Orthopedic Manual Therapy: Assessment and Management

Orthopedic Manual Therapy presents a
systematic, step-by-step guide to manual therapy for disorders of the
extremities and spine. Readers will find detailed examination and
treatment techniques, the newest scientific and clinical advances, and updates
on pain physiology, biomechanics, neurodynamics, and the biopsychosocial model
of disease as the foundation for manual therapy.

Special
Features

• Describes every procedure in well structured, logical
  sequences of assessment, classification, and intervention, including core
  questions for patients
• Covers examination and treatment of all
  joints, from the toes to the shoulder girdle, with new information on the
  sacro-iliac joint tests, as well as additional new techniques for the wrist and
  the hindfoot
• Provides more than 500 full-color, step-by-step
  photographs that illustrate every technique for treating functional
  disorders of the locomotor system
• Explains the important topic of
  arthrokinematics (movement of the adjacent joint surfaces) and its role in
  the mechanics of manual therapy
• Offers a practical documentation
  template for recording each articulation and communicating findings to
  colleagues or physicians
• Access to 20 instructive videos on the Thieme
  MediaCenter that demonstrate procedures in real-life clinical situations

Complete with case studies, checklists, and study questions, this practical,
didactic book is ideal as both a textbook and a reference. Students and
practitioners of physical and manual therapy will find it essential for gaining
the knowledge and decision-making skills to treat any musculoskeletal disorder
related to posture and movement.