Based on the principle that traumatic stress affects the interconnecting tissues of the body by forming patterns of tension called lesions, Mechanical Link therapy has successfully treated fibromyal ...

Using case histories and examples from sessions and workshops, Clyde Ford describes his approach to healing physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. Showing the correlation between physical ailments an ...

All of this text Integrative Manual Therapy for the Upper and Lower Extremities, introducing Muscle Energy and "Beyond" Technique for the Upper and Lower Extremities is exciting new materi ...

Ad Warmerdam DHSc, MSPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, MTC has had extensive post-graduate training in the US and the Netherlands, and over 20 years of clinical experience. This has coalesced into a unique conceptu ...

Since the time of Hippocrates, medical practitioners have noted the clinical significance of temperature changes found over different parts of the body. In Manual Thermal Diagnosis, Jean-Pierre Barral brings this form of diagnosis into the twentieth century. As one aspect of the physical examination, manual thermal diagnosis is a method that utilizes sensitivity to temperature changes t...

Anatomy of Movement: Exercises is the companion volume to the widely-acclaimed Anatomy of Movement. Here the authors describe and illustrate, through hundreds of drawings and photographs, a comprehensive series of exercises involving the most common movements of the body. The exercises - useful in all physical disciplines and therapies - were chosen on the basis of their effectiveness a...

This book is the first major text on the kinematics of human motion and is written by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject. The book begins with careful descriptions of how to study ...

This practical book offers an extensive examination of how manual therapy (MT) techniques work, and how to match the most suitable techniques to different conditions. Drawing on evidence-based research, it explores the physiological, neurological and psychophysiological responses of the human body to MT techniques. In doing so, it helps MT practitioners deliver a more effective and safer...

The first edition of Grieve's Modern Manual Therapy - The Vertebral Column was quickly recognized as a milestone in the field of non-surgical treatment of back problems. This third edition maintains the objectives of the original editor, Gregory Grieve, to bring together the latest state-of-the-art research, from both clinical practice and the related basic sciences, which is most releva...

Acupuncture and related techniques are increasingly being introduced into a wide range of health care approaches. This book gives a comprehensive introduction and international overview of these tec ...