Palpation and assessment in manual therapy : learning the art and refining your skills / Leon Chaitow ; foreword: Jerrilyn Cambron. LMT, DC, MPH, PhD, Chair, School of Allied Health Sciences and Distance Education, Chair of the Massage Therapy Program, Professor, Department of Research, National University of Health Sciences (NUHS), USA, President, Massage Therapy Foundation, USA ; contributors: Sasha Chaitow [and five others].
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TextPublication details: Edinburgh : Handspring Publishing, 2017.Edition: Fourth editionDescription: 385 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781909141346
- 1909141348
- 616.07/5Â 23
- RC76.5Â .C43 2017
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOKS | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | NFIC | 2 | EBS1605 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Objective: palpatory literacy / Leon Chaitow -- Palpation reliability and validity / Michael Seffinger -- Using appropriate pressure (and the myofascial pain index) / Leon Chaitow -- Structure and fuction: are they inseperable? / Leon Chaitow -- Fundamentals of palpation / Leon Chaitow -- Visual assessment, the dominant eye, and other issues / Leon Chaitow -- Palpating and assessing the skin / Leon Chaitow -- Source of pain: is it reflex or local? / Leon Chaitow -- The morphology of reflex and acupuncture points / Leon Chaitow -- Is it a muscle or a joint problem? / Leon Chaitow -- Palpating for changes in muscle structure / Leon Chaitow -- Fascial palpation / Thomas W. Myers -- Assessment of "abnormal mechanical tension" in the nervous system / Leon Chaitow -- Red, white and black reaction / Leon Chaitow -- Percussion palpation and treatment / Leon Chaitow -- Joint play/"end-feel"/range of motion: what are they? / Leon Chaitow -- Palpation and assessment of joints (including spine and pelvis) / Leon Chaitow -- Accurately identifying musculoskeletal dysfunction / Whitney Lowe -- Evalutating movement / Warrick McNeill and Sarah Mottram -- Fibromyalgia palpation assessment / Leon Chaitow -- Palpating for functional "ease" / Leon Chaitow -- About hyperventilation / Leon Chaitow -- Visceral palpation and respiratory function assessment / Leon Chaitow -- Synesthesia / Sasha Chaitow -- Understanding and using intuitive faculties / Sasha Chaitow -- Palpating the traditional Chinese pulses / Leon Chaitow -- Subtle palpation / Leon Chaitow -- Palpation and emotional states / Leon Chaitow.
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