Muscle Energy Techniques & Website

Muscle Energy Techniques & Website

by Chaitow, Leon

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Muscle Energy Techniques 4e sets out clear, practical and clinical guidelines for all students and practitioners wishing to use MET techniques as part of their patient management. Fully updated and now published in full colour throughout, this book has an accompanying website with video clips presenting the full array of modern METs in a variety of acute, chronic and rehabilitation settings. Introduces new methodology and instructs in the scientific basis and correct application of existing MET…

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  • Full title :Muscle Energy Techniques & Website.

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Muscle Energy Techniques 4e sets out clear, practical and clinical guidelines for all students and practitioners wishing to use MET techniques as part of their patient management. Fully updated and now published in full colour throughout, this book has an accompanying website with video clips presenting the full array of modern METs in a variety of acute, chronic and rehabilitation settings. Introduces new methodology and instructs in the scientific basis and correct application of existing METs Explains the value of METs in the treatment of a variety of proble.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.
  • Edition:4th ed

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Notes

Research into the mechanisms of therapeutic effect.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (335 pages).

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780702059629, 0702059625
  • oclc:on1058177372
  • LC Classification:RM724
  • Dewey Decimal:616.7/0231

Table of Contents

Front cover; Muscle Energy Techniques with DVD-ROM; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Foreword; References; Preface; Acknowledgements; The Website; 1 Muscle Energy Techniques; Chapter Contents; What is MET?; Variables; MET -- an evolving approach; Adaptation leading to somatic dysfunction; Repetitive lumbar injury -- an example of failed adaptation; Grieve's decompensation model; A therapeutic formula: reduce adaptive load and enhance function; Functional independence; STAR and TART assessments; STAR (Dowling 1998); TART (Chase 2009); Differences?

Are these features of somatic dysfunction real?Definitions of PNF and MET; Muscle Energy Technique (MET) & Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF): similarities and differences; MET-PNF similarities; MET-PNF differences; Different MET approaches; A note on terminology; The addition of respiratory and visual synkinesis; Muscle types and MET; Change of muscle type; Stress implications for different muscle types; Which muscles belong in which groupings?; Postural and phasic muscle lists; Joints, muscles and MET -- identifying sources of pain (Kaltenborn 1985; Kuchera and Kuchera 1992).

Muscles and joints: causes and…

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Subjects

Douleur myofasciale -- Physiothérapie HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases Maladies neuromusculaires -- Physiothér… Manipulation (Therapeutics) Manipulation (Thérapeutique) Manipulation, Orthopedic MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine MEDICAL -- Diseases MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine Myofascial pain syndromes -- Physical t… Neuromuscular diseases -- Physical ther…

Writers

Chaitow, Leon Chaitow, Leon Franke, Helge

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