Chaitow's Muscle Energy Techniques
- 5th Edition - April 11, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Sasha Chaitow, Sandy Fritz
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 8 2 7 2 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 8 2 7 3 - 3
The fifth edition of this well-loved manual for understanding and using Muscle Energy Techniques (METs) presents clear guidelines for their applications, resting on the newest sc… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe fifth edition of this well-loved manual for understanding and using Muscle Energy Techniques (METs) presents clear guidelines for their applications, resting on the newest scientific research and embedded in the framework of whole-person health care. It provides a comprehensive, evidence-based how-to guide for applying MET in the treatment of some forms of musculoskeletal dysfunction, to alleviate pain, and support functional movement.
Packed with colour illustrations and complemented by more than 50 instructional videos featuring Leon Chaitow demonstrating the techniques described, Muscle Energy Techniques 5e guides the reader through both theory and practice, with an emphasis on evidence-informed clinical reasoning and application. This fifth edition reconvenes the international team of expert contributors originally selected by Leon Chaitow to present the role of METs in a range of clinical settings and scenarios. These include the use of METs for treating a wide range of acute and chronic pain conditions, prevention and management of trauma and injuries in athletes, and their successful incorporation into physiotherapy, chiropractic, osteopathic, massage therapy, and rehabilitation environments.
- Cover Image
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Evidence-Informed Muscle Energy Techniques in the Biopsychosocial Framework
- CHAPTER CONTENTS
- THE EVIDENCE
- FINDING BALANCE
- EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICE
- WHOLE-PERSON HEALTHCARE
- THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL COMPARED TO NARRATIVE-BASED MEDICINE
- MANUAL THERAPIES: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 2 Muscle Energy Techniques
- CHAPTER CONTENTS
- WHAT IS MET?
- BARRIERS AND MET: ‘FEATHER-EDGE’ OR STRETCHED?
- MET – AN EVOLVING APPROACH
- ADAPTATION LEADING TO SOMATIC DYSFUNCTION
- MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE AND PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES
- MUSCLE TYPES AND MET
- THE ROLE OF STRUCTURED TOUCH IN THE THERAPEUTIC SETTING
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 3 The History and Context of Muscle Energy Technique
- CHAPTER CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION: WHY A HISTORY?
- THE HISTORY OF MET
- FRED L. MITCHELL SR'S APPROACH TO OSTEOPATHY
- FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF MET
- THE MEANING AND RECOGNITION OF MET
- THE MODEL OF MET AND RESEARCH FINDINGS IN RECENT YEARS
- FUTURE SYNERGIES
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 4 MET: Efficacy and Research
- CHAPTER CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- EFFICACY AND EFFECTIVENESS
- RESEARCH INTO THE MECHANISMS OF THERAPEUTIC EFFECT
- DIAGNOSTIC ISSUES
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 5 How to Use MET
- CHAPTER CONTENTS
- PALPATION SKILLS
- MET – SOME COMMON ERRORS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS
- MORE ON MET VARIATIONS
- MUSCLE MAPS
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 6 Sequential Assessment and MET Treatment of Main Postural Muscles
- CHAPTER CONTENTS
- CLINICAL RESEARCH EVIDENCE
- OBJECTIVES OF MANUAL TREATMENT
- EVALUATING MUSCLE SHORTNESS AND STRENGTH
- IMPORTANT NOTES ON ASSESSMENTS AND USE OF MET
- SEQUENTIAL ASSESSMENT AND MET TREATMENT OF POSTURAL MUSCLES
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 7 MET and the Treatment of Joints
- Chapter CONTENTS
- Joints and MET
- EVIDENCE FOR MET
- PREPARING JOINTS FOR HVLA MANIPULATION USING MET
- BASIC CRITERIA FOR TREATING JOINT RESTRICTION WITH MET (FIG. 7.1A–F)
- MET FOR THORACIC SPINAL DYSFUNCTION
- CERVICAL APPLICATION OF MET
- MET IN JOINT TREATMENT
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 8 Muscle Energy Techniques in Complex or Challenging Spinal Cases
- CHAPTER CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- PATIENT PREFERENCE
- CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 9 Manual Resistance Techniques in Rehabilitation
- CHAPTER CONTENTS
- DESCRIPTION OF REHABILITATION
- CLINICAL PROGRESSION OF CARE
- POSTISOMETRIC RELAXATION (PIR) TECHNIQUES
- PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION (SEE ALSO CHAPTER 2)
- THE ENVIRONMENTAL BASIS FOR MUSCLE IMBALANCE
- CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 10 MET in Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
- CHAPTER CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CLINICAL POST-SURGICAL SITUATIONS
- MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY RELEVANT TO THE POST-SURGICAL ENVIRONMENT
- NEED FOR FUNCTIONAL MUSCLE RE-EDUCATION AFTER SURGERY IN THE IMMEDIATE AND LATE POST-SURGICAL PERIOD
- WHY MET IN THE POST-SURGICAL CONDITION/REHABILITATION?
