ERA Medical Book Chapters

Reproductive Health

Julie A. Quinlivan — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:59:09 PDT

This chapter covers issues relating to fertility, contraception, infertility, pregnancy and postnatal care, as well as pre-invasive cervical lesions. These are key issues for women in or over their reproductive years, but particularly for those aged between twenty and fifty.

ISBN: 0729537382

Young Women

Julie A. Quinlivan — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:43:49 PDT

This chapter outlines issues specific to the health of young women as they experience the changes of puberty and the onset of menarche, and mature into their early twenties.

ISBN: 0729537382

Prescribed aerobic exercise and the recovery from traumatic brain injuries (TBI) among children and adolescents: A Randomised Controlled Trial Protocol

Lawrence T. Lam — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:26:33 PDT

Children with moderate and severe traumatic brain injuries often have associated physical impairments such as muscle weakness, incoordination, and spasticity as long term sequelae of their injury. The current practice is to provide an individualised therapy program consisting of retraining of motor tasks, specific muscle strengthening and coordination exercises, and fitness and balance activities. However the use of an aerobic exercise program specifically prescribed to the needs of patients as part of the therapy regimen has not been used consistently or evaluated formally. This proposed randomised controlled trial aims to evaluate the benefits of including prescribed aerobic exercises as part of the therapy program in this patient population.

ISBN: 978-1-60456-306-1