Authors: Jean M. Wible
ISBN-13: 9780781747981, ISBN-10: 0781747988
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date Published: September 2004
Edition: 2nd Edition
Written specifically for massage therapists, this excellent text makes the basics of pharmacology easy to understand. It explains the biochemical and physical effects and actions of a wide variety of drug classes, explores how they move throughout the body, and addresses the use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases. This cutting-edge text also introduces a deductive reasoning process that can be used to develop safe individualized bodywork protocols for clients receiving drug therapy. Readers will learn a practical method for assessing the effects of drug therapies on their clients and the implications for massage therapy.
Ch. 1 | Pharmacology and massage therapy | 1 |
Ch. 2 | Fundamentals of clinical pharmacology | 11 |
Ch. 3 | Autonomic nervous system drugs | 25 |
Ch. 4 | Neurologic and neuromuscular drugs | 47 |
Ch. 5 | Pain medications | 65 |
Ch. 6 | Cardiovascular drugs | 81 |
Ch. 7 | Hematologic drugs | 107 |
Ch. 8 | Respiratory drugs | 119 |
Ch. 9 | Gastrointestinal drugs | 129 |
Ch. 10 | Anti-infective drugs | 151 |
Ch. 11 | Anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-allergy drugs, and immunosuppressants | 181 |
Ch. 12 | Psychiatric drugs | 193 |
Ch. 13 | Endocrine drugs | 211 |
Ch. 14 | Drugs for fluid and electrolyte balance | 229 |
Ch. 15 | Cancer drugs | 239 |
Ch. 16 | Herbs, supplements, and alternative medicine | 259 |
App | Medication assessment form for massage therapy | 272 |