The Myofascial Release Manual - Hardcover

Carol J. Manheim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1556428359 ISBN 13: 9781556428357

Publisher: Slack Inc, 2008

Synopsis

Employing over 350 photographs, this book offers insights into the technique of Myofascial Release. This book concentrates on the specific 'how-to's' of the myofascial techniques and offers an explanation of the theory and experience of the method of Myofascial Release. It includes answers to commonly asked questions.

About this title

Review:

"...the manual style format allows users to access various techniques efficiently, based upon anatomical category."

-- Lynee Dewar, MCSP

About the Author:

Carol J. Manheim, MS, MEd, PT, LPC, received her MS degree from Case Western Reserve University and her MEd in clinical counseling from The Citadel. Ms. Manheim is a physical therapist and licensed professional counselor in private practice in Charleston, South Carolina. Ms. Manheim has taught courses and presented papers on Myofascial Release at a variety of state, national, and international venues. She has presented papers on Myofascial Release and the psychological effects of manual therapies at the World Confederation of Physical Therapy and at the national convention of the American Physical Therapy Association. She has presented papers and given workshops on the Soft Tissue Effects Caused by Diabetes Mellitus at the World Confederation of Physical Therapy and at the national convention of the American Physical Therapy Association. She taught a preconference two-day course on Myofascial Release at Physical Therapy '97 for the American Physical Therapy Association. Ms. Manheim has given courses for physical therapists and occupational therapists that were sponsored by various state organizations and agencies, including the South Carolina Consortium of Rehabilitation Agencies, the Northwest Consortium of Rehabilitation Facilities, and various health care facilities in the United States, Canada, and overseas. In addition, Ms. Manheim has presented lectures on body memory and physically facilitated abreactions at state and notational psychotherapy conferences. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the South Carolina Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, and a past member of the Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association and the International Society for Behavioral Science in Physical Therapy. She is also a member of the American Association of Counseling and Development, the American Mental Health Counselors Association, and Chi Iota Sigma (a national counseling honorary society) and a past member of the International Society for the Study of Dissociative Disorders.

About this edition

• Publisher: Slack Inc
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1556428359
• ISBN 13: 9781556428357
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 312