UID:
almahu_9948026663202882
Format:
1 online resource (665 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
0-7020-5094-6
Content:
Clinical Application of Neuromuscular Techniques, Volume 2 - The Lower Body discusses the theory and practice of the manual treatment of chronic pain, especially with regards to the soft tissues of the lower body. Authored by experts of international renown, this highly successful book provides a structural review of each region, including ligaments and functional anatomy, and includes step-by-step protocols that address each muscle of a region. The volume now comes with an EVOLVE site for instructors who can download the full text and images for teaching purposes. Provides
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Clinical Application of Neuromuscular Techniques Volume 2 - The Lower Body; Copyright; Contents; List of boxes and tables; List of boxes; List of tables; Foreword to second edition; Foreword to first edition; Preface to second edition; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Essential information; Essential information; Making sense of the picture; Connective tissue and the fascial system; Fascia and its nature; Force transmission via fascia; Fascial mechanotransduction: the communication potential of fascia; Fascial tensegrity; Fascial postural patterns
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Essential information about musclesMuscle energy sources; Muscles and blood supply; Major types of voluntary contraction; Muscle tone and contraction; Vulnerable areas; Muscle types; Cooperative muscle activity; Contraction, spasm and contracture; What is muscle weakness?; Reporting stations and proprioception; Reflex mechanisms; Facilitation - segmental and local (KORR 1976, PATTERSON 1976); Manipulating the reporting stations; Therapeutic rehabilitation using reflex systems; Trigger point formation; Central and attachment trigger points; Trigger point activating factors
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Ischemia and trigger point evolutionA trigger point ́s target zone of referral; Key and satellite trigger points; Trigger point incidence and location; Trigger point activity and lymphatic dysfunction; Local and general adaptation; Somatization - mind and muscles; Respiratory influences; Selective motor unit involvement (Waersted et al 1992, 1993); Patterns of dysfunction; Patterns as habits of use; The big picture and the local event; Thoughts on pain symptoms in general and trigger points in particular; References; References; References; References; References; References
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Chapter 1: Patient intakeWhere to begin?; Expectations; Humor; Thick-file patients; Unspoken questions; Starting the process; Leading questions; Some key questions; Body language; The physical examination; Clinical reasoning; The therapeutic plan; A summary of approaches to chronic pain problems (Chaitow 2007, 2010); Choices: soft tissue or joint focus?; References; Chapter 2: Posture, acture and balance; Static and dynamic posture; Key postural influences; Is there an ideal posture?; Gravitational influences and muscles; Disagreement; Dysfunction; 'Posterior crossed pelvic pattern'
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'Anterior crossed pelvic pattern'Therapeutic objectives; Muscle categorizations; Necessary assessments; Static postural images; Static postural assessment; Tools of postural assessment; Plumb line; Postural grid; Portable units; Computerized assessment methods; Basic postural assessment; Standing postural assessment; Assessment for freedom of movement; Other postural models; Posture and the mind; Latey's lower fist; Good posture and 'asymmetrical normality'; Patterns of use and posture; Additional local features influencing posture and use; Exteroceptive and proprioceptive postural controls
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Mechanisms that alter proprioception
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-336-26562-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-443-06815-1
Language:
English
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