| Acknowledgments |
|
xiii | |
| Preface |
|
xv | |
| Foreword |
|
xvii | |
|
Anatomy and physiology of the peripheral nervous system |
|
|
1 | (28) |
|
Nerves of the peripheral nervous system |
|
|
1 | (1) |
|
|
|
1 | (5) |
|
|
|
1 | (1) |
|
|
|
2 | (2) |
|
|
|
4 | (2) |
|
Innervation region of the nerves |
|
|
6 | (4) |
|
Embryology of the peripheral nervous system |
|
|
6 | (1) |
|
Sensory supply region - dermatomes |
|
|
7 | (2) |
|
Motor supply region - myotomes |
|
|
9 | (1) |
|
Neurovisceral supply region |
|
|
10 | (1) |
|
Nerve fibers and nerve sheaths |
|
|
10 | (9) |
|
|
|
10 | (3) |
|
|
|
13 | (1) |
|
|
|
13 | (2) |
|
|
|
15 | (4) |
|
Connective tissue structure of the peripheral nerves |
|
|
19 | (4) |
|
Structure of a peripheral nerve |
|
|
19 | (1) |
|
Classification of the connective tissue |
|
|
19 | (3) |
|
|
|
22 | (1) |
|
|
|
23 | (2) |
|
|
|
23 | (1) |
|
|
|
23 | (2) |
|
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
|
|
26 | (1) |
|
|
|
26 | (1) |
|
|
|
26 | (3) |
|
|
|
26 | (1) |
|
|
|
27 | (1) |
|
Orthograde (orthodromic) axonal transport |
|
|
27 | (1) |
|
Retrograde (antidromic) axonal transport |
|
|
27 | (1) |
|
Importance of the myelination |
|
|
28 | (1) |
|
Mechanical-functional interferences of the peripheral nerves |
|
|
29 | (10) |
|
Mechanical characteristics |
|
|
29 | (1) |
|
|
|
29 | (1) |
|
Visco-resilience/viscoelasticity |
|
|
29 | (1) |
|
Nerve damage classifications |
|
|
29 | (1) |
|
Classification according to Seddon |
|
|
30 | (1) |
|
Classification according to Sunderland |
|
|
30 | (1) |
|
|
|
30 | (1) |
|
|
|
31 | (1) |
|
Interruption of the axon continuity |
|
|
31 | (1) |
|
Lesions through compression |
|
|
31 | (1) |
|
Effects on the Schwann's cells |
|
|
31 | (1) |
|
|
|
31 | (1) |
|
Bottleneck or compression syndromes |
|
|
32 | (7) |
|
|
|
32 | (1) |
|
|
|
32 | (1) |
|
|
|
33 | (2) |
|
|
|
35 | (2) |
|
Electrophysiological examination |
|
|
37 | (1) |
|
Complementary examinations |
|
|
37 | (1) |
|
|
|
37 | (2) |
|
Functional pathology of peripheral nerves |
|
|
39 | (30) |
|
Functional neuropathology |
|
|
39 | (1) |
|
Connective tissue functions |
|
|
40 | (1) |
|
|
|
40 | (1) |
|
Mechanical and biochemical protection |
|
|
40 | (1) |
|
|
|
41 | (1) |
|
Nutrition and metabolism of the peripheral nerves |
|
|
41 | (4) |
|
|
|
41 | (1) |
|
Intraneural microvascularization |
|
|
41 | (2) |
|
Effect of traumas on the vessels |
|
|
43 | (2) |
|
Mechanical characteristics of the nerve tissue |
|
|
45 | (7) |
|
Mechanical characteristics |
|
|
45 | (2) |
|
Mechanical characteristics of peripheral nerves |
|
|
47 | (4) |
|
Mechanical-functional balance of the nervous system |
|
|
51 | (1) |
|
|
|
52 | (11) |
|
Basic substance (matrix) of the nerve cells |
|
|
52 | (2) |
|
|
|
54 | (7) |
|
|
|
61 | (1) |
|
|
|
62 | (1) |
|
Electromagnetic characteristics |
|
|
63 | (3) |
|
Dualism of the nervous system |
|
|
64 | (1) |
|
Lesion current and tissue repair |
|
|
65 | (1) |
|
Role of the perineural system |
|
|
66 | (1) |
|
Neuro-psycho-emotional connection |
|
|
66 | (3) |
|
|
|
66 | (1) |
|
|
|
66 | (1) |
|
|
|
67 | (1) |
|
|
|
67 | (2) |
|
Treatment of the peripheral nerves - methods of treatment |
|
|
69 | (20) |
|
|
|
69 | (1) |
|
|
|
70 | (2) |
|
|
|
70 | (1) |
|
|
|
71 | (1) |
|
|
|
72 | (2) |
|
|
|
72 | (1) |
|
|
|
72 | (1) |
|
Mechanical function tests |
|
|
73 | (1) |
|
|
|
74 | (1) |
|
Effects of manual therapy |
|
|
74 | (6) |
|
|
|
74 | (1) |
|
|
|
75 | (2) |
|
Effect on the whole organism |
|
|
77 | (3) |
|
|
|
80 | (1) |
|
|
|
80 | (1) |
|
For the osteoarticular system (from nerve branches to one or more joints) |
|
|
80 | (1) |
|
|
|
80 | (1) |
|
|
|
81 | (1) |
|
|
|
81 | (4) |
|
Contraindications and warning signals |
|
|
81 | (1) |
|
