Clinical Guide to Positional Release Therapy With Web Resource provides professionals in the sports medicine and therapy fields with an easy-to-read reference on the clinical application of positional release therapy (PRT). The book is an invaluable resource for those who desire to learn, practice, and perfect the art of PRT to gently treat patients of all ages who have acute and chronic somatic dysfunction, including tightness and pain.
Author Timothy E. Speicher, president of the Positional Release Therapy Institute, uses contemporary science and evidence-based practice to provide health care practitionersincluding athletic trainers, physical therapists, massage therapists, and chiropractorswith a manual of PRT treatment techniques. The text is also suitable for students enrolled in upper-level courses in athletic training, physical therapy, and massage therapy programs.
The highly visual book is organized in a manner that enables the reader to acquire
Table of Contents
Part I. Foundational Applications and Procedures
Chapter 1: Introduction to Positional Release Therapy
Strain Counterstrain
Tissue Assessment and Documentation
Strain Counterstrain Versus Positional Release Therapy
Positional Release Therapy Guidelines
Summary
Chapter 2: Positional Release Therapy Research and Theory
Neurophysiological Foundations
Somatic Dysfunction and the Osteopathic Lesion
Clinical Implications
Summary
Chapter 3: Special Populations
Youth and Elderly Patients
Mastectomy Patients
Competitive Athletes
Pregnant Patients
Populations With Disabilities and Disease
Summary
Part II. PRT Techniques by Anatomical Area
Chapter 4: Foot
Dorsal Structures
Plantar Structures
Common Injury Conditions
Summary
Chapter 5: Ankle and Lower Leg
Anterior Structures
Medial Structures
Posterior Structures
Lateral Structures
Common Injury Conditions
Summary
Chapter 6: Knee and Thigh
Anterior Structures
Medial Structures
Posterior Structures
Lateral Structures
Common Injury Conditions
Summary
Chapter 7: Pelvis
Anterior Structures
Posterior Structures
Common Injury Conditions
Summary
Chapter 8: Spine
Anterior Structures
Posterior Structures
Common Injury Conditions
Summary
Chapter 9: Shoulder
Anterior Structures
Posterior Structures
Common Injury Condition Summary
Summary
Chapter 10: Elbow and Forearm
Anterior Structures
Medial Structures
Posterior Structures
Lateral Structures
Common Injury Conditions
Summary
Chapter 11: Wrist and Hand
Anterior Structures
Posterior Structures
Common Injury Conditions
Summary
Chapter 12: Cranium
Regis Turocy, MSPT, DCHE, PRT-c
Osseous Structures
Muscular Structures
Common Injury Conditions
Summary
