Trauma: An Osteopathic Approach (Hardcover)

~ Jean-Pierre Barral (Author), Alain Croibier (Author) "Trauma can be defined as an injury or wound, whether physical or psychic, caused by an extrinsic agent..." (more)
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This well-researched, richly illustrated book begins with an overview of the biomechanics of trauma. The authors demonstrate how an osteopathic-based mechanical approach to trauma can be applied to the entire body, with a special focus on the phenomenon of whiplash. From here they move on to a functional-anatomical approach, focusing on the skull and other aspects of the central nervous system, as well as the structures that surround and protect it. Finally, they view trauma from the perspective of how it affects the different tissues and systems of the body, including the osteoarticular, visceral, and vascular systems, and the various sequelae that can occur in each of these systems.

Having presented an osteopathic interpretation of trauma, the authors apply some of their own unique methods of osteopathic diagnosis, particularly with regard to those structures that are often affected by trauma: the dural tube, cranial sutures, craniofacial membranous junction, mediastinum, and spleen. The book concludes with a description of manual techniques devised by the authors to treat some of the more recalcitrant sequelae of trauma.

About the Author

Jean-Pierre Barral, D.O. (U.K.), is a graduate of the European School of Osteopathy in Maidstone, England. A well-known clinician and teacher of osteopathic manipulation, he has authored and contributed to many osteopathic textbooks. His other works in English include Visceral Manipulation, Visceral Manipulation II, The Thorax, Urogenital Manipulation, and Manual Thermal Diagnosis.

Dr. Barral is presently Academic Director of the International College of Osteopathy in Saint Etienne, France. He is also Chairman of the Department of Visceral Manipulation on the Faculty of Medicine at Paris du Nord. He has taught widely throughout Europe, the United States and Japan, and practices osteopathy in Grenoble, France.

Alain Croibier, D.O., is a graduate of the A. T. Still Academy of Osteopathy in Lyons, France. He is a member of the French Registry of Osteopaths and the French Academy of Osteopathy, and has lectured in Europe and North America. He is presently engaged in clinical practice in Meylan, France and conducts research under the auspices of the French Academy of Osteopathy.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 329 pages
• Publisher: Eastland Press; 1 edition (January 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0939616327
• ISBN-13: 978-0939616329
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #540,468 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very technical, November 23, 2008

By	Ricardo Jorge Ferreira Dias - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This a very technical book. Very useful for classes, and to understant Trauma and a multifocal treatment.

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5.0 out of 5 stars THANK'S FOR THE GUIDED TOUR., August 17, 2008

By	Ms. A. Paterson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I appreciate what ever guided me to take an interest book. I am a practitioner of Ortho-Bionomy, a bodywork based on the principles of Osteopathy. I doubt that a 'lay-person' could find a better book that would explain so clearly the restrictions we are afflicted with through injury and given guidance to both the practitioner and client to enable them to find a way through the maze of dysfunction to well-being.

Anne Paterson
Ortho-Bionomy Practitioner
Brisbane Australia