Build your skills in examination and manual therapy treatment techniques! Manual Physical Therapy of the Spine, 3rd Edition provides evidence-based guidelines to manipulation, evaluation, and treatment procedures of the spine and temporomandibular joint. A perfect blend of theory and practice, this text uses an impairment-based approach in showing how to reach an accurate diagnosis and develop an effective plan of care. The book’s photos and drawings — along with some 200 videos — demonstrate examination and manipulation procedures, including therapist hand placement, applied direction of force, and patient positioning. Written by clinician and educator Kenneth Olson, this comprehensive resource will help you improve your clinical reasoning and provide successful outcomes.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. iii 2. Chapter 2: Spinal examination and diagnosis in orthopaedic manual physical therapy - p. 13 3. Chapter 3: Manipulation theory, practice, clinical reasoning, and education - p. 89 4. Chapter 4: Examination and treatment of lumbopelvic spine disorders - p. 133 5. Chapter 5: Examination and treatment of thoracic spine disorders - p. 266 6. Chapter 6: Examination and treatment of cervical spine disorders - p. 336 7. Chapter 7: Examination and treatment of temporomandibular disorders - p. 429 8. Index - p. 465
Build your skills in examination and manual therapy treatment techniques! Manual Physical Therapy of the Spine, 3rd Edition provides evidence-based guidelines to manipulation, evaluation, and treatment procedures of the spine and temporomandibular joint. A perfect blend of theory and practice, this text uses an impairment-based approach in showing how to reach an accurate diagnosis and develop an effective plan of care. The book’s photos and drawings — along with some 200 videos — demonstrate examination and manipulation procedures, including therapist hand placement, applied direction of force, and patient positioning. Written by clinician and educator Kenneth Olson, this comprehensive resource will help you improve your clinical reasoning and provide successful outcomes.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. iii 2. Chapter 2: Spinal examination and diagnosis in orthopaedic manual physical therapy - p. 13 3. Chapter 3: Manipulation theory, practice, clinical reasoning, and education - p. 89 4. Chapter 4: Examination and treatment of lumbopelvic spine disorders - p. 133 5. Chapter 5: Examination and treatment of thoracic spine disorders - p. 266 6. Chapter 6: Examination and treatment of cervical spine disorders - p. 336 7. Chapter 7: Examination and treatment of temporomandibular disorders - p. 429 8. Index - p. 465