Special Tests in Musculoskeletal Examination by Paul Hattam & Alison Smeatham.

The proliferation of special tests used in musculoskeletal examination has left the clinician with a vast array of physical tests at their disposal. "Special Tests in Musculoskeletal Examination" is a handy one-stop guide with over 150 peripheral tests. The clinical context and evidence base is thoroughly explored and the addition of clinical tips and expert opinion will enable the clinician to select the most appropriate tests and interpret the results meaningfully.

"The authors have succeeded in creating a very readable, well set out and comprehensive work that makes sense of the bewildering number of clinical examination tests used in everyday practice. This book is a great resource for all clinicians involved in diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal conditions."

Peter Schranz FRCS Orth Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

"These two highly respected clinicians have created a really clear and concise book that houses the many extra tests used in this area of medicine and importantly, have analyzed the relevance of each one in the context of modern day, evidence based practice." 

Dr Bryan English, MB, ChB, DO, Dip Sports Med, FFSEM Chief Medical Officer, Chelsea Football Club

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Dr. Muscolino explains and teaches these techniques Simply, clearly, and thoroughly!

This DVD is a must for manual therapists: massage therapists, structural integration practitioners, athletic trainers, physical and occupational therapists, chiropractic and osteopathic physicians. Learn how to stretch the neck. Beginner, intermediate and advanced techniques are demonstrated and taught: Stretching of functional groups, multiplane stretching, pin and stretch, and neural inhibition.

In Advanced stretching technique, a neurologic reflex is used to inhibit,  the target muscle that is being stretched. Creating neural inhibition then allows greater stretch of the musculature.

This Includes: Contract Relax (CR), Post Isometric Relaxation (PIR), Proprioceptive Neural Facilitation (PNF), and Agonist Contract (AC, which is the basis of Active Isolated Stretching) stretching techniques are all covered.

All stretching techniques are taught with an emphasis on body mechanics. Also includes Orthopedic Assessment tests and Stretching of the upper trunk.

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NEW DVD for body workers and massage therapists: 'Body Mechanics for Manual Therapy: Back & Neck Treatment', by Joseph Muscolino.

When performing massage, understanding how to employ good body mechanics is wise. Massage and manual therapies are physically intense and the use of proper mechanics allows the therapist to work more efficiently, and therefore expend less effort. Much of the success as a manual therapist, depends on the quality of your body mechanics!

This DVD is a must for all manual therapists: massage therapists, structural integration practitioners, athletic trainers, physical and occupational therapists, chiropractic and osteopathic physicians, acupuncturists.

Learn proper body mechanics for working the neck and back. Body mechanics are demonstrated and explained from deep pressure soft tissue manipulation, stretching and joint mobilization techniques.

Dr. Joe Muscolino will show you how to work from your core, so you work smarter instead of harder.

Dr. Joe Muscolino is a chiropractor in private practice and has been a massage therapy educator for 25 years. He explains and teaches these techniques simply, clearly, and thoroughly! This DVD is a must for all manual therapists: massage therapists, structural integration practitioners, physical and occupational therapists, chiropractic and osteopathic physicians.

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A great new book has been just published for practitioners interested in the science of the human body.

'Fascia: The Tensional Network of the Human Body' is ideal for all professionals who have an interest in fascia and human movement - acupuncturists, physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, manual therapists, massage therapists, body workers, exercise scientists and personal trainers, as well as physicians involved with musculoskeletal medicine, pain amangement and rehabilitation.

Compiled by experts of international renown, brings together very different contributors who share the desire to bridge the gap between theory and practice as much as possible in our current knowledge of the human fascia.

