Manual therapy : NAGS, SNAGS, MWMS etc. / Brian R. Mulligan
Imprint
Wellington, New Zealand : Plane View Services Ltd., 2010
Edition
6th Edition
Descript
132 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
SUMMARY
This sixth edition text contains revised information including Mobilisations with Movement (MWMs) for the shoulder girdle. When applied correctly, they can significantly reduce joint pain and increase movement. They're also highly effective treatments for patients with pain or stiffness of Cx 5/6 and Cx 6/7 origin. This book is a must for physical therapists working in the musculoskeletal field. Written by one of the world's foremost experts of manual therapy, Brian Mulligan.
CONTENT
Spnal mobilisations -- The cervical and upper thoracic spines : NAGS ; REVERSE NAGS ; SNAGS ; SELF SNAGS ; Spinal mobilisations with arm movement ; MWMS for the cervical and upper thoracic spines -- The upper cervical spine, special therapies : Headaches ; Vertigo, nausea and other vertebral artery signs -- The lumbar spine -- The sacro iliac joints -- The thoracic spine -- The rib cage -- Other spinal therapies -- The extremities mobilisations with movement -- The extremities, mobilisation with movement -- The extremities, a pot pourri -- Pain release phenomenon techniques PRPS -- Other extremity therapies