Physiology Crossword Puzzles: For Study and Review

At last, with her brand-new book on physiology, Kim Rossell continues her series of Crossword Puzzles for Study and Review. These books are intended to help anyone in the healing arts, including all modalities of massage therapy, as well as students in any of the medical fields such as nursing, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy. In her first book, Kim focused on the sometimes grueling but necessary memory work of anatomy that all health workers must master. Her second book invited practitioners to delve more deeply into specialized modalities of massage therapy. The newest book, Physiology Crossword Puzzles, pulls it all together, to coalesce your knowledge by working through puzzles covering all the various body systems. This third book is my favorite as it is a little more specific, with a chapter focused on each individual system. Each chapter precedes the puzzles with a list of words to stimulate your memory. The book can be used in various ways by students as well as seasoned practitioners-to help you focus on the curriculum you are currently studying; to leisurely review and consolidate your knowledge in an enjoyable way; to take advantage of a few available minutes, like a coffee break, or first thing in the morning to get the creative juices flowing, spark cognitive thinking, creativity, mental perception, and memory. Solving crossword puzzles involves the use of both hemispheres of your brain and improves vocabulary, deductive reasoning, and spelling. So taking a few minutes regularly to do a puzzle or two can help you integrate, ground, prepare for your work, and also give you a sense of accomplishment and a confidence that you know your material. The beach, the bus, the bathtub, the subway-all are places that will happily accommodate Kim's Crossword Puzzles. Be creative in working these puzzles into your own life and enjoy feeling those synaptic connections ignite!