Positional Release Techniques with DVD-ROM
3rd Edition
Published on 21. December 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-443-10115-1 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive textbook covering all methods of spontaneous release by positioning. The background theory is explained and the techniques described in detail. The descriptions of the techniques are supplemented in the text by clear 2-colour line drawings and photographs and the DVD-ROM provides additional explanation through the use of video demonstrations with narrative by the author.
Compares all major positional release methods, from strain/counterstrain to functional osteopathy
Details step-by-step use of these manual methods
Describes integrated use with other manual approaches, such as Muscle Energy Techniques
Provides explanations of treatment of both muscle and joint problems
Explains how the methods can be used to treat bedridden patients
Emphasises safety and usefulness in both acute and chronic settings
Three completely new contributed chapters: Sacro-occipital technique use of padded wedges for diagnosis and treatment; Overview of the McKenzie Method; and Application of positional techniques in the treatment of animals
Text completely updated, with additional new videoclips included on DVD-ROM
56 new 2-colour line drawings and 27 new photographs
Compares all major positional release methods, from strain/counterstrain to functional osteopathy
Details step-by-step use of these manual methods
Describes integrated use with other manual approaches, such as Muscle Energy Techniques
Provides explanations of treatment of both muscle and joint problems
Explains how the methods can be used to treat bedridden patients
Emphasises safety and usefulness in both acute and chronic settings
Three completely new contributed chapters: Sacro-occipital technique use of padded wedges for diagnosis and treatment; Overview of the McKenzie Method; and Application of positional techniques in the treatment of animals
Text completely updated, with additional new videoclips included on DVD-ROM
56 new 2-colour line drawings and 27 new photographs
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Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Manual therapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, manipulative physical therapists - students and practitioners for all groups. Massage therapists. Those working in sports training and rehabilitation.
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
667 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-10115-1 (9780443101151)
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Leon Chaitow
Positional Release Techniques
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12/2001
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Person
Leon Chaitow ND DO is an internationally known and respected osteopathic and naturopathic practitioner and teacher of soft tissue manipulation methods of treatment. He is author of over 60 books, including a series on Advanced Soft Tissue Manipulation (Muscle Energy Techniques, Positional Release Techniques, Modern Neuromuscular Techniques) and also Palpation Skills; Cranial Manipulation: Theory and Practice; Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Practitioner's Guide to Treatment, and many more. He is editor of the peer reviewed Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, that offers a multidisciplinary perspective on physical methods of patient care. Leon Chaitow was for many years senior lecturer on the Therapeutic Bodywork degree courses which he helped to design at the School of Integrated Health, University of Westminster, London, where is he now an Honorary Fellow. He continues to teach and practice part-time in London, when not in Corfu, Greece where he focuses on his writing.
Content
Chapter 1 Spontaneous positional release
Chapter 2 The evolution of dysfunction
Chapter 3 The clinical use of strain/counterstrain techniques
Chapter 4 Advanced SCS and functional approaches
Chapter 5 Muscular pain: trigger points, fibromyalgia and positional release
Chapter 6 Functional technique
Chapter 7 Facilitated positional release (FPR)
Chapter 8 Sacro-occipital technique use of padded wedges for diagnosis and treatment, Robert Cooperstein
Chapter 9 Overview of the McKenzie Method, Anthony J. Lisi
Chapter 10 The Mulligan concept: NAGs, SNAGs, MWMs, Ed Wilson, Dan G. Pilderwasser, Palmiro Torrieri Jr, and Marcelo Viana Marques Ferreira
Chapter 11 Unloading and proprioceptive taping, Dylan Morrissey
Chapter 12 Application of positional techniques in the treatment of animals, J. Brooks and A. G. Pusey
Chapter 2 The evolution of dysfunction
Chapter 3 The clinical use of strain/counterstrain techniques
Chapter 4 Advanced SCS and functional approaches
Chapter 5 Muscular pain: trigger points, fibromyalgia and positional release
Chapter 6 Functional technique
Chapter 7 Facilitated positional release (FPR)
Chapter 8 Sacro-occipital technique use of padded wedges for diagnosis and treatment, Robert Cooperstein
Chapter 9 Overview of the McKenzie Method, Anthony J. Lisi
Chapter 10 The Mulligan concept: NAGs, SNAGs, MWMs, Ed Wilson, Dan G. Pilderwasser, Palmiro Torrieri Jr, and Marcelo Viana Marques Ferreira
Chapter 11 Unloading and proprioceptive taping, Dylan Morrissey
Chapter 12 Application of positional techniques in the treatment of animals, J. Brooks and A. G. Pusey