Parsons, Jon, DO, PGCE (Osteopathy practitioner, Bower Mount Clinic,, Nicholas Marcer (Practicing Osteopath in Switzerland)

Osteopathy

Models for Diagnosis, Treatment and Practice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Covers basic osteopathic concepts, working from first principles underpinned by anatomy and physiology. This text synthesizes and integrates osteopathic models in an easy-to-understand way. It focuses on models and diagnosis of treatment followed by anatomical, neurophysiological and osteopathic considerations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 248mm x 190mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 754g
• ISBN-13: 9780443073953
• ISBN-10: 0443073953
• Artikelnr.: 22043023

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Section 1 Osteopathy and the osteopathic lesion: a developing concept: What is osteopathy?
The Osteopathic Lesion or Somatic Dysfunction. Section 2 Osteopathic conceptual (perceptual) models: Structural concepts
Tensegrity
Biotypology
Neurological models
Psychologic considerations
Fluid model
The Total osteopathic lesion. Section 3 Models of diagnosis and treatment: Introduction to models of diagnosis and treatment
Specific adjusting technique
Muscle energy technique
Cranial osteopathy
Visceral osteopathy
Indirect approach technique
Other modalities. Section 4 Clinical conditions: Introduction
Dysmenorrhea
Irritable bowel syndrome
Asthma
Low back pain
Headache
Pregnancy
Otitis media in the infant
Sports injuries
Blood pressure
Whiplash
Geriatric
Index