Description
Book SynopsisStructural Balance: A Clinical Approach by Kyle Wright advances the readerâs clinical knowledge and hands-on skills of trigger point therapy techniques, postural and body structural conditions that cause chronic pain and discomfort, and specific therapies and exercises for resolving those conditions. Appropriate for clinical courses in massage therapy, physical therapy, and chiropractic programs, this text provides a step-by-step illustrated guide of manipulations for easy learning of muscle pains and their causes. Content is practical and treatment specific, discussing muscle attachments, pain patterns, clinical notes, range-of-motion exercises, physical distortions, and proper positioning.
Structural Balance teaches employable skills for a variety of healthcare specialties.
Table of ContentsPrefaceForwardWelcome Chapter-Value of Soft Tissue TherapySection I: FoundationsChapter 1: Components of Structure: Bones and LandmarksChapter 2: Structural Analysis and Postural AssessmentChapter 3: Muscle Tension and CausesChapter 4: Symptoms and Conditions of Muscle TensionChapter 5: Principles of Reversing Muscle TensionSection II: Clinical Massage Therapy and Structural BodyworkChapter 6: Posterior Lower Extremity Compartment (PLEC)Chapter 7: Anterior Torso Compartment (ATC)Chapter 8: Anterior Lower Extremity Compartment (ALEC)Chapter 9: Posterior Torso Compartment (PTC)Chapter 10: Upper Extremity Compartment (UEC)Appendix A-Muscles of the BodyAppendix B-Receptor Tonus Principles and Neuro-Physiological LawsAppendix C-Agonists, Synergist, and AntagonistAppendix D-Chiropractic and Massage: Symbiotic Health Care-Dr. Kelly HuberAppendix E- Mind - Body Connection- Robert J. Rotella, Ph.D.Appendix F- Proper Stages of Rehabilitation of Injured Soft TissuesReferences and ResourcesCreditsGlossaryMuscle IndexIndex
