The Science and Clinical Application of Manual Therapy

Edited by

Hollis King, DO PhD, Professor of Osteopathic Principles and Practice, AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, USA
Wilfrid Jänig, MD PhD, Professor of Physiology, Physiologisches Institut, Universität Kiel, Germany
Michael Patterson, PhD, Professor of Osteopathic Principles and Practice (Retired), College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA.

The Science and Clinical Application of Manual Therapy is a multi-disciplinary, international reference book based on work by the top basic science researchers and clinical researchers in the area of Manual Therapy and Manual Medicine (MT/MM). The first book to bring together research on the benefits of MT/MM beyond the known effects on musculoskeletal disorders, it presents evidence of the benefit of MT/MM in treating systemic disorders such as asthma, heart rate dysfunction and GI disturbance.

Audience
Osteopathic physicians, osteopaths, chiropractors, physical therapists, mind/body practitioners and massage therapists

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Hardbound, 336 Pages

Published: September 2010

Imprint: Churchill Livingstone

ISBN: 978-0-7020-3387-2

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 Therapists 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

The Science and Clinical Application of Manual Therapy

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