Schomacher, Jochen.

Orthopedic manual therapy : assessment and management / Jochen Schomacher, PhD, PT-OMT, DPT, MCMK, Physical Therapist, Küsnacht, Switzerland. - Stuttgart : Thieme, 2014. - ix, 316 p : col ill ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-309) and index.

The history and definition of orthopedic manual therapy -- Manual therapy in the context of the biopsychosocial model -- Manual therapy and joint mechanics -- The manual therapy system -- Overview of orthopedic manual therapy -- Aspects of movement testing -- Therapeutic model of manual therapy -- The effects of manual therapy -- The six categories of treatment -- Key aspects in the treatment of the joints -- Research -- Indications and contraindications to treatment of the joints using translatoric -- Movements --
.Notes on the practical section -- Extremity joints

9783131714510 (alk. paper)

2014002327


Manipulation, Orthopedic.

RM724 / .S36 2014

615.82 / SJM