Manual Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes

Description

A pioneering, one-stop manual which harvests the best proven approaches from physiotherapy research and practice to assist the busy clinician in real-life screening, diagnosis and management of patients with musculoskeletal pain across the whole body. Led by an experienced editorial team, the chapter authors have integrated both their clinical experience and expertise with reasoning based on a neurophysiologic rationale with the most updated evidence.

The textbook is divided into eleven sections, covering the top evidence-informed techniques in massage, trigger points, neural muscle energy, manipulations, dry needling, myofascial release, therapeutic exercise and psychological approaches. In the General Introduction, several authors review the epidemiology of upper and lower extremity pain syndromes and the process of taking a comprehensive history in patients affected by pain. In Chapter 5, the basic principles of the physical examination are covered, while Chapter 6 places the field of manual therapy within the context of contemporary pain neurosciences and therapeutic neuroscience education.

For the remaining sections, the textbook alternates between the upper and lower quadrants. Sections 2 and 3 provide state-of-the-art updates on mechanical neck pain, whiplash, thoracic outlet syndrome, myelopathy, radiculopathy, peri-partum pelvic pain, joint mobilizations and manipulations and therapeutic exercises, among others. Sections 4 to 9 review pertinent and updated aspects of the shoulder, hip, elbow, knee, the wrist and hand, and finally the ankle and foot. The last two sections of the book are devoted to muscle referred pain and neurodynamics.

Key Features

• The only one-stop manual detailing examination and treatment of the most commonly seen pain syndromes supported by accurate scientific and clinical data
• Over 800 illustrations demonstrating examination procedures and techniques
• Led by an expert editorial team and contributed by internationally-renowned researchers, educators and clinicians
• Covers epidemiology and history-taking
• Highly practical with a constant clinical emphasis

Companion Products

• Manual Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes : an evidence- and clinical-informed approach
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Manual Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes: An Interview with Dr Jan Dommerholt

Manual Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes: An Interview with Dr Jan Dommerholt

Manual Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes: An Interview with Dr Jan Dommerholt

Manual Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes: An Interview with Dr Jan Dommerholt

Table of Contents

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Author Information

Edited by Cesar Fernandez de las Penas, PT, MSc, PhD, Head Division, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain; Clinical Researcher, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Aarlborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; Joshua Cleland, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT , Professor, Physical Therapy, Franklin Pierce University, Manchester, NH, USA and Jan Dommerholt, PT, DPT, MPS, DAAPM, Physical Therapist, Bethesda Physciocare/Myopain Seminars, Bethesda, MD, USA; Lecturer, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA; Lecturer, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, Spain