The Science and Clinical Application of Manual Therapy, 1st Edition
Hardcover
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- Authored by the leading multidisciplinary basic science and clinical researchers from throughout the world
- Describes research confirming benefit of MT for musculoskeletal disorders (which helps provide a rational for greater utilization of manual therapy and reimbursement for this healthcare service)
- Presents the latest findings on the beneficial effect of MT on systemic disorders including asthma, pneumonia, otitis media, heart rate dysfunction and GI disturbance
- Critically assesses longstanding theoretical models of MT/MM mechanisms with respect to the current understanding of physiological and neurophysiological function
- Explores the influences of psychological and cortical processes on the effects of MT/MM, including the effect of placebo
- Uniquely presents research findings from all the manual therapy professions and scientists making the case for the benefits of MT
- The symposium from which the book was derived was supported by the NIH National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
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1 The Concepts of Osteopathic Medicine: Past and Present
SECTION 1 PERIPHERAL AND SPINAL VISCERO- SOMATIC MECHANISMS
2 Functions of the Autonomic Nervous System: Current Concepts
3 Somatosympathetic Reflex Mechanisms
4 Modulation of Visceral Function by Somatic Stimulation
5 Manual Medicine and Autonomic Nervous System: Assessing Autonomic Function in Humans
6 Survey of Mechanotransduction Disorders
SECTION 2 SEGMENTAL AND SUPRASEGMENTAL MEDIATION OF SOMATO-VISCERAL INTERACTIONS
7 Spinothalamic System and Viscero-somatic Motor Reflexes: Functional Organization of Cardiac and Somatic Input
8 Central Convergence of Viscersomatic Inputs from Spinal and Vagal Sources
9 Role of oxytocin and oxytocin related effects in manual therapies
10 Viscero-Sensory Pathways in the Brain
11 The Use of Sham or Placebo Controls in Manual Medicine Research
SECTION 3 CLINICAL IMPACT OF MANUAL THERAPY ON PHYSIOLOGIC FUNCTIONS AND SYSTEMIC DISORDERS
12 Research on Somato-Visceral Interactions and the Impact of Manual Therapy on Systemic Disorders from the Osteopathic Experience
13 Chiropractic Practice, Experience and Research Related to Somato-Visceral Interactions
14 A Physical Therapist’s Perspective on Manual Therapy: Clinical Effectiveness and Selected Mechanism
15 Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Overview of the Practice and Evidence of a Developing Health Profession
CONSENSUS STATEMENTS
16 Basic Science on Somato-Visceral Interactions: Peripheral and Central Evidence Base and Implications for Research
17 Clinical Applications of Manual Therapy on Physiologic Functions and Systemic Disorders: Evidence Base and Implications for Research
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