KV Ramesh Phd
Professor, Department of Pharmacology Kasturba Medical College
Mangalore
K Ashok Shenoy MD
Asst. Professor, Department of Pharmacology Kasturba Medical College
Mangalore
Jitendar P Vij
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Pharmacology for Physiotherapist
© 2005, KV Ramesh, K Ashok Shenoy
All rights reserved. No part of this publication should be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means: electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the authors and the publisher.
First Edition: 2005
9788180613432
Typeset at JPBMP typesetting unit
Printed at Lordson Publishers (P) Ltd., C-5/19, RP Bagh, Delhi 110 007
4Foreword
It is my proud privilege to write a foreword to the Pharmacology for Physiotherapist book authored by my colleagues Dr KV Ramesh and Dr K Ashok Shenoy.
Pharmacology is considered as one of the toughest and ‘difficult to remember’ subjects, whether it is for medical, dental and other specialities like physiotherapy, nursing, etc. Moreover, the objectives and the emphasis are vastly different for different courses. Most often, teachers in pharmacology are at bay when meeting the teaching requirement based on the needs of the students.
I am extremely happy that the authors have made an earnest and genuine attempt in not only understanding the need of the students of physiotherapy but also presenting the required content in a lucid manner which, I am sure, will go a long way in meeting the long-felt need of the students. It is gratifying to note that the content presentation is well organized, concise and easily understandable. By highlighting the main topics and subtopics inside the box, the authors have facilitated easy and quick reference and review which is very essential from the student's point of view. There is an honest attempt to give the latest development yet scrupulously avoiding irrelevant contents. The classification given is simple and systematic.
There are special topics like drug therapy and exercise, diuretics and exercise, antibiotics and exercise, etc., which are very relevant and necessary for students of physiotherapy. Further, the authors have made an attempt to link the subject to the needs of physiotherapists in every topic. I am sure the schematic representation of the mechanism of action of drugs will be liked by not only physiotherapy students but also dental, nursing and even medical students.
On the whole, the authors have poured in all their teaching experience to distil pharmacology into a simple and useful presentation.
I wish the authors, Dr Ramesh and Dr Ashok Shenoy all the best in their maiden venture. I hope, based on the feedback from their well-wishers and students, they will be able to improve further to make this book all the more useful not only to read but also to understand the subject.
I wish to thank the authors profusely for giving this valuable opportunity to share my feelings through this foreword.
S Gurumadhva Rao
Registrar Mahe
A Deemed University
Madhava Nagar
Manipal-576104
5Preface
This book is written in a simplified and concise way to generate interest among youngsters who wish to learn pharmacology. The main aim of the book is to furnish basic information to the students of bachelor degree course in physiotherapy. Authors are quite aware of the constraints of students of physiotherapy in extracting the lucid information from a large number of voluminous, therapeutics-oriented textbooks of pharmacology. We are sure of the fact that the information studded in this volume is precisely what a beginner needs to learn about the basic concepts of pharmacology without any clinical exposure. We are glad to say that extreme care is taken to provide more authentic and appropriate revelations of the subject. If any improper information is found in this volume, the onus entirely lies in us.
We appeal to all our fellow pharmacologists to give their valuable feedback so that the same may be incorporated in the editions to come. We humbly request the learned men and women of pharmacology not to recommend this book to other than the students of physiotherapy courses.
Finally we express our gratitude and gracefully acknowledge the stress taken by Dr S Gurumadhva Rao, Registrar, Mahe, Manipal to write foreword to this edition. We remain grateful to all kingsmen of Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore and Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal for the unprecedented encouragement given to us. We express our heartfelt gratitude to M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., New Delhi, for having readily accepted the manuscript to bring out this attractive volume. Our sincere thanks to Mrs. Jyothi for her secretarial assistance, without her help, this volume would not have taken a proper shape.
KV Ramesh
K Ashok Shenoy