As the title suggests this book has been written to assist manual therapists to understand and hone the palpatory skills which are essential to their effectiveness as practitioners. Skilful palpation is the foundation stone of all effective manual therapy assessments and treatments. The ability to use subtle and sensitive touch to examine and assess patients is essential for an accurate interpretation of the underlying problems of fascial and muscle function. The accurate interpretation of palpatory findings is difficult and comes with experience. This book aims to increase awareness of how to palpate and understanding of what is being felt.
In this fourth edition of his now well-established and much loved book Leon Chaitow has introduced references to the latest research findings relating to fascia and its role in health and disease, so that practitioners can apply this knowledge in interpreting what they palpate. In addition to the author, six notable contributors from Europe and North America enhance the work's range and authority.
All manual therapists, whatever their professional background, will benefit from the wealth of experience- and research-based information presented in this book.
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As the title suggests. this book has been written to assist manual therapists to understand and hone the palpatory skills which are essential to their effectiveness as practitioners.
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| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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Chapter 1 Objective: palpatory literacy |
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Chapter 2 Palpation reliability and validity |
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Special topic 1 Using Appropriate Pressure (and the Myofascial Pain Index) |
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27 | (4) |
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Special topic 2 Structure and function: are they inseparable? |
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31 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Fundamentals of palpation |
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35 | (24) |
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Special topic 3 Visual assessment, the dominant eye, and other issues |
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55 | (4) |
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Chapter 4 Palpating and assessing the skin |
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59 | (38) |
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Special topic 4 Source of pain: is it reflex or local? |
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87 | (4) |
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Special topic 5 The morphology of reflex and acupuncture points |
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91 | (2) |
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Special topic 6 Is it a muscle or a joint problem? |
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93 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Palpating for changes in muscle structure |
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97 | (50) |
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Chapter 6 Fascial palpation |
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147 | (24) |
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Chapter 7 Assessment of "abnormal mechanical tension" in the nervous system |
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171 | (32) |
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Special topic 7 Red, white and black reaction |
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183 | (6) |
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Special topic 8 Percussion palpation and treatment |
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189 | (8) |
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Special topic 9 Joint play/"end-feel"/range of motion: what are they? |
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197 | (6) |
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Chapter 8 Palpation and assessment of joints (including spine and pelvis) |
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203 | (32) |
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Chapter 9 Accurately identifying musculoskeletal dysfunction |
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235 | (16) |
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Chapter 10 Evaluating movement |
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251 | (14) |
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Special topic 10 Fibromyalgia palpation assessment |
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261 | (4) |
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Chapter 11 Palpating for functional "ease" |
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265 | (24) |
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Special topic 11 About hyperventilation |
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283 | (6) |
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Chapter 12 Visceral palpation and respiratory function assessment |
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289 | (20) |
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Special topic 12 Synesthesia |
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305 | (4) |
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Chapter 13 Understanding and using intuitive faculties |
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309 | (14) |
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Special topic 13 Palpating the traditional Chinese pulses |
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317 | (6) |
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Chapter 14 Subtle palpation |
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323 | (34) |
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Chapter 15 Palpation and emotional states |
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357 | (16) |
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| Appendix: Location of Chapman's neurolymphatic reflexes |
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| Index |
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Leon Chaitow is well-known internationally as the author of over 60 books on natural heath and complementary medicine. He has written authoritatively at many levels, from easy to understand guides for the general public on health issues and treatment approaches to detailed, well-referenced texts for health care students and practitioners and their clients. He studied osteopathy and naturopathy at the British College of Osteopathic Medicine. He subsequently studied acupuncture, cranial osteopathy and orthomolecular nutrition. Leon Chaitow was the first naturopath/osteopath to be appointed to a UK medical practice (Marylebone Health Centre, London).