• Offers comprehensive coverage ranging from anatomy and physiology, clinical conditions and associated therapies, to recently developed research techniques
• Explores the role of fascia as a bodywide communication system
• Presents the latest information available on myofascial force transmission which helps establish a scientific basis for given clinical experiences
• Explores the importance of fascia as a sensory organ - for example, its important proprioceptive and nociceptive functions which have implications for the generation of low back pain
• Describes new imaging methods which confirm the connectivity of organs and tissues
• Designed to organize relevant information for professionals involved in the therapeutic manipulation of the body's connective tissue matrix (fascia) as well as for scientists involved in basic science research
• Reflects the increasing need for information about the properties of fascia, particularly for osteopaths, massage therapists, physiotherapists and other complementary health care professionals

Offers new insights on the fascial related foundations of Traditional Chinese Medicine Meridians and the fascial effects of acupuncture.

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By Brukner & Khan

Brukner and Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine is the bible of sports medicine. The text explores all aspects of diagnosis and management of sports-related injuries and physical activity such as the fundamental principles of sports medicine, diagnosis and treatment of sports injuries, enhancement of sports performance and dealing with special groups of participants.

Each chapter has been comprehensively reviewed and updated and there are 12 new chapters which cover topics such as military medicine, prevention of sudden cardiac death and the integration of evidence into clinical practice. The contributing authors are renowned experts in their field and are based all around the world.

The fourth edition is enhanced by a new companion website featuring 'Clinical Sports Medicine Masterclasses Online'. Readers will gain access to this secure site via a pin-code included with the book. The site will include video clips of clinical examinations, interviews with leading experts and will be updated regularly.

KEY FEATURES:

• Companion website featuring 'Clinical Sports Medicine Master classes Online'
• 12 brand new chapters
• Each chapter reworked and completely updated
• New and updated illustrations
• Internationally renowned contributing authors

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1. Motion Palpation Assessment & Joint Mobilization Treatment Techniques for the Neck
2. Motion Palpation Assessment & Joint Mobilization Treatment Techniques for the Low Back & Pelvis

By Joe Muscolino

This DVD covers motion palpation assessment and joint mobilization techniques for the neck. Motion palpation assesses joint range motion one joint at a time. Joint mobilization is a specific stretching of the intrinsic tissues of the joint. Dr. Joe Muscolino is a chiropractor in private practice and has been a massage therapy educator for 25 years. He explains and teaches these techniques simply, clearly, and thoroughly! This DVD is a must for all manual therapists: massage therapists, structural integration practitioners, physical and occupational therapists, chiropractic and osteopathic physicians.

Lack of mobility in the cervical regions of the spine cannot always be addressed via soft tissue release, it is necessary to address directly the restrictions at the facet joints. Joint mobilization is an extremely powerful and effective technique, and should be added to your tool box of treatment techniques. For clients who present with specific segmental spinal hypomobilities, it is the only treatment technique available to massage therapists that can remedy their condition.

This DVD covers motion palpation and joint mobilisation of the cervical, including orthopedic assessment tests and a review of cervical spina anatomy.

Feel for the motion by moving the joint. To evaluate joint motion, we challenge the joint to move through its ranges of motion and see if the motions are full. This can also be called "Motion Palpation. "The essence of a joint mobilization is to stretch the intrinsic tissues of the joint (ligaments, joint capsules, short deep muscles) by stabilizing the proximal bone and then introducing a gradual gentle-but-firm stretch force to the distal bone. A very valuable technique!" Joe Muscolino

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1. MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE FOR CERVICAL, THORACIC & RIBS
This beautifully produced DVD covers detailed techniques for the neck, general shoulder techniques, and specific treatments for the thoracic vertebrae and the ribs.

This includes techniques for balancing the occiput on the atlas, the atlas on the axis, and other techniques for the rest of the cervical vertebrae. Also, Tom shows techniques to assess and re-align each thoracic vertebrae, and how to correct rib dysfunctions such as ribs that are stuck in inhalation, exhalation, and compressed ribs.

On the muscular side, this DVD shows many releases for the neck/shoulder region that can be done before the joints are addressed. If you want to know to to assess each part of the body and then perform gentle techniques to correct the dysfunction, this DVD is for you!

