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Record Nr.

UNINA9910148608103321

Autore

Chaitow Leon

Titolo

Modern neuromuscular techniques / / Leon Chaitow ; with contributions from Judith DeLany, Dennis J. Dowling, Howard Evans ; foreword by Cesar Fernandez de las Penaz ; original illustrations by Graeme Chambers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh ; ; New York, : Churchill Livingstone, : Elsevier, 2011

ISBN

0-7020-5095-4

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xii, 324 p. : ill. (some col.)

Collana

Advanced soft tissue techniques

Altri autori (Persone)

DeLanyJudith

DowlingDennis J

EvansHoward (Howard Derek)

Fernandez de las PenazCesar

ChambersGraeme

Disciplina

615.82

Soggetti

Neuromuscular diseases - Physical therapy

Manipulation (Therapeutics)

Myofascial pain syndromes - Physical therapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Soft tissue distress -- Introduction to NMT -- Myofascial trigger points and other reflex phenomena -- The variety of reflex points -- Diagnostic methods -- Basic spinal NMT -- Basic abdominal and pelvic NMT application -- Associated techniques -- NMT in clinical use -- American neuromuscular therapy / Judith DeLany -- Progressive inhibition of neuromesculoskeletal structures (PINS) technique / Dennis J. Dowling -- Thai massage and neuromuscular technique / Howard Evans -- Appendix : Nimmo, chiropractic and myofascial pain / Jeffrey Cohen ... [et al.].

Sommario/riassunto

Fully updated throughout, this popular book explains the history, rationale, and detailed descriptions of the class of soft tissue manipulation methods known collectively as NMT techniques.