This book provides a unique approach to the exploration of manual therapy by examining the psychological and physiological therapeutic effects of touch as a part of therapy. It addresses key issues such as - What happens when you touch someone? What are the limitations of the mechanical aspects of touching in manual therapy? Why does touching have an emotional impact? And what are the major ethical issues involved?
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Höhe: 216 mm
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978-0-443-05657-4 (9780443056574)
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Part 1: Current Practice. How Manual Therapy Is Practiced? What Are the Rationales for Its Efficacy? What Are the Underlying Assumptions on Which Current Techniques Are Based? Part 2: The Problems with Current Practice. What Evidence Is There to Support the Assumptions on Which Practice Is Based. The Awkward Questions Left Unanswered. The Likely Effects of Continuing to Practice on the Current Basis. Part 3: Future Possibilities for Practice and Research. Alternative Proposals for Practice. New Theories Related to Treatment Outcomes. Ideas and Possible Directions for the Future. Suggestions for Future Research.
