This resource discusses the theories and physiology relevant to manual treatment of chronic pain, with a regional approach to treatment that focuses specifically on the soft tissues of the lower body. Step-by-step protocols that address each muscle of a region show how to approach specific problems. A structural review of each region, including ligaments and functional anatomy, adds value for new students and practitioners alike.
Author(s): Leon Chaitow, Judith Walker Delany, David G. Simons
Edition: 1
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 624
Front cover......Page 1
Back cover
......Page 2
Dedication
......Page 4
Cover Page
......Page 5
Copyright
......Page 6
Contents
......Page 7
List of Abbreviations
......Page 15
List of boxes and tables
......Page 17
Forward
......Page 21
Preface
......Page 23
Acknowledgements
......Page 25
1. Essential information
......Page 27
2. Posture, acture and balance
......Page 57
3. Gait analysis
......Page 99
4. The close environment
......Page 121
5. Adaptation and sport
......Page 153
6. Contextual influences: nutrition and other factors
......Page 175
7. Self-help strategies
......Page 191
8. Patient intake
......Page 205
9. Summary of modalities
......Page 219
Introduction to clinical chapters
......Page 239
10. The lumbar spine
......Page 241
11. The pelvis
......Page 327
12. The hip
......Page 417
13. The knee
......Page 469
14. The leg and foot
......Page 523
Appendix: Patient self-help exercises
......Page 595
Index
......Page 607
