Mobilisation of the Nervous System

ISBN-13: 9780443044007 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 288 str.

David S. Butler

Opis

Describes an innovative concept of examination and treatment technique. This book broadens the horizons of manual therapy to embrace adverse tension in the nervous system. It introduces tension tests and refined versions of standard tests.

Spis treści

Introduction. Towards a Multifactorial Approach PART I the BASIS for ADVERSE NEURAL TENSION: Functional Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System. Clinical Neurobiomechanics. Pathological Processes. The Clinical Consequences of Injury to the Nervous System PART II EXAMINATION: Clinical Reasoning. Examination of Nerve Conduction. Tension Testing. The Lower Limbs and Trunk. Tension Testing. The Upper Limbs. Application, Analysis and Further Testing PART III TREATMENT and TREATMENT POTENTIAL: Treatment. Self Treatment PART IV SELECTED DISORDERS and CASE STUDIES: Adverse Neural Tension Disorders Centred in the Limbs. Adverse Neural Tension Disorders Based on the Spinal Canal. Selected Case Studies Courses. Index