Offer your patients expanded options for musculoskeletal relief with the help of this innovative new resource on manual medicine. Experienced teachers and physicians show you exactly how to apply patient-focused, basic palpatory diagnostic and manual treatment procedures to achieve optimal outcomes and enhance patient comfort.
- Effectively diagnose and treat a wide range of musculoskeletal problems using direct and indirect myofascial release, isometric muscle energy, and indirect articular techniques.
- Teach your patients rehabilitative and preventive exercises as well as ergonomic guidelines to facilitate recovery.
- Confidently determine whether manipulative treatments are indicated using visual and palpation tests.
- Choose the best procedure for each patient with the help of detailed coverage describing each technique's effects and desired outcomes.
- Review clinical trials that document the effectiveness of manual techniques.
- Master techniques confidently with assistance from two authorities whom the AAFP invited to educate its members about manual approaches.
- Know exactly when and how to perform manual medicine techniques using step-by-step visual guidance from more than 700 photographs and drawings plus 62 video clips on the bonus DVD-ROM.