Muscle Energy Technique is one of the most effective and gentle manual techniques for the correction of somatic dysfunction. MET uses accurate assessment techniques to discover if a joint is stuck out of alignment. Then the practitioner positions the patient and asks for gentle resistance in such a way that the joint is brought back into alignment, and the tight muscle relaxed. This technique can be incorporated easily into any treatment protocol, and is an excellent addition to any practice.

2. MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE FOR THE PELVIS, SACRUM & LUMBAR
Muscle Energy Technique is one of the most effective and gentle manual techniques for the correction of somatic dysfunction. MET uses accurate assessment techniques to discover if a joint is stuck out of alignment. Then the practitioner positions the patient and asks for gentle resistance in such a way that the joint is brought back into alignment, and the tight muscle relaxed. This technique can be incorporated easily into any treatment protocol, and is an excellent addition to any practice.

From Real Bodywork, this beautifully produced DVD covers the pelvis, sacrum and lumbar spine. Specifically, this DVD includes corrections for a pelvis upslip, downslip, rotations, inflair and outflair and pubic bone dysfunctions. It also covers Sacral rotations, and unilateral flexion/extension dysfunctions. The lumbar section covers one or multiple vertebrae stuck in flexion or extensions. In addition to all this, there is also a section on using muscle energy to balance and relax all the muscles surrounding the hips. With 2 hours 20 min, It covers Gentle & Effective techniques with Amazing 3-D Animations in Widescreen.

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Edited by Jennie Longbottom, published by Churchill Livingstone.

"Acupuncture in Manual Therapy" is a comprehensive overview of manual therapy interventions combined with acupuncture management of musculoskeletal disorders covering all major joints of the body.

The book is intended to offer physiotherapists and students of acupuncture a clinical reasoning model, whilst supporting suggested interventions with the relevant evidence base in order to alleviate pain, restore function and facilitate rehabilitation within musculoskeletal management. It places an emphasis on the neurophysiological processes of pain management stressing the importance of using the correct intervention for the relevant presenting pain mechanism.

Each chapter of this book discusses suggested manual intervention, acupuncture evidence and physiological processes underpinning this combined approach to musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction including meridian acupuncture, auricular acupuncture, electroacupuncture, tens and trigger point acupuncture as a means of addressing the varying pain patterns presented within musculoskeletal rehabilitation. This book provides knowledge from distinctive and prominent contributors from the world of manual therapy and acupuncture whilst this expertise is further supported by the provision of student case studies to offer support and enhance learning.

Features:-

Twelve chapters addressing each of the major joint of the musculoskeletal system ¦ Over 100 images ¦ A clinical reasoning model for manual therapy and acupuncture intervention ¦ Relevant case studies that support the student undertaking acupuncture training

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By James Earls & Tom Myers

Fascia is our biological fabric that plays a vital role in support, posture, and stability. In recent years, the topic of fascia has attracted many scientific research and gain great interests in the world of massage therapy. In Fascial Release for Structural Balance, authors James Earls and Thomas Myers—both respected bodyworkers—argue that approaching the fascia requires “a different eye, a different touch, and tissue-specific techniques.” Designed for bodyworkers using manual therapy, including massage therapists, this book offers a detailed introduction to structural anatomy and fascial release techniques, including postural analysis, complete technique descriptions, and the art of proper assessment of a patient through “BodyReading.” Through informed assessment and manipulation of fascial patterns, it is hoped that the therapists can help address many chronic strain patterns clients bring to the clinic.

This book is 287 pages, printed in colour with more than 400 coloured photographs and illustrations, composed of 9 chapters. Chapter 1 gives an introduction to fascial release technique, followed by Chapter 2 on developing the skills of touch, and the authors proposed the DASIE (Development, Assessment, Strategy, Intervention, Ending) model for structural bodywork. Chapter 3 gives an overview on the art of BodyReading. Chapters 5 through 9 provide the anatomy & techniques for specific parts of the body: the foot & lower leg, the knee and thigh, the hip, the abdomen, thorax & breathing, the spine, the shoulder and arm. Each chapter starts with the anatomy of related bones, ligaments & muscles, BodyReading technique and the fascial release techniques. The book ended with Appendices on the anatomy trains and contraindications.

