BOOK REVIEWS 50 NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS Fisioterapie, Ju n ie 1982, deeI 38, n r 2 Pincus, Lily (1981). The challenge o f a long life. F a b e r a n d Faber. L o n d o n , pp. 152. H a r d c o v e r . R 15,30. In a small b u t e n te r ta i n in g b o o k Lily Pincus dr a w s u p o n he r life experiences in a challenge to families, professional people an d, a b o v e all, elderly pe op le to a m o r e positive a p p r o a c h to old age. She writes with au th o r i t y : eighty-three years o f age; a pr ofessional life as a social w o r k e r / f a m i l y th er a p ist until her re tir em en t a t seventy-five; an e arly life o f h a pp in e ss followed by h a r d s h i p as a J e w in G e r m a n y until 1938 when she went to E n g la n d as a refugee. Sketch b i o g r ap h ie s — he r o w n a n d th ose o f a n u m b e r of friends illustrate her ar g u m e n ts . She o p p o se s those wh o a t t e m p t to in terfere in o r d o m i n a t e the lives o f elderly people by the removal o f their rights to cho ose o r to live at risk. She pu ts d o w n th o se w h o a d v o c a te se gr ega tio n in old-age c o m m un iti e s a n d w h o believe de pe n de nc y is inescapable. T hi s is a v a lu a b le b o o k for ph y si o th era pi sts be cause it is a n all t o o rare p er spective o f ol d age fro m the v a n ta ge p o in t o f ol d age itself. M o re im p o r t a n tl y , t hou gh, it is an essential b o o k for p h y si o t h er a p i st s wh o are the childr en o f ageing pa rents; f o r p h y s io th er a p is ts wh o will, themselves, become elderly. D. Bauer Physiotherapy R esearch N ew sletter — No. 7. W inter 1981. T he News let ter c o n ta i n s in f o r m a t io n on the As sociation o f C h a r te r e d P h ys io th e ra p is ts in Re se arc h (A. C. P. 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T h e s e m a y ta k e the fo r m o f o r ig in a l a rtic le s, re v ie w a rtic le s o r s h o rt r e p o rts o n tr e a tm e n t te c h n iq u e s. 0 A rtic le s s h o u ld b e re s tric te d to 2 000 w o rd s . M a n u ­ s c rip ts s h o u ld b e ty p e w ritte n in tr ip le sp a c in g w ith w id e m a rg in s. T h r e e c o p ie s a r e to b e su b m itte d . T h e m e tr ic sy ste m is to b e u se d th ro u g h o u t. W h e re a b b r e ­ v ia tio n s a r e u sed th e y s h o u ld b e sp e lle d o u t th e first tim e. W o rd s t o b e p rin te d in italics s h o u ld b e u n d e r ­ lin e d . A tit le p a g e s h o u ld b e s u p p lie d as a s e p a ra te sh e e t a n d in c lu d e th e n a m e (s), q u a lif ic a tio n ^ ) a nd a ffilia tio n (s) o f th e a u th o r(s ). A n a b s tra c t o f n o t m o r e th a n 200 w o rd s s h o u ld b e s u p p lie d o n a se p a ­ r a te sh e e t of p a p e r. # R e fe re n c e s in th e tex t s h o u ld s t a r t w ith th e n a m e o f th e a u th o r(s ) fo llo w e d b y th e p u b lic a tio n d a te in b ra c k e ts , e.g. S m ith (1974) h a s sh o w n th a t . . ., o r . . . h a s b e e n d e s c rib e d (S m ith , 1974; Jo n e s , 1976) . . . , in d a te o rd e r. R e fe re n c e s s h o u ld b e lis te d in a lp h a b e tic a l o r d e r a n d ty p e d in t r ip le sp a c in g o n a s e p a ra te sh e e t(s) o f p a p e r. R e fe re n c e s m u s t c o n sist o f n a m e s a n d in itia ls o f a ll a u th o r s , y e a r, tit le o f p a p e r re fe rre d to, a b b r e v ia te d title o f J o u r n a l, v o lu m e n u m b e r a n d first a n d last p a g e n u m b e rs of p a p e r. T h e a b b r e v ia tio n o f jo u rn a l title s sh o u ld c o n ­ fo r m to th o s e a d o p te d b y W o rld M e d ic a l P e rio d ic a ls . R e fe re n c e list s h o u ld c o n fo rm w ith th e fo llo w in g e x a m p le s: — H u i tt, C. T . a n d G w y e r, J. L . (1978). P a r a p le g ia : A m b u la to r y tra in in g u sin g C ra ig -S c o tt o rth o se s. P hys. T her. 58, 976 - 978. — M a itla n d , G . D . (1977). V e rte b ra l M a n ip u la tio n , 4 th E d ., B u tte rw o rth s , L o n d o n , p 24. — M o w a t, A . G . (1976). D r u g tre a tm e n t o f J o in t D ise a se , E d . C a sh , J. in ; A T e x tb o o k o f M e d ic a l C o n d itio n s f o r P h y s io th e ra p is ts . F a b e r a n d F a b e r, L o n d o n , p p . 158 - 163. # T a b le s a n d fig u res s h o u ld b e k e p t to a m in im u m a n d b e o n s e p a ra te sheets. F ig u r e s s h o u ld b e in b la c k ink o n stiff w h ite p a p e r. P h o to g ra p h s s h o u ld b e of, g o o d q u a lity o n glossy p a p e r. A ll s h o u ld b e c le a rly ’ m a rk e d o n th e re v e rse sid e w ith A ra b ic n u m e ra ls , a u th o r ’s n a m e a n d a rtic le , a n d a n in d ic a tio n o f th e to p side. L eg e n d s to b e on s e p a ra te sheets. # A rtic le s a r e a c c e p te d o n th e u n d e rs ta n d in g th a t th ey a r e s u b je c t to e d ito r ia l re v is io n . # A u t h o r ’s r e p rin ts can b e o b ta in e d a t c o st a n d th is s h o u ld b e a r ra n g e d b e f o re p u b lic a tio n . # A rtic le s a r e w e lc o m e in e it h e r la n g u a g e a n d s h o u ld re a c h th e E d it o r a t le a st tw o m o n th s p r i o r to th e m o n th o f p u b lic a tio n . T h e J o u r n a l is p u b lis h e d in M a rc h , Ju n e , S e p te m b e r, a n d D e c e m b e r. # T h e S .A .S .P . d o e s n o t a ssu m e a n y r e s p o n s ib ility f o r sta te m e n ts m a d e in th e J o u r n a l, n o r a re th e view s e x p re ss e d in c o rre s p o n d e n c e p u b lis h e d n e c e ssa rily th o s e o f th e S .A .S .P . A ll m a te ria l is c o p y rig h t a n d p e rm is s io n m u s t b e o b ta in e d b e f o re re p rin tin g . 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. )