This book aims to provide therapists with the background knowledge that they require before they can safely and accurately treat patients with musculoskeletal disorders of the spine. It will remain invaluable to all those practititoners who regularly treat spinal dysfunction.
Reviews
"The authors of this book are practising, clinically experienced therapists who have packed a remarkable amount of well researched information into the modest compass of a paperback. As a vade mecum for the modern physio therapist, this is a book with a future."Physiotherapy, October 1993
Features
* new material on adverse neural tension
* new information on cervical discs
* more thoracic spine biomechanics and the biomechanics of the lower limb relating this to the spine
What's New
A one-of-a-kind chapter covering the sacroiliac joint has been comprehensively revised.
Expanded material is provided on the autonomic nervous system, thoracic spine biomechanics, and the biomechanics of the lower limb as it relates to the spine.
New sections address adverse neural tension, cervical discs, proprioception and muscle imbalance, and mechanics of the jaw and upper cervical spine.
An update on vertebral artery and blood supply presents the latest knowledge on the subject.
Contents
Structure of the vertebral column
Sacroiliac joints
Embryology
Cervical discs
Thoracic spine biomechanics
The jaw and upper cervical spine
Posture
