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Fascial Dysfunction - Manual Therapy Approaches is the brainchild of Leon Chaitow who is well-known to manual therapy practitioners through his many publications and conference presentation. In this book he has brought together contribution from 20 leading practitioners and researcher from many different fields of manual therapy. The book is in it two section: Section 1, written by Chaitow with a contribution by Tom Myers, Presents a review of the current understanding of the function of fascia in the human body and describes what can go wrong - the causes and effect of fascial dysfunction and disease, and how to assess the problem and remove obstacles to the success of treatment. Section 2 contains chapters by experts in different types of manual therapy including three by Chaitow. Each practitioner describes their own approach to the problem of assessing and treating fascial dysfunction and explains their specialist therapeutic approach. These approaches include: The Bowen Technique, Connective Tissue Manipulation and Skin Rolling, Fascia oriented training applications in sports and movement therapy, The Fascial Manipulation® method applied to low back pain, Fascial Unwinding, Balanced Ligamentous Tension Technique, Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM), Muscle Energy Techniques (MET), Myofascial Induction Therapy (MIT®), Neuromuscular Technique and associated Soft Tissue Manipulation Modalities, Positional Release Techniques - (including counterstrain), Rolfing® Structural Integration, Management of Scars and Adhesions, Massage Therapy and Fascia, Trigger Point release methods including dry needling, Fascial dysfunction is now recognised as one of the main underlying causes of musculoskeletal pain leading to impaired and reduced mobility. These are the symptons which confront all practitioners of manual therapy in their everyday practice. Fascial Dysfunction - Manual Therapy Approaches aims to help those practitioners to assess more precisely the dysfunction of their clients and its cause and to increase practitioner awareness of the various techniques which may help them in their attempts to alleviate their clients' problems. Book jacket.
| ISBN-13 | 9781909141100 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 1909141100 |
| Weight | 1.71 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 7.75 x 0.75 x 9.75 In |
| List Price | $65.00 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 416 pages |
| Publisher | Handspring Pub Ltd |
| Published On | 2014-09-05 |
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