Books published by Idyll Arbor

The decision to undergo a total hip replace­ment can sometimes take years to make, but having a hip replacement can change a person's life. Many questions surface whenever someone is faced with a major surgery, optional or otherwise. This book answers these questions and gives use­ful and relevant information that will assist not only with the decision to have the joint replacement, but also with recovery afterwards. From choosing an orthope­dic surgeon to the importance of exercise, this book covers all the major issues and topics regarding a total hip replacement. Deciding to have surgery is a very personal and indi­vi­dual choice. Many factors play into the decision, including age, general health, lifestyle, limitations from hip pain, and individual personalities. Taking this guide along on a total hip replacement journey will help tremendously in reaching the goal of being functional and pain free again.

This book includes procedures for assessing clients, techniques, and clinical applications for treating clients using aquatic therapy.

There are four great medical dictionaries, but they do not cover therapy issues as well as Idyll Arbor's Therapy Dictionary. While we realize that we have a long way to go to be as complete in terms of number of entries and coverage of medical terms, there are issues of therapy where our definitions are far more informative and complete. We believe that we are the best therapy dictionary available today. For example, see our definitions for beds and support surfaces. Considerations that really make a difference for therapeutic treatment are covered there in ways that none of the medical dictionaries attempt. Check the definition of mental retardation for the depth of information that is vital to a therapist who is providing treatment. There are many other examples of definitions that include implications for functional ability, emotional health, and therapy interventions, which cannot be found in any of the medical dictionaries. The book also contains extensive cross-referencing to help the reader better understand the meanings of words. There are six appendices in the book including medical abbreviations, units of measure, root word analytical list, miscellaneous medical symbols, Greek alphabet, and growth and development theories. We don't think that Idyll Arbor's Therapy Dictionary can replace any of the current medical dictionaries, but we think that it deserves a place on the shelf beside them.

There is more to being an activity professional than running groups. This book looks at the other parts of the job that are important for an activity professional to do well. Things like:* time management* decision making* handling stress* improving communication skills* defending your turf* working with a consultantReading this book (and following the ideas in it) will make you more efficient and make your work easier to do. And, if you are wondering if you can follow the suggestions in this book, anyone who can run a good activity can put the ideas in here into practice.

This volume provides therapists and activity leaders with 48 interesting and innovative art activities for groups with different cognitive levels and physical abilities.