Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 197 mm x 258 mm, Gewicht: 736 g
Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 197 mm x 258 mm, Gewicht: 736 g
ISBN: 978-0-443-04400-7
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences
Describes an innovative concept of examination and treatment technique. A controversial book which broadens the horizons of manual therapy to embrace adverse tension in the nervous system. Clinical reasoning processes are associated with a new understanding of the nervous system as a dynamic continuum. He introduces new tension tests and refined versions of standard tests. - Describes and supports an innovative concept of examination and treatment technique
The author has been strongly influenced by the Maitland approach - this book is an extension of that school of thought
- Use of new tension tests is extended beyond diagnosis to successful treatment
Provides a better understanding of many commonly encountered syndromes
Zielgruppe
Manual therapists
Autoren/Hrsg.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction. Towards a Multifactorial Approach PART I the BASIS for ADVERSE NEURAL TENSION: Functional Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System. Clinical Neurobiomechanics. Pathological Processes. The Clinical Consequences of Injury to the Nervous System PART II EXAMINATION: Clinical Reasoning. Examination of Nerve Conduction. Tension Testing. The Lower Limbs and Trunk. Tension Testing. The Upper Limbs. Application, Analysis and Further Testing PART III TREATMENT and TREATMENT POTENTIAL: Treatment. Self Treatment PART IV SELECTED DISORDERS and CASE STUDIES: Adverse Neural Tension Disorders Centred in the Limbs. Adverse Neural Tension Disorders Based on the Spinal Canal. Selected Case Studies Courses. Index
