Functional Soft-Tissue Examination and Treatment by Manual Methods, Third Edition [Hardcover]

Warren Hammer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0763733105 | ISBN-13: 978-0763733100 | Publication Date: February 25, 2007 | Edition: 3rd

This third edition of this very successful book includes chapters written by experts in the methods of manual treatment and provides step-by-step instructions on how to examine your patient using a logical sequence of passive, contractile, and special tests, and how to relate findings to biomechanical problems and lesions. Included are hundreds of diagrams, photographs, illustrations, and summary charts.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 775 pages
• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.; 3rd edition (February 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763733105
• ISBN-13: 978-0763733100
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #399,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only (and best) soft tissue book by its Master, August 27, 2008

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G. Lane "Sam Fisher" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Functional Soft-Tissue Examination and Treatment by Manual Methods, Third Edition (Hardcover)

Warren Hammer is the biggest name in soft tissue work. He is still its biggest name and pretty much considered the master in the field. The book is both intellectual and practical. He presents the purpose behind each test and assessment and the functional basis for problems. This book is "one-stop shopping" for people in manual medicine.

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book from a brilliant doctor, September 13, 2011

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William D. Charschan "author Cheating Mother... (scotch plains, nj) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Functional Soft-Tissue Examination and Treatment by Manual Methods, Third Edition (Hardcover)

Dr. Hammer has written one of the best and well rounded books on soft tissue evaluation and treatment. A pioneer in the realm, he taught me many of the basics for active evaluation and his open minded approach to many different methods of treatment and evaluation has made many doctors who have read his book better at what they do and more cost effective too.

This is a must read for anybody who is serious about helping someone suffering from musculoskeletal problems

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Third Edition has pages missing, April 11, 2009

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Mary MacNicol - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Functional Soft-Tissue Examination and Treatment by Manual Methods, Third Edition (Hardcover)

I just received my new hardbound Third Edition of this amazing book to find a sheaf of stapled pages enclosed with the book in plastic to replace p. 713-727. They are not IN the book, but loose, outside it. I didn't decide to pay for a new, updated edition to have 13 pages floating free on my bookshelf. I pay for books, already bound, so I don't have to keep track of loose pages. I found this publishing decision to be unacceptable (although I do have sympathy for the publishers, who had a tough decision to make late in the publishing process to fix someone's mistake.)
The shining star here is Amazon customer service (in whatever distant asian country they are-they're not native US English speakers and it took two tries to get any workable phone connection) who have promised to send book return information and authorization via email. (And, lo and behold, it's just arrived while I was typing this. Good work, folks.)