p lic a te th e trea tm e n t. T h e first se c tio n d e a ls w ith p r e v e n tio n o f a cc id e n ts in th e in fa n t, y o u n g c h ild a n d a d u lt, c a re a t th e ro a d ­ sid e a n d o rg a n is a tio n o f h e a d in ju ry se rv ice s in v a rio u s c o u n trie s . A s e c tio n is d e v o te d to c ra n io -fa c ia l in ju rie s , a n o th e r to lo n g -te rm c o m p lic a tio n s a n d c are , in c lu d in g p h y sic al, p sy c h o lo g ic a l a n d p sy c h o -so c ia l a sp e cts. In the se c tio n o f r e h a b ilita tio n a n d re se ttle m e n t o n ly o n e p a ssin g r e fe re n c e is m a d e to p h y s io th e ra p y , b u t stress is la id o n th e a v a ila b ility o f larg e sum s o f m o n e y f o r b u ild in g n e w a c u te h o s p ita ls , w h ile the p a ti e n t ’s c h a n c e o f o rg a n is e d a n d sy s te m a tic r e h a b ili­ ta tio n la te r o n is a lm o s t n il. E m e rg e n c y c a re o f h e a d a n d m u ltip le in ju rie s is disc u sse d , as is th e d ia g n o s is a n d tre a tm e n t o f h e a d in ju rie s w ith all th e a s s o c ia te d c o m p lic a tio n s. T h is is a g o o d b o o k w h ic h d e a ls w ith all th e p r o b ­ lem s a ss o c ia te d w ith th e h e a d in ju r e d p a tie n t a n d c o u ld se rv e as a u s e fu l re fe re n c e . U n f o r tu n a te ly th e re is n o classified in d e x a t th e b a ck o f th e b o o k fo r re fe re n c e p u rp o se s. J. C. B e e n h a k k e r P h y s io th e ra p y D e p a r tm e n t U n iv e rs ity o f th e W itw a te rs ra n d C O R R E C T IO N A T E X T B O O K O F M E D IC A L C O N D I T I O N S F O R P H Y S IO T H E R A P IS T S b y C ash is p u blished b y F a b e r & F a b e r a n d distribu ted b y M a c M illa n S o u th A fric a a n d n o t p u b lis h e d by M a c M illa n as sta te d b y o u r re v ie w e r in th e M a rc h issu e o f th is Jo u rn a l. P u b lica tio n s R e ce iv ed P re s to n C a ta lo g u e 1978/9 a n d I n t e r n a tio n a l P ric e L is t f o r P re s to n e q u im e n t a n d m a te ria ls as o f J a n u a r y 1, 1978. FILMS F ilm s a v a ila b le fro m M .S .D . (P ty ) L td ., P.O . B ox 7748, J o h a n n e s b u rg . C a ta lo g u e N o . 19. P h o n e B a r b a r a H a r r is — 45-6243. 1. T otal H ip R ep lacem en t — 33 m in s — C o lo u r, S ound. F ilm e d a t St. J o s e p h 's H o s p ita l, San F ra n c is c o , C a lifo rn ia . T w o ty p e s o f to ta l h ip re p la c e m e n ts a re sh o w n — i.e. th e M u lle r-C h a rn le y a n d M c K e e- F a r r o w — a lim ite d p o s t-o p e ra tiv e r e h a b ilita tio n p ro g ra m m e is sh o w n in c lu d in g th e u s e o f th e N e lso n b e d in w h ic h th e p a tie n t is tilte d to th e v e rtic a l o n th e first p o s t-o p e ra tiv e d a y — to a llo w so m e w e ig h t-b e a rin g o n th e o p e ra te d leg. V e r y g o o d film f o r u n d e r g ra d u a te s tu d e n ts a n d p h y s io th e ra p is ts w o rk in g in th e o r th o p a e d ic field. 2. T otal K n ee R ep lacem en t — 41 m in s — C o lo u r, S ound. F ilm e d a t St. J o s e p h ’s H o s p ita l — S how s f o u r d iffe re n t ty p e s o f to ta l k n e e re p la c e m e n t o p e r a ­ tio n s , th e ty p es o f p ro s th e s e s u se d , t h e ir in d ic a - c a tio n s a n d c o n tr a - in d ic a tio n s f o r use. T h e s e in ­ c lu d e th e p o ly c e n tric a n d g e o m e tric k n e e p ro s th e s is a n d v a r io u s ty p e s o f h in g e d p ro sth e se s. G o o d film o f g e n era l in te re s t w ith v e ry lim ite d p o s t-o p e ra tiv e r e h a b ilit a ti o n show n. N .B . T h e s e tw o film s a re a lso a v a ila b le f r o m L illy L a b o r a to r ie s C a ta lo g u e N o . 18. 3. D r u g T h e r a p y in A r th r iti s (In d o c id ). 4. I n d o c id a n d P h y s io th e ra p y a f te r M e n isc e c to m y . 5. I n d o c id in R h e u m a tic D ise a se. 6. L o o k in g f o r A r th r itis . 7. N o n S te ro id a l D r u g T h e r a p y in R h e u m a tic D ise a se. 8. P a in a t N ig h t. 9. R e p la c e m e n t o f a n A o r tic V a lv e w ith a P u lm o n a ry A u to g ra ft. 10. S o ft T is s u e I n ju r y (In d o c id , C lin o ril). 11. S tro k e — D iffe re n tia l D ia g n o s is a n d E m e rg e n c y M a n a g e m e n t (D e c a d ro n ). 12. T h e T r e a tm e n t o f R h e u m a to lo g y (In d o c id ). 13. S in e m e t in th e M a n a g e m e n t o f P a r k in s o n ’s D ise a se. P le a se n o te th a t th e film s 3 - 1 3 h a v e n o t b e en view ed. If a n y o f th e s e a re sh o w n , c o u ld a re v ie w b e se n t to M rs J. C. B e e n h a k k e r, S u b -D e p a rtm e n t o f P h y s io ­ th e ra p y , M e d ic a l S c h o o l, H o s p ita l S tre e t, J o h a n n e s b u rg 2001, in o r d e r t h a t o u r film lists c a n b e k e p t u p to date. R ep ro du ce d by S ab in et G at ew ay u nd er li ce nc e gr an te d by th e P ub lis he r (d at ed 2 01 3. )