YNSA Treatment Protocols
10YNSA Treatment Protocols “The stability of the inner environment is a cardinal requirement for the preservation of well being.”1 “There is no wave without the wind.” – Chinese Proverb Principles…
YNSA Indications, Contraindications, and Side Effects
4YNSA Indications, Contraindications, and Side Effects “The sages do not treat those who have already fallen ill, but rather those who are not yet ill.” “When medical therapy is initiated…
Biomechanics
Chapter 15 Biomechanics Jim Richards, Ambreen Chohan and Renuka Erande Introduction This chapter will take you through an introduction to clinical gait analysis, definitions and detailed descriptions of the movement…
Musculoskeletal assessment
Chapter 11 Musculoskeletal assessment Lynne Gaskell Introduction Students are often in awe of qualified clinicians who assess and make complex clinical reasoning decisions in real time with apparently little effort….
An introduction to fractures
Chapter 22 An introduction to fractures Helen Alsop the Executive Committee of the Association of Orthopaedic Chartered Physiotherapists This chapter looks at some basic facts and concepts about fractures but…
Electrotherapy
Chapter 19 Electrotherapy Tim Watson Introduction Electrotherapy has been a component of physiotherapy practice since the early days of the profession. Modern electrotherapy use deserves to be evidence-based and the…
Exercise in rehabilitation
Chapter 13 Exercise in rehabilitation Duncan Mason Introduction Exercise is one of the cornerstones of rehabilitation, widely used by many types of health professionals to manage an even wider range…
Muscle imbalance
Chapter 14 Muscle imbalance Alan Chamberlain, Wendy Munro and Alec Rickard Introduction The concept of muscle imbalance (and balance) is not new. This is evidenced through over 60 years of…
Joint arthroplasty
Chapter 23 Joint arthroplasty Ann Price Introduction There is no ‘typical’ patient who is appropriate for a joint arthroplasty. As with all modern medicine, a decision has to be made…
