Muscle Energy Techniques

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Muscle Energy Techniques Todd J. May OVERVIEW The first description of the muscle energy technique is attributed to Fred Mitchell Sr., who first published his work in 1958. This publication…

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Counterstrain Technique

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Counterstrain Technique Rance McClain DEFINITION Counterstrain (CS) is defined as “a system of diagnosis and treatment that considers the dysfunction to be a continuing, inappropriate strain reflex, which is inhibited…

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High-Velocity, Low-Amplitude Technique

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High-Velocity, Low-Amplitude Technique Jonathan D. Tait Steven J. Karageanes OVERVIEW The thrust technique [also called the high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) technique, or mobilization with impulse] is one of the oldest and…

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Functional Technique

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Functional Technique Richard G. Schuster OVERVIEW Functional techniques are among the oldest but least understood techniques in the osteopathic armamentarium. There is no single functional technique, but rather they are…

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Introduction

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Introduction Michael Henehan Many excellent textbooks have been written on the topics of sports medicine and manual medicine. So what is different about this one? The idea behind this book…

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30: Surgical Treatment of High-Grade Spondylolisthesis

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Procedure 30 Surgical Treatment of High-Grade Spondylolisthesis Frank L. Acosta, Jr. , Christopher P. Ames Indications • Severe, refractory low back pain • Sagittal imbalance • Radiculopathy • Neurogenic claudication…

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Soft Tissue Disorders of the Foot

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Chapter 14 Soft Tissue Disorders of the Foot David I. Pedowitz and Walter J. Pedowitz Chapter Contents COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME (REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY)  Physiology  Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type…

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Lesser Toe Deformities

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Chapter 7 Lesser Toe Deformities Michael J. Coughlin Chapter Contents LESSER TOE DEFORMITIES  Etiology  Mallet Toe  Hammer Toe  Claw Toe  Anatomy and Pathophysiology  Extensor Digitorum Longus Muscle and Tendon  Interosseous…

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Diabetes

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Chapter 27 Diabetes Jeffrey E. Johnson, Sandra E. Klein and James W. Brodsky Chapter Contents BACKGROUND AND HISTORY  PATHOPHYSIOLOGY  Metabolic Control  Neuropathy  Angiopathy  Structural Changes  COMMON CLINICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH…

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