Books published by Demos Medical Publishing

A practical how to guide to using yoga to manage stress, improve mental alertness, increase flexibility, correct posture and improve the quality-of-life of readers with Parkinson's. It shows how yoga ameliorates difficulties that accompany Parkinson's, including mobility, range of motion, balance, and guides towards leading a healthier life.

An essential resource for all stroke survivors and their families and caregivers. Updated and expanded, this new edition of the popular resource has been written by a stroke survivor who has spent 24 years helping other survivors live life to the fullest potential. It is filled with practical tips and support to help you cope with the lifestyle changes that come in the wake of a stroke.

Dystonia is a movement disorder that causes the muscles to contract and spasm involuntarily. This book provides comprehensive information on cervical dystonia, spasmodic dysphonia, and focal dystonia. It offers an overview of diagnosis and treatment, medical advice, rehabilitation exercises that help alleviate symptoms, and patient resources.

Provides comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of clinical cancer research, including the full spectrum of methodologies used in the field. The book offers a mix of practical advice and analytical tools for effective training in theoretical principles as well as specific, usable teaching examples.

Discusses the nature of multiple sclerosis (MS), its management, and guidelines for dealing with all aspects of the disease and its impact on your life. A chapter on services available from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a glossary, a list of resources, and additional reading make this the place to begin your education about MS.

Provides a patient-centred, practical approach to diagnosis, treatment, and clinical management of cancers found in the genitourinary system. Remaining current and up-to-date can be extremely challenging for practicing clinicians. This comprehensive, multidisciplinary handbook is designed with the busy oncologist, urologist, general practitioner, and trainee in mind.

The first comprehensive book devoted to orthobiologic treatments for orthopedic conditions. Authored by experts in regenerative medicine, this evidence- and experience-based guide is written for clinicians looking to understand and effectively implement these treatments in their practices.

This essential guide provides a clear, accessible review of the use of statistics in pathology studies. Spanning topics such as exploratory data analysis and descriptive statistics as well as the use of comparative statistics, concordance analysis, categorical and continuous data regression analyses, count data, survival analyses, decision point and clustering analysis, and more, this practical book comprehensively demystifies all the statistical knowledge paramount to working in the field. Throughout the guide, the author team highlights common errors and pitfalls that occur when performing tests and when interpreting data and make suggestions for how to avoid mistakes. Chapters are uniformly structured for ease of use and each chapter concludes with reviewquestions to facilitate self-assessment of the reader's skill in use of statistical methods.Statistics for Pathologists teaches trainees, junior investigators, and seasoned pathologists how to look at their data from the point of view of a statistician and determine what tests should be done, how the data and test should be presented, and how to use the tests practically. Learning statistical applications can greatly enhance and simplify the skills necessary to review and present data accurately and this basic understanding of statistics is critical in pathology-related work.Key FeaturesClear, concise overviews of every relevant statistical test with application in pathology-related researchIncludes real published studies to provide examples of use of the tests and interpretation of dataEmphasizes how to avoid common errors and pitfalls when conducting tests and interpreting dataProvides self-assessment review questions and answers in each chapterComes with downloadable datasets for the reader so that they can perform statistical analysis tied to the book with popular stats programs

The gold standard in many EMG labs, this resource is a practical working reference for performing a wide variety of common nerve conduction studies. It provides both practicing clinicals and trainees with an impressive database of normal values they can use to interpret nerve conduction results with confidence. This third edition has been revised to deliver an up-to-date set of normal values.

Provides the "must-know" facts on each cancer agent - including their pharmacokinetics, FDA-approved indications, toxicity, interactions, and other important information that is commonly found on board examinations and essential for any clinician or practitioner to review. The authors have developed a handy question-and-answer format to present the material in digestible bursts.

This guide - a companion to the Radiation Oncology Self-Assessment Guide­­ - is a comprehensive physics review for anyone in the field of radiation oncology looking to enhance their knowledge of medical physics. It covers in depth the principles of radiation physics as applied to radiation therapy along with their technical and clinical applications. To foster retention of key concepts and data, the resource utilizes a user-friendly "flash card” question and answer format with over 800 questions. The questions are supported by detailed answers and rationales along with reference citations for source information.