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Ligamentous Articular Strain: Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques for the Body ( Revised Ed)
Publisher:
Eastland Press
Book Description:
The osteopathic profession has developed many treatment modalities and approaches to manipulation. Ligamentous articular strain is the name given by William G. Sutherland, D.O., the founder of cranial osteopathy, to a group of techniques that he used for treating the body outside the core axis of the craniosacral system. The term has since come to refer to a wide variety of techniques that engage the body's own healing mechanisms in a relatively direct manner.
For over thirty years the Dallas Osteopathic Study Group, originally under the tutelage of Rollin Becker, D.O., has been exploring this type of manipulation. Ligamentous Articular Strain is the distillation of their work. The introductory chapters address the historical development of this approach, and review some of its scientific underpinnings. The remaining chapters are devoted to an examination of the body, area by area, from the feet to the shoulders, describing and depicting effective manipulative techniques.
Ligamentous Articular Strain provides clear instructions and vivid illustrations which will enable the trained practitioner to quickly gain proficiency in these techniques. It also presents a cogent approach to working with the concepts of the key lesion and the bowstring, first developed by Rollin Becker.
In this revised edition, over a hundred new illustrations graphically depict the techniques described in the book, and minor changes have been made to update the text.
CONTENTS
Introduction
History
The Scientific Basis and Principles Underlying Ligamentous Articular Strain
The Lower Extremities
Pelvis and Lower Abdomen
Abdomen and Thorax
Spinal Column
Upper Extremities
Key Lesion
Bowstring
Coordinating the Eight Diaphragms
Conclusion
Index
Author Biography:
Conrad A. Speece, D.O. is a 1974 graduate of the Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine, and is board certified in Family Practice. He has lectured on ligamentous articular strain techniques and other aspects of osteopathy throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan, and Russia. In addition to his private practice, he has been a member of the teaching faculty of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine since 1983 where he trains students and residents, and is a research full professor at the Post-Graduate School of Clinical Research at A. T. Still University. Dr. Speece has been a member since 1975 and serves as Chairman of the Dallas Osteopathic Study Group, an organization dedicated to refining and expanding the osteopathic approach to treating the human body. He is also an inventor who, among other things, developed and patented the Back-Master Lumbar and Thoracic® OMT Devices.
William Thomas Crow, D.O. is a graduate of the University of North Texas Health Science Center-Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. He is the Director of the Family Medicine/ Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program at Florida Hospital East Orlando. Dr. Crow is a professor at the University of Health Sciences at Kansas City, Pikeville College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has lectured in Japan, Australia, Germany, Austria, and widely in the United States. He is the author of multiple research papers.
Steven L. Simmons, D.O. is a graduate of the University of North Texas Health Science Center-Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is presently a family practice resident in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Simmons has written and illustrated Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine-Review for the Boards.
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