A systematic, integrated approach to manual assessment of the spine and its related articulations. Presented in a way which will fit into any chiropractic curriculum and written at a level suitable for undergraduate students and newly qualified practitioners. Observational and manual techniques of examination and assessment are described and discussed and guidance is given on how the findings may be recorded and analysed in order to arrive at an appropriate working diagnosis. The book is highly illustrated with line drawings, radiographs and photographs.
Part 1 Assessment principles and procedures 1. Process of assessment 2. The spinal motion unit 3. The functional spinal lesion 4. Assessment of kinematic change 5. Assessment of connective tissue change 6. Assessment of muscle change 7. Assessment of neural change 8. Assessment of vascular change
Part 2 Assessment of the spine by region 9. The upper cervical spine 10. The mid-cervical spine 11. The cervicothoracic spine 12. The mid-thoracic spine 13. The thoracolumbar spine 14. The lumbosacral spine and pelvis
Part 3 Documentation, patient history and the diagnosis 15. The clinical record 16. The patient history 17. The process of diagnosis
References Index
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