Functional Soft-Tissue Examination and Treatment by Manual Methods: the Extremities

Hammer, Warren I.

ISBN 10: 0834206307 / ISBN 13: 9780834206304

Published by Aspen Publishers Inc.,U.S., 1999

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # wbs7893991922

Synopsis:

This edition has chapters written by experts in the methods of manual treatment and provides step-by-step instructions on how to examine patients using a logical sequence of passive, contractile, and special tests, and how to relate the findings to biomechanical problems and lesions. It includes diagrams, photographs, illustrations, and summary charts. Chapters from the first edition have been revised and updated and material has been added on myofascial release, somatics, post-facilitation stretch, hypo and hyperpronation of the food, strain and counter strain, gait.

About the Author: Warren Hammer, a graduate of Lincoln Chiropractic College, has been in practice in Norwalk, Connecticut since 1959. For the past 15 years, Dr. Hammer blends a keen interest in soft-tissue methods of healing with his expertise in spinal adjusting. He has studied numerous soft-tissue methods and applies them to the practice of chiropractic.He writes a regular column for Dynamic Chiropractic and has written articles for prominent journals such as Chiropractic Sports Medicine, the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics and Chiropractic Technique.Dr. Hammer has lectured for the Motion Palpation Institute since 1987, and has lectured nationally and internationally on the examination and treatment of soft-tissue lesions.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Functional Soft-Tissue Examination and ...
Publisher: Aspen Publishers Inc.,U.S.
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd Edition