Muscle Energy Techniques
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chapter 30 Athletic Injuries to the Soft Tissues of the Foot and Ankle Thomas O. Clanton and Norman E. Waldrop, III Chapter Contents ETIOLOGY OF INJURY IN SPORTS Historical Perspective …
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…