Long Lever Techniques : An Illustrated Guide for Practitioners to Treat Neuro-Musculoskeletal Pain

A full-color introductory guide to a revolutionary new osteopathic treatment: a direct manual medicine approach for reestablishing cranial rhythmic impulse, improving primary respiration mechanism, and restoring potency at the site of dysfunction.

In the first book to discuss the long lever technique, Bobby Nourani, DO, introduces a manual medicine treatment for treating somatic dysfunction, reducing pain, and manipulating the body for effective and efficient healing. Written for professionals--osteopaths, physicians, bodyworkers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, craniosacral therapists, and other practitioners who want to integrate osteopathic techniques into an existing practice--Long Lever Techniques focuses on how we can mobilize interconnected structures to positively restore the body to better health and function.
 
The long lever approach--using the arm or leg as lever and fulcrum to mobilize an area of somatic dysfunction--is a manual application of corrective force that can be applied once or multiple times. It has wide-ranging applications, from pain reduction to autonomic rebalancing to improved respiration rate, and is presented with full-color photos and illustrations so that medical professionals can put it into practice quickly.
 
Readers will learn about:

The history and development of long lever techniques

Its clinical applications to cervical, thoracic, rib, lumbar, sacral, and pelvic dysfunction

Coccyx and craniococcygeal anatomy, evaluation, indications, and informed consent and documentation

How to integrate long lever techniques in practice

BOBBY NOURANI DO, FAAO, is an expert in integrative musculoskeletal pain. He has achieved board certifications in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualification in Pain Medicine, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy (FAAO). His clinical, academic, and research contributions support the use of treatment approaches that are well received by patients and peers. Dr. Nourani’s contributions include multiple journal publications, book chapters, grants, and lectures. He has served as an expert medical reviewer for the Department of Justice based on his expertise in osteopathic manipulative treatment, pelvic procedures, research, and lectures. His past positions include the Director of Osteopathic Education and Curriculum at the University of Wisconsin, and Medical Director of Inpatient Integrative Health at the University of California Irvine. He advanced and expanded the Long Lever Technique as taught by his mentor, Dr. Huff, and utilizes them in his teaching and practice.