This book includes a description of treatment for the peripheral joints to improve joint mobility, articular balance and vertical dimensions of the intra-articular space. Newly developed Muscle Energy and 'Beyond' Technique is outlined with illustrations and photographs. Treatment of protective muscle spasm and spasticity with Strain and Counterstrain Technique is covered with explanations for application and integration. Soft Tissue and Articular Myofascial Release are presented. Tendon Release Therapy and Ligament Fiber Therapy are new and exciting approaches for physical medicine and rehabilitation. Pressure Sensor Therapy to normalize foot/ground forces transcribed up the leg during standing and ambulation is presented. This book provides a comprehensive rehabilitation program for upper and lower extremity pain and disability.

Integrative Manual Therapy uses soft tissue work and joint mobilization. People suffering from pain and disability have significantly regained health through this innovative therapy. This comprehensive manual addresses all phases of assessment and intervention for biomechanical dysfunction. It features inventories of signs and symptoms; procedures; 300 photos and 100 illustrations; and tried methods for integration.

Sharon Giammatteo teaches readers a self-healing method that can return life to areas deadened by shock or trauma. The technique is based on the Neurofascial Process, a calculated laying on of hands and subsequent release of emotional and physical pain. The author widens her scope to include any pain, strain, or fracture, and extensive illustrations make the process simple and rewarding.

This book describes the anatomy and biomechanics of each area of the spine, pelvis and TMJ, and the theories behind the subjective and objective exams. Working from this foundation, detailed explanations on the assessment and treatment of each of the various areas are given, enabling the student and clinician to differentially diagnoze, and integrate the results gleaned from the assessment, in order to formulate a working hypothesis. The sequential flow of the assessment is also detailed, with explanations as to its rationale, allowing a clinician of any proficiency level to use this book as a resource for an accurate biomechanical assessment, and the design of a specific treatment plan, based on those assessment findings. Recognizing the varying abilities between clinicians, most techniques are described with the patient sitting or lying in different positions.

Fibromyalgia is a pain disorder that occurs in 2-4% of people worldwide. The number of patients suffering from this disorder is enormous, and the appropriate health expenditure is immeasurable. There are several specialties in medicine working in the field of fibromyalgia as Rheumatologists, Orthopedics, Physiatrists, Physiotherapists, Anesthesiologists, Psychiatrists, and Psychotherapists.Contemporary books concerning the management of fibromyalgia are minimal. Also, their writing has classical theoretical orientation in the approved psychopharmacology and Cognitive-behavioral approach.For fibromyalgia universally found the following data factors: 1) Inadequate understanding, 2) The difficulty of treatment, and 3) Insufficient training of therapists and patients, respectively. This book fills a significant extent of all three factors. It contributes substantially to the treatment of fibromyalgia. It expands thorough understanding of this disorder on therapists and patients.The present book entitled "Integrative Manual of Therapy for Fibromyalgia - The panoramic view" composes, unifies, and offers examples of many different psychotherapeutic approaches towards the wishes and needs of patients. Simultaneously the proposed pharmacotherapy is harmonized in the overall clinical psychopathology. Combined deployment of psychotherapy and medication throughout the book achieved in a unique way. For the first time becomes a holistic and comprehensive implementation of the main psychotherapeutic currents in fibromyalgia while the choice of psychotropic drugs done in agreement of the real needs of patients.This manual is the result of thirty years of experience in chronic pain together with twelve years of training and practice in various forms of psychotherapy. It is the experiential crystallization of the author through the operation of a fibromyalgia clinic.*The layout with four cats is a painting created by my friend Rena Kana.

This book is the first of its kind: a text for systematic treatment of tissues and structures innervated by the automatic nervous system. Muscle spasms induced by stress, visceral and circulatory problems and central nervous system dysfunctions can be alleviated. Arterial and venous blood flow will increase. Lymphatic drainage will improve. Muscles of organs and eyes and speech and swallowing will function more efficiently. Tendon Release Therapy for treatment of tendon lesions and scars is presented. Disc Therapy for effective elimination of discogenic problems is covered. Over one hundred techniques are presented in this book.

This book include 47 treatment protocols developed using number of therapy methods including Strain Counterstrain, Integrative Manual Therapy, Barral, Muscle Energy Techniques and CranioSacral therapy. These protocols were developed over the past 20 years to produce a consistent clinical response during the provision of Physical Therapy. This text is intended to be used as a study guide for Doctoral Physical Therapy students.