Manipulative Therapy in Rehabilitation of the Locomotor System. This item is unavailable.Manipulative Therapy in Rehabilitation of the Locomotor System

Additional features for the third edition: * reviews the current literature * new material on soft tissue techniques, mobilization, relaxation * new clinical data covering pelvic injuries and whiplash injury to the neck * new functional approach * it will retain the useful section on self-mobilization techniques * the use of many radiographs and line illustrations gives the text greater clarity The text continues to be an essential purchase for physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, orthopaedic physicians and all those interested in musculoskeletal medicine.

Professor Karel Lewit is a neurologist and specialist in manual medicine of international reputation, and one of the founding members of the Prague school. He is still working and teaching as a professor in Prague. He played a decisive role in promoting manual medicine in central Europe. Doctors and physiotherapists in Germany are to this day largely taught according to his principles. He worked together with Vladimir Janda and Philip Greenman, and his postisometric relaxation (PIR) and reciprocal inhibition (RI) were developed from Mitchel's muscle energy technique.