The Pelvic Girdle
An Approach to the Examination and Treatment of the Lumbopelvic-Hip Region
- 3rd Edition - June 26, 2004
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
- Author: Diane G. Lee
- Language: English
A logical approach to the examination. Assessment and treatment of the lumbo-pelvic-hip region (pelvic girdle) and its related disorders based on the latest research in the filed.… Read more
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A logical approach to the examination. Assessment and treatment of the lumbo-pelvic-hip region (pelvic girdle) and its related disorders based on the latest research in the filed. The book summarizes the research for the clinician and relates the findings to clinical practice through the presentation of examination techniques and guidelines for treatment. Written by a practitioner who is also involved in the research the book is practical and clinician friendly while being academically fully uptodate and theoretically sound.
- Reputation of the author as a worldwide expert lends the text credibility, as a resource for both clinicians and researchers.
- Contemporary information demonstrates the relevance of the academic research to all those working with low back pain.
- Highly illustrated descriptions of exercises for back pain treatment and prevention show the reader exactly what they need to do.
- Fully evidence-based, the book is still practical and clinically relevant in the way that it effectively relates the knowledge to real-world practice.
All manual therapy groups particularly manipulative physiotherapists. Also osteopaths and chiropractors. Orthopedic physicians. All those working with low back pain.
Glossary of terms. Evolution and comparative anatomy. Embryology, development and aging. Anatomy. Biomechanics of the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex. Pain and dysfunction/ the healing process. Subjective and objective examination. Lumbosacral junction: clinical syndromes. The pelvic girdle: clinical syndromes. The hip: clinical syndromes. Muscles, posture and ergonomics. References. Index.
- Edition: 3
- Published: June 26, 2004
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
- Language: English
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Diane G. Lee
Affiliations and expertise
Diane Lee & Associates, Consultants in Physiotherapy, Surrey BC, Canada.Read The Pelvic Girdle on ScienceDirect