Positional Release Techniques, 4th Edition
Paperback
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- Emphasises safety and usefulness in both acute and chronic settings
- Comprehensive coverage of all methods of spontaneous release by positioning
- Easy to follow and extensively illustrated
- Balanced synopsis of concepts and clinical-approach models throughout
- Learning supported by problem-solving clinical descriptions and practical exercises in the book as well as videos and downloadable images on the companion website - www.chaitowpositionalrelease.com
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- Revised content structure
- New chapters including:
- Strain/counterstrain research
- Positional release and fascia
- Balanced ligamentous tension techniques
- Visceral positional release: the counterstrain model
- Redrawn and new artwork
- Companion website – www.chaitowpositionalrelease.com – containing videos that demonstrate application of PRTs and bank of downloadable images
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Contributors Foreword Preface to the third edition Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations
1. Spontaneous release by positioning
2. Somatic dysfunction and positional release
3. Strain/counterstrain research Christopher Kevin Wong
4. Counterstrain models of positional release
5. Functional and facilitated positional release approaches, including cranial methods
6. Positional release methods in special situations
7. Positional release and fascia
8. Balanced ligamentous tension techniques Raymond J. Hruby
9. Visceral positional release: the counterstrain model Edward Goering
10. Overview of the McKenzie method Anthony J. Lisi
11. ‘Offloading’ taping to reduce pain and facilitate movement Dylan Morrissey
12. Application of positional techniques in the treatment of animals J. Brooks and †A. G. Pusey
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Leon Chaitow, ND, DO (UK), Registered Osteopath and Naturopath; Honorary Fellow and Former Senior Lecturer, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London, UK; Fellow, British Naturopathic Association.; Fellow, College of Osteopaths, UK
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