Manipulation of the Spine, Thorax and Pelvis with Videos: An Osteopathic Perspective - Hardcover

Gibbons MB BS DO DM-Smed MHSc, Peter; Tehan DO DipPhysio MHSc, Philip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 044310039X ISBN 13: 9780443100390

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, 2006

Synopsis

This highly illustrated, step-by-step guide gives detailed instructions for dozens of different manipulation techniques, covering all levels of the spine, thorax, and pelvis. It also includes a helpful overview of the principles and theory of spinal manipulation and its use in clinical practice. The accompanying CD-ROM contains video clips demonstrating the techniques described in the book.

• Offers a highly illustrated, step-by-step approach to 41 HVLA techniques, in addition to the related theory essential for safe implementation of the techniques.
• Provides a comprehensive review of spinal kinematics and spinal positioning and locking.
• Contains current information relating to safe practice of HVLA techniques.
• Includes a troubleshooting section on how to deal with difficulties in the application of HVLA techniques.

• Contains new information on the role of evidence-based medicine in manipulative therapy.
• Features new photographs, techniques, and references throughout.
• Includes new video clips on the accompanying CD-ROM, including three new biomechanics clips.

About this title

About the Author:

Professor Peter Gibbons

Adjunct Associate Professor

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

College of Allied Health Sciences

Oklahoma University Health Science Center

USA

Review:

The conservative management of spinal pain syndromes requires the development of many skills including the necessary psychomotor skills to perform joint manipulation. Skill acquisition is not automatic and requires progressive steps of motor learning and frequent refreshment of learning. This novel text and accompanying CD-ROM aims to support practitioners’ learning and acquisition of manual skill to perform high velocity, low amplitude spinal manipulations and is likely to provide a valuable resource for both teachers and students of manipulative therapy.

Gwendolen Jull Mphy GradDipManipTher FACP

Associate Professor and Head of Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland, Australia

Peter Gibbons and Philip Tehan have taken the extremely difficult subject of the actual skill teaching in HVLA technique and produced what should prove to be a real milestone. Having been teaching this subject since 1964, I fully understand the problems that they have faced, and their frustration in trying to help students climb the learning curve at a faster rate than is usually possible. The inclusion of a companion DVD with video is clearly the way forward and the no-nonsense approach to making this work available across boundaries of like-minded disciplines is to be applauded. I highly commend this work to all those working in the manipulative fields. I believe that it will help raise the standards of knowledge of manipulative practitioners world-wide as well as confirming the logical thinking and educational process of osteopathic practitioners.

Laurie S. Hartman DO MRO

Osteopath, teacher and author

About this edition

• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 044310039X
• ISBN 13: 9780443100390
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 284