Library Resources for PhysiotherapyBooks in the LibraryIf you wish to browse the bookshelves, most of the books you'll be interested in will be on level 4 of the main library, and the following sections will be most relevant to you: - R5-920 Medicine (General)
- RC925-935 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
- RC1200-1245 Sports medicine
- RD101-104 Fractures (General)
- RD701-811 Orthopedic surgery
- RD792-811 Physical rehabilitation
- RM695-893 Physical medicine. Physical therapy
- RM930-931 Rehabilitation therapy
- RM950 Rehabilitation technology
Books OnlineMD Consult contains over 50 leading medical reference books online, including Gray’s Anatomy, DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, and The Australian Medico-Legal Handbook. STAT!Ref is a collection of approximately 40 online medical texts, including Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, and Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, & Intervention. Ebrary is a multi-disciplinary collection of online books, e.g. Physiotherapy Management of Haemophilia. EBL (EBook Library) is a large, multi-disciplinary collection of online books, e.g. Pediatric Rehabilitation: Principles & Practices, and Management in Physical Therapy Practices. Journals and journal databasesThe Library provides access to these and many more online journals: If you need to do a literature search for journal articles on a particular topic, there is a large selection of electronic resources to choose from on the Library's Electronic Resources index. However, if you're not sure which to choose, the following databases would be a good starting point: If you want to find out whether the Library subscribes to a particular journal, use the e-Journal Portal. If you’re after an article from a journal which is not available through the e-Journal Portal, you can request the article you're after from the Library's Document Delivery service. Multimedia ResourcesSMART (Scientific & Medical Art) is a collection of over 12,000 illustrations and animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, and other health science topics. This is a useful resource when you’re looking for illustrations for a presentation. Anatomy TV contains anatomical 3D models from skin to bone for various body parts. It includes biomechanical animations, dynamic MRI, and movie clips to supplement the 3D model Clinical ResourcesRehabilitation Reference Centre is a clinical reference tool which offers clinical reviews, research instruments, exercise images and patient education handouts. The Joanna Briggs Institute produces systematic reviews, evidence summaries and best practice sheets. eTG Complete is the online version of Therapeutic Guidelines. Therapeutic Guidelines provide clear, concise, independent and evidence-based recommendations about patient management that have been developed by Australia’s leading medical experts.
This resource is licensed for the use of students and staff in the Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine only. When accessing eTG Complete from off campus, you will need a username and password, which can be obtained from the Library. The Cochrane Library contains a database of systematic reviews. Systematic reviews usually focus on a clinical topic, and address a specific question. An extensive literature search is conducted to identify studies with sound research methodology. The studies are then reviewed, asessed, and the results summarised in the form of a systematic review, e.g. Chest physiotherapy for acute bronchiolitis in paediatric patients between 0 and 24 months old First Consult is a continuously updated clinical information resource for healthcare professionals. Designed for use at point of care, it provides access to current information on evaluation, diagnosis, clinical management, prognosis, and prevention. Best Practice is a point of care resource developed by the BMJ Evidence Centre, combining the latest research evidence, guidelines and expert opinion and covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Best Practice incorporates the systematic reviews from Clinical Evidence. Clinical Evidence from the BMJ publishing group provides current evidence-based reviews of the treatments for more than 260 conditions commonly encountered in primary care or outpatient settings. Clinical Evidence is now a part of Best Practice. MIMS Online is the web version of MIMS pharmaceutical product information. It contains both abbreviated and full prescribing information, consumer medicine information and product images for pharmaceuticals available in Australia. The Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH) aims to provide a readily accessible, concise, up-to-date source of independent drug information to facilitate effective, rational, safe and economical prescribing and dispensing.
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