Full Description
This is a collection of commissioned Masterclass articles originally published in the journal "Manual Therapy" in the years 1995-2002. The collection has been compiled and edited and includes updating postscripts to the original papers in which the original authors summarise the developments in their related research and clinical practice which have taken place since the papers were first published.
Contents
Contributors Foreword Preface Section 1: Cervical Spine 1. Management of Cervical Headache 2. Spinal Manipulative Thrust Technique Using Combined Movement Therapy Section 2: Thoracic Spine 3. Rotational Instability of the Mid Thoracic Spine: Assessment and Management Section 3: Lumbar Spine 4. Muscle Control- Pain Control: What Exercises Would Your Prescribe? 5. Lumbar Segmental 'Instability': Clinical Presentation and Specific Stabilizing Exercise Management 6. Nerve Trunk Pain: Physical Diagnosis and Treatment 7. Patient Positioning and Spinal Locking for Lumbar Spinal Rotation Manipulation 8. The Management of Low Back Pain in Pregnancy 9. Recalcitrant Chronic Low Back & Leg Pain - A New Therapy and Different Approach to Management 10. Use of Real-Time Ultrasound Imaging for Feedback in Rehabilitation Section 4: SI Joint 11. Sacroiliac Dysfunction in Dancers with Low Back Pain Section 5: General 12. Functional Stability Re-Training: Principles and Strategies for Managing Mechanical Dysfunction 13. The Mulligan Concept: Its Application in the Management of Spinal Conditions 14. The Role of Physiotherapy in the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis 15. Fear of Movement/(Re)Injury, Avoidance, and Pain Disability in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients Index