Manual Trigger Point Therapy: Recognizing, Understanding and Treating Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction

di Roland Gautschi (Autore)

Thieme Publishing Group, 2019

Treating pain where it originates! Manual trigger point therapy combines mechanical, reflex, biochemical, energetic, functional, cognitive-emotional, and behaviorally effective phenomena. As such, it influences not only peripheral nociceptive pain, but also intervenes in the body's pain-processing and transmission mechanisms. Here you will learn: a systematic, manual-therapeutic approach to recognize and deactivate the potential of trigger points to cause pain and dysfunction; how to treat the accompanying fascial disorders; and how to prevent recurrences. Key Features: Clinical background of myofascial pain and dysfunction Muscles, trigger points, and pain patterns at a glance Neuromuscular entrapments shown in detail Screening tests und pain guides for all common clinical patterns Manual treatment of trigger points and fasciae Manual Trigger Point Therapy is your one-stop, comprehensive introduction to this fascinating, proven technique. This book includes complimentary access to a digital copy on https://medone.thieme.com. Watch a special video preview of Manual Trigger Point Therapy here:

• Autore: Roland Gautschi
• Editore: Thieme Publishing Group
• Anno: 2019
• Rilegatura: Mixed media product
• Pagine: 712 p.
• Dimensioni: 270 x 195 mm
• Peso: 2321 gr.
• EAN: 9783132202917

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