Muscle and Bone Palpation Manual with Trigger Points, Referral Patterns and Stretching (Muscolino Joseph E. (Instructor Purchase College State University of New York Purchase New York; Owner The Art and Science of Kinesiology Redding Connecticut))(Paperba

Build the clinical reasoning and clinical judgment skills you need for effective muscle palpation! The Muscle and Bone Palpation Manual with Trigger Points, Referral Patterns, and Stretching, 3rd Edition provides an in-depth guide to the art and science of palpation, along with clear instructions for massage assessment and treatment techniques. It describes how to palpate, how to stretch, and how to utilize trigger points, preparing you for practice with coverage of ligaments, all major massage strokes and draping methods, and a thorough chapter on body mechanics. Written by noted lecturer and educator Joseph Muscolino, this text includes access to an Evolve website with more than four hours of video demonstrating muscle palpations. Step-by-step muscle palpation coverage makes it easy to understand and remember each step of palpation techniquesUNIQUE! Coverage of stretching describes the role of stretching as part of effective treatment, with drawings of self-care stretches presented alongside therapist-assisted stretchesGeneral muscle information includes attachments, actions, and a drawing of the individual muscleFull-color photos and illustrations show palpation of muscles, exactly how the muscles look, and where the muscle is located underneath the skin as it is being palpatedIllustrations of trigger points and referral patterns make it easier to identify locations, showing where trigger points lie on the muscle and where pain radiates when an injury is feltCoverage of
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