Manipulation of the Spine, Thorax and Pelvis: An Osteopathic Perspective 2nd Revised edition [Minkštas viršelis]

Gibbons and Tehan (both osteopathic medicine, Victoria U., Melbourne) offer practitioners critical information relating to all aspects of delivering High-Velocity Low-Amplitude thrust techniques. Updating the 2000 first edition, they incorporate recent research questioning the appropriateness of a number of commonly used vertebrobasilar insufficiency protocols, and evidence for using spinal manipulation in patients with disc lesions. The accompanying disk contains images of techniques, and fluoroscopic images of spinal coupling in the lumbar spine. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This highly illustrated, step-by-step guide gives detailed instructions for dozens of different manipulation techniques, covering all levels of the spine, thorax, and pelvis. It also includes a helpful overview of the principles and theory of spinal manipulation and its use in clinical practice. The accompanying CD-ROM contains video clips demonstrating the techniques described in the book.

• Offers a highly illustrated, step-by-step approach to 41 HVLA techniques, in addition to the related theory essential for safe implementation of the techniques.
• Provides a comprehensive review of spinal kinematics and spinal positioning and locking.
• Contains current information relating to safe practice of HVLA techniques.
• Includes a troubleshooting section on how to deal with difficulties in the application of HVLA techniques.

• Contains new information on the role of evidence-based medicine in manipulative therapy.
• Features new photographs, techniques, and references throughout.
• Includes new video clips on the accompanying CD-ROM, including three new biomechanics clips.