Restrictions and exclusion criteria |
|
|
81 | (1) |
|
|
|
82 | (2) |
|
|
|
84 | (1) |
|
Treatment techniques for peripheral nerves |
|
|
85 | (4) |
|
|
|
85 | (2) |
|
Skin branches of peripheral nerves |
|
|
87 | (1) |
|
|
|
87 | (1) |
|
|
|
87 | (2) |
|
The cervical plexus and its branches |
|
|
89 | (16) |
|
|
|
89 | (7) |
|
|
|
89 | (3) |
|
Treatment of the cervical plexus |
|
|
92 | (4) |
|
|
|
96 | (9) |
|
|
|
96 | (3) |
|
Treatment of the phrenic nerve |
|
|
99 | (6) |
|
The brachial plexus and its branches |
|
|
105 | (76) |
|
|
|
105 | (14) |
|
|
|
105 | (5) |
|
|
|
110 | (1) |
|
Treatment of the brachial plexus |
|
|
111 | (8) |
|
Accessory nerve (Xlth cranial nerve) |
|
|
119 | (2) |
|
|
|
120 | (1) |
|
Treatment of the accessory nerve |
|
|
120 | (1) |
|
|
|
121 | (6) |
|
|
|
121 | (2) |
|
Bottleneck syndrome (suprascapular) |
|
|
123 | (1) |
|
Treatment of the suprascapular nerve |
|
|
124 | (3) |
|
|
|
127 | (6) |
|
|
|
127 | (2) |
|
|
|
129 | (1) |
|
|
|
129 | (1) |
|
Treatment of the axillary nerve |
|
|
129 | (4) |
|
|
|
133 | (11) |
|
|
|
133 | (4) |
|
Bottleneck syndrome of the radial nerve |
|
|
137 | (1) |
|
Treatment of the radial nerve |
|
|
138 | (6) |
|
|
|
144 | (6) |
|
|
|
144 | (2) |
|
Treatment of the musculocutaneous nerve |
|
|
146 | (4) |
|
Medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm (cutaneus antebrachii medialis nerve) |
|
|
150 | (3) |
|
|
|
150 | (1) |
|
Treatment of the medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm (cutaneus antebrachii medialis nerve) |
|
|
151 | (2) |
|
|
|
153 | (17) |
|
|
|
153 | (7) |
|
|
|
160 | (1) |
|
Treatment of the median nerve |
|
|
160 | (10) |
|
|
|
170 | (11) |
|
|
|
170 | (5) |
|
Bottleneck syndrome (ulnar tunnel) |
|
|
175 | (1) |
|
Treatment of the ulnar nerve |
|
|
176 | (5) |
|
The lumbar plexus and its branches |
|
|
181 | (32) |
|
|
|
181 | (5) |
|
|
|
181 | (4) |
|
|
|
185 | (1) |
|
Treatment of the lumbar plexus |
|
|
185 | (1) |
|
Genitofemoral nerve, iliohypogastric nerve, ilioinguinal nerve |
|
|
186 | (8) |
|
|
|
186 | (2) |
|
|
|
188 | (2) |
|
|
|
190 | (1) |
|
|
|
191 | (3) |
|
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve |
|
|
194 | (3) |
|
|
|
194 | (1) |
|
|
|
195 | (1) |
|
Treatment of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve |
|
|
196 | (1) |
|
|
|
197 | (4) |
|
|
|
197 | (2) |
|
|
|
199 | (1) |
|
Treatment of the obturator nerve |
|
|
200 | (1) |
|
|
|
201 | (12) |
|
|
|
201 | (3) |
|
Treatment of the femoral nerve |
|
|
204 | (9) |
|
The sacral plexus and its branches |
|
|
213 | (30) |
|
|
|
213 | (5) |
|
|
|
213 | (4) |
|
Treatment of the sacral plexus |
|
|
217 | (1) |
|
|
|
218 | (11) |
|
|
|
218 | (4) |
|
|
|
222 | (1) |
|
Treatment of the sciatic nerve |
|
|
223 | (6) |
|
|
|
229 | (8) |
|
|
|
229 | (3) |
|
Treatment of the tibial nerve |
|
|
232 | (2) |
|
|
|
234 | (2) |
|
Morton syndrome (metatarsalgia) |
|
|
236 | (1) |
|
|
|
237 | (6) |
|
|
|
237 | (3) |
|
Treatment of the fibular nerve |
|
|
240 | (3) |
|
|
|
243 | (4) |
|
|
|
243 | (1) |
|
The dorsal aspect of the foot |
|
|
243 | (1) |
|
Under the skin (subcutaneous) |
|
|
243 | (1) |
|
Under the fascia (subfascial) |
|
|
244 | (1) |
|
|
|
244 | (1) |
|
Under the skin (subcutaneous) |
|
|
244 | (1) |
|
Under the fascia (subfascial) |
|
|
244 | (1) |
|
The plantar aspect of the foot |
|
|
244 | (3) |
|
Joint and skin innervation |
|
|
247 | (6) |
|
Innervation of the arm joints |
|
|
247 | (1) |
|
|
|
247 | (1) |
|
|
|
247 | (1) |
|
|
|
248 | (1) |
|
|
|
248 | (1) |
|
Innervation of the leg joints |
|
|
248 | (1) |
|
|
|
248 | (1) |
|
|
|
248 | (1) |
|
|
|
248 | (1) |
|
|
|
248 | (1) |
|
Skin innervation (dermatomes) |
|
|
248 | (5) |
| Glossary |
|
253 | (2) |
| Bibliography |
|
255 | (4) |
| Index |
|
259 | |
