Palpation Skills: Assessment and Diagnosis Through Touch, 1e [Paperback]

Leon Chaitow ND DO (UK) (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 23, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0443053200 | ISBN-13: 978-0443053207

Palpatory or touch skills lie at the very core of all "hands on" therapies. Subtlety and sensitivity of touch, and interpretation of palpatory tests, are essential requirements for practice. This book aims to help both the student and practicing therapist towards increased sophistication of palpatory assessment skills and practice.

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About the Author

Leon Chaitow ND DO is an internationally known and respected osteopathic and naturopathic practitioner and teacher of soft tissue manipulation methods of treatment. He is author of over 60 books, including a series on Advanced Soft Tissue Manipulation (Muscle Energy Techniques, Positional Release Techniques, Modern Neuromuscular Techniques) and also Palpation Skills; Cranial Manipulation: Theory and Practice; Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Practitioner's Guide to Treatment, and many more. He is editor of the peer reviewed Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, that offers a multidisciplinary perspective on physical methods of patient care. Leon Chaitow was for many years senior lecturer on the Therapeutic Bodywork degree courses which he helped to design at the School of Integrated Health, University of Westminster, London, where is he now an Honorary Fellow. He continues to teach and practice part-time in London, when not in Corfu, Greece where he focuses on his writing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 283 pages
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone (December 23, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0443053200
• ISBN-13: 978-0443053207
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #726,203 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT BOOK, February 11, 2007

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Michal Motyka "MICHAL-PT STUDENT" (POLAND) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Palpation and Assessment Skills (Paperback)

IT IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEED!!!GOOD EXPLANATIONS OF REACTIONS, EXERCISES WCHICH YOU CAN PRACTICE AND IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS OF PALPATION. MANY SUBJECTS AND MANY THINKS DERIVED FROM THE MOST COMMON PROFESSIONAL THERAPIST.IT'S WORTH IT.