- SEIS/ILC AS A FORM OF ACTIVE STRETCHING TECHNIQUE IN THE POSTOPERATIVE PHASE
- CLINICAL EVIDENCE AND CLINICAL CASE SETTINGS
- PRECAUTIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS
- FURTHER SCOPE
- CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 11 MET in the Physical Therapy Setting
- CHAPTER CONTENTS
- CLASSIFICATION MODELS
- MET STUDIES
- CLINICAL UTILISATION OF MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE
- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
- APPENDIX A: SEGMENTAL STRENGTHENING PROGRAMME
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 12 MET in a Massage Therapy Setting
- CHAPTER CONTENTS
- MARRYING ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT
- INTEGRATING MUSCLE ENERGY METHODS INTO THE MASSAGE SESSION
- MET IN A TYPICAL MASSAGE SETTING
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 13 MET in Treatment of Athletic Injuries
- CHAPTER CONTENTS
- ADAPTATION OF ATHLETES
- DYSFUNCTION IN SPORTS
- SCREENING FOR DYSFUNCTION
- CORRECTIVE/PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES
- MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUES (MET) AND INTEGRATED NEUROMUSCULAR INHIBITION TECHNIQUES (INIT) IN SPORTS INJURIES
- MET USING ISOTONIC, ISOMETRIC AND ISOKINETIC CONTRACTIONS FOR STRENGTHENING WEAK POSTURAL MUSCLES
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 14 Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique (INIT) and Myofascial Pain
- CHAPTER CONTENTS
- EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICE FOR MYOFASCIAL PAIN
- LOCAL FACILITATION
- LOCATING TRIGGER POINTS
- TRIGGER POINT TREATMENT METHODS
- THE STRETCHING EFFECT OF ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS
- HYPOTHESIS
- SELYE CONCEPTS
- ISCHAEMIC COMPRESSION VALIDATION
- ISCHAEMIC COMPRESSION IN TRIGGER POINT DEACTIVATION
- AN ALTERNATIVE METHODOLOGY
- ASSOCIATED METHODS
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- Index
- Edition: 5
- Published: April 11, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702082726
- eBook ISBN: 9780702082733
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Sandy Fritz
Sandy Fritz, MS, LMT is the Owner, Director, and Head Educator of the Health Enrichment Center, Inc., School of Therapeutic Massage. Sandy is a nationally certified massage therapist. She earned her master’s degree from Thomas Edison State College in 2000 and her Bachelor of Science in Health Science from Central Michigan University in 1998. She is affiliated with the American Massage Therapy Association, American Massage. Professionals Association, and Advisory Board for International Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. She has also been in private practice for almost 30 years, has developed a student massage clinic with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, and also provides professional sports massage and rehabilitation.
Affiliations and expertise
Founder, Owner, Director, and Head Instructor, Health Enrichment Center, School of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, Lapeer, Michigan, USA