Physical Therapy of the Cervical and Thoracic SpineRuth Grant An overview of the subject for physical therapists presented in three sections: anatomy, biomechanics, and innervation; examination and assessment; and clinical management. Covers treatment by passive movement, recognizing four mechanisms of neurogenic pain, and management of neural injury by manual therapy. Includes discussion linking science, art, and placebo in manual therapy. This second edition contains eight new chapters. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Anatomy Biomechanics and Innervation | 1 |
Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine | 27 |
Biomechanics of the Thorax | 47 |
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abnormal activity altered applied artery aspect assessment associated axis body cause central cervical spine changes chapter clinical combined component compression considered contributing described determine direction disc disorders dorsal dysfunction effect evaluation examination example extension factors flexion function head headache hypotheses important increased indicate individual injury innervation intervertebral involved knowledge lateral lateral flexion ligament limb limited lower lumbar manipulation manual mechanical ment mobilization motion move movement muscles neck nerve nerve root nervous system neural normal occur pain particular passive movement patient patterns performed peripheral physical therapists position possible posterior posture present problem produced range reasoning referred region reported resistance response result rotation segments shoulder side signs specific spinal stretch structures subjective sympathetic symptoms syndrome techniques tension therapy thoracic thoracic spine tion tissue treatment upper vertebral workers zygapophyseal joints