Clinical Applications of Neuromuscular Techniques Volume 2 #16542

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The Lower Body, Volume 2

By Leon Chaitow, ND, MRO and Judith Walker DeLany, LMT

Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978-0-443-06284-1

Description

The book discusses theories and physiology relevant to the manual treatment of chronic pain, especially as it regards the soft tissues of the lower body. Step-by-step protocols that address each muscle of a region and a regional approach to treatment are features that make this book unique. A structural review of each region, including ligaments and functional anatomy, adds value for new students and practitioners alike.

Table of Contents

Section 1. Essential information
Making sense of the picture. Connective tissue and the fascial system. Fascia and its nature, Fascial tensegrity, Facial postural patterns , Essential information about muscles, Muscle energy sources, Muscle blood supply, Major types of voluntary contraction, Muscle types, Cooperative muscle activity, Contraction, spasm and contracture, What is muscle weakness?, Reporting stations and proprioception, Reflex mechanisms, Facilitation - segemental and local, Manipulating the reporting stations, Therapeutic rehabilitation using reflex systems, Trigger point formation , Central and attachment trigger points, Trigger point activating factors, Ischemia and trigger point evolution, A 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, Patterns of dysfunction, The big picture and the local even, Thoughts on pain symptoms in general and trigger points in particular.

Section 2. Posture, acture and balance
Section 3. Gait analysis
Section 4. The close environment
Section 5. Adaptation and sport
Section 6. Contextual influences: Nutrition and other factors
Section 7. Self-help strategies
Section 8. Patient intake
Section 9. Summary of modalities
Section 10. The lumbar spine
Section 11. The pelvis
Section 12. The hip
Section 13. The knee
Section 14. The leg and the foot
Appendix, Index.

640 pages 441 ills
Trim size 219 X 276 mm
Copyright 2002
Hardcover, Reference

Author Information

By Leon Chaitow, ND, MRO, Osteopathic Practitioner and Senior Lecturer, University of Westminister, London, UK; and Judith Walker DeLany, LMT, Teacher and Practitioner of Neuromuscular Therapy, Director of NMT Center, St. Petersburg, FL