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Manipulation of the Spine, Thorax and Pelvis with Videos

An Osteopathic Perspective

  • 3rd Edition - December 1, 2009
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Peter Gibbons, Philip Tehan
  • Language: English

This highly illustrated, step-by-step guide gives detailed instructions for dozens of different manipulation techniques, covering all levels of the spine, thorax, and pelvis. It… Read more

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Description

This highly illustrated, step-by-step guide gives detailed instructions for dozens of different manipulation techniques, covering all levels of the spine, thorax, and pelvis. It also includes a helpful overview of the principles and theory of spinal manipulation and its use in clinical practice. The accompanying DVD contains video clips demonstrating the techniques described in the book.

The new edition is a highly illustrated, step-by-step guide to 41 manipulation techniques commonly used in clinical practice. The book also provides the related theory essential for safe and effective use of manipulation techniques.

Key features

  • Provides a comprehensive review of spinal kinematics and spinal positioning and locking.

  • The only osteopathic text with a specific focus on the acquisition of skills relating to high velocity low amplitude (HVLA) thrust techniques. A companion DVD provides comprehensive video demonstrations.

  • Provides a comprehensive review of the research evidence supporting the use of HVLA thrust techniques in clinical practice.

  • Makes clear the risks and emphasises the points to be aware of for safe practice – contains the most current information available relating to safe practice of HVLA thrust techniques.

  • Up to date, comprehensive and extensively referenced.

  • All the techniques described are illustrated with photographs within the book and supported by demonstration video clips on the accompanying companion DVD.

  • Includes a troubleshooting Part on how to deal with difficulties in the application of HVLA thrust techniques.

  • Includes video introduction to cervical and lumbar HVLA thrust techniques, kinematics and spinal positioning that also includes unique fluoroscopy of coupled movement in different spinal postures.

Readership

Osteopaths and Physical Therapists (students and Practitioners), musculoskeletal medicine practitioners

Although this book is written primarily for osteopaths, medical practitioners, manipulative and sports physiotherapists, it will appeal to all manual therapy groups at all levels – undergraduate, postgraduate and practitioner.

Table of contents

PART A HVLA thrust techniques – an osteopathic perspective

1 Introduction

2 Osteopathic philosophy, practice and technique

3 Kinematics and coupled motion of the spine

4 Spinal positioning and locking

5 Safety and high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) thrust techniques

6 Rationale for the use of high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) thrust techniques

7 Validation of clinical practice by research

PART B HVLA thrust techniques

8 Cervical and cervicothoracic spine

9 Thoracic spine and ribcage

10 Lumbar and thoracolumbar spine

11 Pelvis

PART C Technique failure and analysis

Index

Review quotes

The conservative management of spinal pain syndromes requires the development of many skills including the necessary psychomotor skills to perform joint manipulation. Skill acquisition is not automatic and requires progressive steps of motor learning and frequent refreshment of learning. This novel text and accompanying CD-ROM aims to support practitioners’ learning and acquisition of manual skill to perform high velocity, low amplitude spinal manipulations and is likely to provide a valuable resource for both teachers and students of manipulative therapy.

Gwendolen Jull Mphy GradDipManipTher FACP

Associate Professor and Head of Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland, Australia

Peter Gibbons and Philip Tehan have taken the extremely difficult subject of the actual skill teaching in HVLA technique and produced what should prove to be a real milestone. Having been teaching this subject since 1964, I fully understand the problems that they have faced, and their frustration in trying to help students climb the learning curve at a faster rate than is usually possible. The inclusion of a companion DVD with video is clearly the way forward and the no-nonsense approach to making this work available across boundaries of like-minded disciplines is to be applauded. I highly commend this work to all those working in the manipulative fields. I believe that it will help raise the standards of knowledge of manipulative practitioners world-wide as well as confirming the logical thinking and educational process of osteopathic practitioners.

Laurie S. Hartman DO MRO

Osteopath, teacher and author

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 23, 2051
  • Language: English

About the authors

PG

Peter Gibbons

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor Osteopathic Medicine, Head of the School of Health Sciences, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

PT

Philip Tehan

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer, Osteopathic Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia