Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy: Adults and Paediatrics

The fifth edition of this seminal textbook continues to provide those who are studying or are in practice
with comprehensive evidence-based coverage of all the main aspects of respiratory and cardiac
physiotherapy throughout the whole lifespan – neonates, infants, children, adolescents and adults – with
the patient at centre and advocating a problem-based approach.
For the new edition, Jennifer Pryor and Ammani Prasad hand the baton of editorship and their lasting
legacy over to Eleanor Main and Linda Denehy. With a team of over 60 international expert authors, the
new editors have incorporated major changes reflecting current cardiorespiratory physiotherapy
education and practice. These changes are heralded by a new title – Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy:
Adults and Paediatrics (formerly Physiotherapy for Respiratory and Cardiac Problems: Adults and
Paediatrics) – and a significant restructure of the content with a new set of chapters.
A new key chapter on anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system lays the foundation which is
then followed by a chapter on clinical assessment of adults, infants and children, and acutely ill or
deteriorating patients. Additional new content includes a chapter on outcome measurement in practice
and a large chapter describing rehabilitation in acute and chronic conditions in special populations
including spinal cord injury, oncology, trauma and paediatrics. The chapter on therapeutic interventions
is comprehensive and reflective of evidence based practice.