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1Fundamentals of Physiotherapy

2Fundamentals of Physiotherapy

Editors Praveen Kumar MSc PT (UK), MIAP (Ind.), MCSP (UK), MSPA (Singapore) Lecturer in Physiotherapy University of the West of England Bristol (UK) Parvathi Raju MPT (Cardio), MIAP Vice Principal Navodya College of Physiotherapy Mehboobnagar, AP (India) Venkata Prasad BPT (Manipal), MIAP, SRP (UK), MSPA (Singapore) Assistant Professor College of Physiotherapy Durgabai Deshmukh Hospital and Research Centre Hyderabad (India)

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Fundamentals of Physiotherapy

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5Acknowledgements

We take this opportunity to thank our teachers, parents and family members for their guidance, support and encouragement.

Our thanks are due to our students, our patients, our colleagues whose constant support was all the way through.

We would like to thank M/s Electrocare Systems Ltd. for providing electrotherapy equipment, photography.

We would also like to extend our gratitude to M/s Meditron Enterprises for the supply of exercise therapy and electrotherapy brouchers.

We would like to thank M/s Vasant Enterprises, Gujarat for allowing to use pictures of exercise therapy equipment from their broucher.

Special thanks to our students and patients who volunteered for photographs.

We would like to extend our special gratitude to our student Anuradha for artistic support, for drawing pictures/line diagrams for the book.

Last but not the least, we would like to thank M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., for accepting this work for publication.

6Preface

This book aims to provide the novice undergraduate physiotherapy students basic understanding of the physiotherapy principles and interventions. Other health care professionals as well as students from science background perplexed about their future can utilise the book to have an understanding with regard to the scope of physiotherapy profession. I tried to be as simple and explicit as possible. Wherever possible I have utilised established references, specifically for defining certain terminologies. Introductory chapter has definition by me as well as definitions from various associations and societies having worldwide recognition and reputation, including our home association the Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP).

Physiotherapy is a fast growing profession and has its role in every branch of medicine and surgery, and sports. Although I have not included the details of clinical conditions, relevant examples are included in the various sections as appropriate. As this is a fundamental book, I tried to include lots of pictures of person demonstration, equipment and line diagrams for easy understanding.

As this is my first book for publication, I realise the potential drawbacks. I look forward for critical comments from the readers in order to amend in future.

Praveen Kumar

Chapter Notes