Author James Earls practices Structural Integration and massage therapy in Belfast and is the director of Ultimate Massage Solutions and Kinesis UK. He studied under Tom Myers, and regularly teaches in the Anatomy Trains workshops throughout Europe. Author Thomas Myers is the author of the famous Anatomy Trains books (Elsevier 2001, 2009). Tom teaches certification in Structural Integration and continuing professional development courses worldwide for manual and movement therapists from many professions.

This book is just recently published in Spetember 2010, and available from www.terrarosa.com.au  at $39.95.

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By Lu Shaojie, edited by David Mayor

This text is straightforward and practical covering 127 musculoskeletal and nervous system disorders for which acupuncture treatment is particularly indicated.

Divided into seven chapters, the first four are arranged by body part and include both musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, while the three remaining chapters focus almost exclusively on neurological disorders.

Each chapter offers a wealth of information on from 8 to 31 different conditions (a total of 127 in all), and each condition is covered both from a Western medical and a Chinese medical (TCM) perspective, with sections on Clinical manifestations, Pattern identification, Treatment, Method, and Clinical notes.

FEATURES:

• Practical reference text covering 127 musculoskeletal and nervous system disorders for which acupuncture treatment is particularly indicated
• Disorders treated include sports injuries, work-related injuries, and disorders of the central nervous system, cranial nerves and peripheral nerves
• More than 475 high-quality illustrations depicting anatomic structures and empirical and standard point locations
• Needling insertion direction clearly demonstrated by 138 colour photographs
• Detailed clinical manifestations with full TCM pattern identification and fully explained point prescriptions for each disorder
• Full details of needling techniques for all points in a clearly laid-out format
• Wide selection of representative case histories
• Comprehensive Chinese medicine and Western medicine glossaries and an extensive index.

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'Acupuncture for Musculoskeletal Injury' introduces the etiology and pathogenesis, diagnostic highlights, syndrome differentiation and treatment, selection of acupuncture points and therapeutic methods for 69 kinds of musculoskeletal injuries with commentary, acupuncture points and clinical explanations. It also records the manipulation and needling technique as well as the course of treatment.

The final part describes the therapeutic efficacy, treatment time for the disease and modifications. It not only introduces empirical therapeutic schemes of acupuncture and moxibustion, but also discusses the external application of Chinese medicinals for the diseases that do not respond well to acupuncture therapy. It is a real pragmatic reference book for clinical acupuncturists.

The author, Lu Shao-jie, Acupuncture and Moxibustion of the Peoples Hospital in Xiangyang District, Hubei Province, has treated more than 300 diseases, especially cerebrovascular diseases and sequelae. In addition, he has summed up many effective therapeutic regimens for nervous system disorders, hyperostosis and musculoskeletal injury.

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Recent research shows a high prevalence of work-related injury among manual therapists, which can lead to interruption or even termination of one's career. However, injury is far from inevitable. Save Your Hands! 2nd Edition offers a unique, comprehensive and authoritative approach to work-related injury prevention and ergonomics for these practitioners, with proven methods to help students and professionals avoid injury, preserve their health and prolong their careers. The book adopts a positive tone and provides practical, real-life tips and strategies to help practitioners maintain their health and protect their investment in their career. Practitioners can also use the information in Save Your Hands! to help them more effectively address their clients' musculoskeletal symptoms and injuries. So while they learn to save their hands (and back, neck and shoulders), they also enhance their practice.

The authors are leading experts in the field of ergonomics and injury prevention. In an accessible, richly-illustrated format, Save Your Hands! 2nd Edition shows how to:

• Design your treatment space so you can work safely and efficiently
• Find alternative techniques to protect vulnerable parts of your body
• Improve your body mechanics to work with less physical stress and greater comfort
• Stay in shape with a physical conditioning program developed specifically for manual therapists
• Recognize early symptoms and address them effectively before they lead to injury

352 pages, 83 photos and illustrations, softcover. Available from Akasha Books Limited, New Zealand.