Soft Tissue Release (STR) is becoming an increasingly popular soft tissue treatment technique. It is being used as a therapy itself and alongside other modalities in the treatment of a range of soft tissue problems. STR is invaluable in the treatment of chronic injury and also has huge implications for assessing muscle dysfunction. This unique book clearly shows the reader how STR can be used to treat common injuries and conditions. Packed full of colour photographs and anatomical drawings, the book integrates the use of STR with an understanding of how dysfunction in the body's essential movement patterns can impact on everyday life and sporting activities. The reader will be able to employ STR quickly to restore pain free movement and sporting performance.
| Introduction |
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Chapter 1 The Head and Neck |
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Chapter 2 The Shoulder Girdle Complex |
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Chapter 4 The Forearm, Wrist and Hand |
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Chapter 5 The Torso: Thoracic and Lumbosacral Spine |
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Chapter 8 The Ankle and Foot |
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153 | (22) |
| Case Studies |
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| Resources |
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| Index |
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Mary Sanderson, B.A. Sports Studies, LSSM (Dip.) Sports Massage, Certificate in Neuromuscular Re-education (NMR) runs her own private practice in Hastings. She is a senior tutor for the London School of Sports Massage (LSSM) and the Northern Institute of Massage, as well as lecturing to chiropractors and chartered physiotherapists on their CPD programmes. In 1998 she wrote Soft Tissue Release: A Practical Guide for Physical Therapists (Corpus Publishing), the first book published on STR. Jim Odell MBA MSc BSc BSc is a chiropractor and lecturer in biomechanics on the McTimoney College of Chiropractic degree programme. He works in the NHS and in private practice where he has a special interest in treating headache sufferers, golfers and musicians using soft tissue release alongside chiropractic.
