ManualTherapyforMusculoskeletalPainSyndromes:anevidence-andclinical-informedapproach,1e

Apioneering,one-stopmanualwhichharveststhebestprovenapproachesfromphysiotherapyresearchandpracticetoassistthebusyclinicianinreal-lifescreening,diagnosisandmanagementofpatientswithmusculoskeletalpainacrossthewholebody.Ledbyanexperiencededitorialteam,thechapterauthorshaveintegratedboththeirclinicalexperienceandexpertisewithreasoningbasedonaneurophysiologicrationalewiththemostupdatedevidence.Thetextbookisdividedintoelevensections,coveringthetopevidence-informedtechniquesinmassage,triggerpoints,neuralmuscleenergy,manipulations,dryneedling,myofascialrelease,therapeuticexerciseandpsychologicalapproaches.IntheGeneralIntroduction,severalauthorsreviewtheepidemiologyofupperandlowerextremitypainsyndromesandtheprocessoftakingacomprehensivehistoryinpatientsaffectedbypain.InChapter5,thebasicprinciplesofthephysicalexaminationarecovered,whileChapter6placesthefieldofmanualtherapywithinthecontextofcontemporarypainneurosciencesandtherapeuticneuroscienceeducation.Fortheremainingsections,thetextbookalternatesbetweentheupperandlowerquadrants.Sections2and3providestate-of-the-artupdatesonmechanicalneckpain,whiplash,thoracicoutletsyndrome,myelopathy,radiculopathy,peri-partumpelvicpain,jointmobilizationsandmanipulationsandtherapeuticexercises,amongothers.Sections4to9reviewpertinentandupdatedaspectsoftheshoulder,hip,elbow,knee,thewristandhand,andfinallytheankleandfoot.Thelasttwosectionsofthebookaredevotedtomusclereferredpainandneurodynamics.Theonlyone-stopmanualdetailingexaminationandtreatmentofthemostcommonlyseenpainsyndromessupportedbyaccuratescientificandclinicaldataOver800illustrationsdemonstratingexaminationproceduresandtechniquesLedbyanexperteditorialteamandcontributedbyinternationally-renownedresearchers,educatorsandcliniciansCoversepidemiologyandhistory-takingHighlypracticalwithaconstantclinicalemphasis