Management of Common Musculoskeletal Disorders

Management of Common Musculoskeletal Disorders

Preface to the Fourth Edition

Preface to the Third Edition

Contributors

Reviewers

Acknowledgments

Part I: Basic Concepts and Techniques

Properties of Dense Connective Tissue

Wound Healing: Injury and Repair of Dense Connective Tissues

Arthrology

Chronic Pain Management in the Adults

Assessment of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Concepts of Management

Introduction to Manual Therapy

Myofascial Considerations and Evaluation in Somatic Dysfunction

Soft Tissue Manipulations

Relaxation and Related Techniques

Function Exercise

Part II: Clinical Applications-Peripheral Joints

Shoulder and Shoulder Girdle

Elbow and Forearm

Wrist and Hand Complex

Hip

Knee

Lower Leg, Ankle, and Foot

Temporomandibular Joint and Stomatognathic System

Part III: Clinical Applications-Spine

Spine: General Structure and Biochemical Consideration

Cervical Spine

Thoracic Spine

Cervicothoracic-Upper Limb Scan Examination

Lumbar Spine

Sacroiliac Joint and Lumbar-Pelvic-Hip Complex

Lumbosacral-Lower Limb Scan Examination

Case Histories and Management Problems

Appendix: Component Motions, Close-Packed Positions, Loose-Packed Positions, Rest Positions, and Capsular Patterns

Index