339 pages.Temps de lecture estimé 4h14min. The eBook version of this title gives you access to the complete book content electronically*. Evolve eBooks allows you to quickly search the entire book, make notes, add highlights, and study more efficiently. Buying other Evolve eBooks titles makes your learning experience even better: all of the eBooks will work together on your electronic "bookshelf", so that you can search across your entire library of Manual Therapy eBooks. *Please note that this version is the eBook only and does not include the printed textbook. Alternatively, you can buy the Text and Evolve eBooks Package (which gives you the printed book plus the eBook). Please scroll down to our Related Titles section to find this title. A comprehensive textbook covering all methods of spontaneous release by positioning. The background theory is explained and the techniques described in detail. The descriptions of the techniques are supplemented in the text by clear 2-colour line drawings and photographs and the DVD-ROM provides additional explanation through the use of video demonstrations with narrative by the author. Compares all major positional release methods, from strain/counterstrain to functional osteopathyDetails step-by-step use of these manual methodsDescribes integrated use with other manual approaches, such as Muscle Energy TechniquesProvides explanations of treatment of both muscle and joint problemsExplains how the methods can be used to treat bedridden patientsEmphasises safety and usefulness in both acute and chronic settingsThree completely new contributed chapters: Sacro-occipital technique use of padded wedges for diagnosis and treatment; Overview of the McKenzie Method; and Application of positional techniques in the treatment of animalsText completely updated, with additional new videoclips included on DVD-ROM56 new 2-colour line drawings and 27 new photographs