Having Gynaecological Surgery
1
68 Flexibility Principles and Practice by Christopher M Norris. A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd, London, 1994 (ISBN 0 7136 4037 5). 152 pages. Illus. f 72.99. As the title suggests, this book discusses the principles involved in flexibility training and it also describes how to perform specific stretching exercises. In the first section, the author Sully explains the term ‘flexibility’ and how a good range of body move- ment can improve posture. The second section aims to describe specific exercises, with additional chapters on charting progress and the role of flexibility training in sport and rehabilit,ation therapy. I assume that this book has been written either for inexperienced coaches or for amateur people who are keen to further their knowledge of flexibility training. Although the explanation of many of the exercises is clear and concise, the descriptions of some specific stretching exercises are unfortu- nately rather difficult to interpret since even with full knowledge of the intended stretch, I sometimes had difficulty understanding the description of‘ t.he technique. This disficulty was increased when the text stated that for clarity, the descriptions for each stretch referred to the right hand side of the body. However, the photographs sometimes demonstrated the left hand side being stretched. On some pages, the photograph was not the appropriate one to correspond to the descriptive text, and when this ~ ~ ~~~~ occurred, the photographic labelling was also incorrect. The first part of the book describes the biomechanical factors; anatomical function; concepts of stretching and posture. The content is elementary but the information appears to be relevant and correct with adequate line drawings and diagrams, tables and graphs to rein- 1 I- ---+ I - force and explain the written text. Part 2 looks at the stretching exercises; measuring flexibility and sports specific stretching. The last two pages of the book form a table which is said to detail specific stretches for a range of 25 different sports. Unfortunately, this is not a comprehensive list of sports- specific exercises, since many of the sports detail only two or three stretching exercises which do not seem the most relevant exercises for that sport. I do not feel that this book will be particularly useful for chartered physiotherapists as they should already have a good understanding of ‘flexibility’ but it may be a useful reference book for sportsmen, their gym instructors and their coaches. For these individuals, this small paperback book is reasonable value for money. Lynda Daley GradDipPhys MCSP Self-traction in the shoulder joint e3 n +--+ - hand forearm moving from side lo side Wrist m o bi I ity exercises Line drawings illustrating specific exercises to regain mobility of shoulder and wrist, from Tlexibility Principles and Practice’ Having Gynaecological Surgery by Sally Haslett and Molly Jennings. Beaconsfield Publishers Ltd, 20 Chikern Hills Road, Beaconsfield, Bucks HP9 1 PL, 1995 (ISBN 0 906584 39 6). Illus. 38 pages. f2.95 or €3.30 by post. This booklet is a companion to the same authors’ Hysterectomy arid a Vaginal Repair (Beaconsfield 1984, 3rd edn 1992). Both authors have considerable experience in women’s health, Sally Haslett as a nurse and Molly Jennings as a physiothera- pist. No doubt they were well pleased with the success of their previous collaboration and rightly felt there was was a gap in the market for a guide to the many other gynaecological surgical proce- dures that are commonly performed. Like its predecessor the new booklet is clearly laid out and easy to read. It is written for women facing gynaecological investigation or surgery and begins to answer the many questions they may have on how to prepare for surgery and what the investigations might entail. The different operations are described individually but the pre- operative and post-operative advice for each is similar and is given in more general terms. Each procedure is described only briefly, but there is enough information to give a woman a basic understanding of the procedure she is about to undergo. As regimes vary from surgeon to surgeon and from hospital to hospital, only general information can be provided in a booklet of this kind; it is to be hoped that each patient will receive more detailed guidance from the hospital staff (in practice some will be luckier than others). Various useful addresses and a few suggestions for further reading are listed. I would recom- mend this booklet to anyone who is about to embark on gynaecological surgery. Georgina Evans MCSP ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~- Physiotherapy, January 1996, vol 82, no 1
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Flexibility Principles and Practice by Christopher M Norris. A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd, London, 1994 (ISBN 0 7136 4037 5). 152 pages. Illus. f 72.99.
As the title suggests, this book discusses the principles involved in flexibility training and i t also describes how to perform specific stretching exercises.
In the first section, the author Sully explains the term ‘flexibility’ and how a good range of body move- ment can improve posture. The second section aims to describe specific exercises, with additional chapters on charting progress and the role of flexibility training in sport and rehabilit,ation therapy.
I assume that this book has been written either for inexperienced coaches or for amateur people who are keen to further their knowledge of flexibility training.
Although the explanation of many of the exercises is clear and concise, the descriptions of some specific stretching exercises are unfortu- nately rather difficult to interpret since even with full knowledge of the intended stretch, I sometimes had difficulty understanding the description of‘ t.he technique. This disficulty was increased when the text stated that for clarity, the descriptions for each stretch referred to the right hand side of the body. However, the photographs sometimes demonstrated the left hand side being stretched. On some pages, the photograph was not the appropriate one to correspond to the descriptive text, and when this
~ ~ ~~~~
occurred, the photographic labelling was also incorrect.
The first part of the book describes the biomechanical factors; anatomical function; concepts of stretching and posture. The content is elementary but the information appears to be relevant and correct with adequate line drawings and diagrams, tables and graphs to rein-
1 I - ---+ I - force and explain the written text.
Part 2 looks at the stretching exercises; measuring flexibility and sports specific stretching.
The last two pages of the book form a table which is said to detail specific stretches for a range of 25 different sports. Unfortunately, this is not a comprehensive list of sports- specific exercises, since many of the sports detail only two or three stretching exercises which do not seem the most relevant exercises for that sport.
I do not feel that this book will be particularly useful for chartered physiotherapists as they should already have a good understanding of ‘flexibility’ but i t may be a useful reference book for sportsmen, their gym instructors and their coaches. For these individuals, this small paperback book is reasonable value for money.
Lynda Daley GradDipPhys MCSP
Self-traction in the shoulder joint
e3 n +--+
- hand
forearm moving from side l o side
Wrist m o bi I ity exercises
Line drawings illustrating specific exercises to regain mobility of shoulder and wrist, from Tlexibility Principles and Practice’
Having Gynaecological Surgery by Sally Haslett and Molly Jennings. Beaconsfield Publishers Ltd, 20 Chikern Hills Road, Beaconsfield, Bucks HP9 1 PL, 1995 (ISBN 0 906584 39 6). Illus. 38 pages. f2.95 or €3.30 by post.
This booklet is a companion to the same authors’ Hysterectomy arid a Vaginal Repair (Beaconsfield 1984, 3rd edn 1992). Both authors have considerable experience in women’s health, Sally Haslett as a nurse and Molly Jennings as a physiothera- pist. No doubt they were well pleased with the success of their previous collaboration and rightly felt there was was a gap in the market for a guide to the many
other gynaecological surgical proce- dures that are commonly performed.
Like its predecessor the new booklet is clearly laid out and easy to read.
It is written for women facing gynaecological investigation or surgery and begins to answer the many questions they may have on how t o prepare for surgery and what the investigations might entail. The different operations are described individually but the pre- operative and post-operative advice for each is similar and is given in more general terms. Each procedure is described only briefly, but there is enough information t o give a
woman a basic understanding of the procedure she is about to undergo. As regimes vary from surgeon to surgeon and from hospital to hospital, only general information can be provided in a booklet of this kind; i t is to be hoped that each patient will receive more detailed guidance from the hospital staff (in practice some will be luckier than others). Various useful addresses and a few suggestions for further reading are listed. I would recom- mend this booklet to anyone who is about to embark on gynaecological surgery.
Georgina Evans MCSP
~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~-
Physiotherapy, January 1996, vol 82, no 1
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