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Orthopedic manual therapy : assessment and management /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schomacher, Jochen (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stuttgart ; New York : Thieme, [2014]
Subjects:
Manipulation (Therapeutics)
Manipulation, Orthopedic.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • The history and definition of orthopedic manual therapy
  • Manual therapy in the context of the biopsychosocial model
  • Manual therapy and joint mechanics
  • The manual therapy system
  • Overview of orthopedic manual therapy
  • Aspects of movement testing
  • Therapeutic model of manual therapy
  • The effects of manual therapy
  • The six categories of treatment
  • Key aspects in the treatment of the joints
  • Research
  • Indications and contraindications to treatment of the joints using translatoric
  • Movements
  • Notes on the practical section
  • Extremity joints.