Fyzioterapeutická propedeutika – Navrátil Leoš (2025)

The bilingual Czech-Slovak Physiotherapy Propedeutics offers a basic yet comprehensive introduction to the study of physiotherapy. It provides information on the concept of health, illness, and the process of degeneration of the musculoskeletal system throughout life, body parameters, measurable values on the body, and basic types of physiotherapeutic examinations, including taking medical histories, measuring muscle strength, and range of motion. A section of the book is dedicated to physiotherapeutic procedures and provides a processed overview (including their specifics) of the basic possible therapeutic approaches to addressing musculoskeletal issues in both orthopedic-traumatological and neurological diagnoses. The section dedicated to nursing describes the basic procedures that are part of rehabilitative care – positioning, mobility in bed, early verticalization procedures, and the section on imaging methods provides sufficient information needed for a basic overview in this area, including the latest technical "advancements." The book concludes with a chapter on Documentation and Legal Responsibility, including a section on communication.