Masso-kinésithérapie et thérapie manuelle pratiques Tome 1 3e édition

Practical Massage-Physiotherapy and Manual Therapy Volume 1 3rd Edition: Head and Trunk

Michel Dufour, Stéphane Barsi, Patrick Colné
Elsevier Masson
568 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-2294762567
Origin: French
October 2020

This first volume provides the framework for the clinical practice and covers all the technical knowledge necessary for professional practice of massage-physiotherapy. It develops: the indications, specialty by specialty of the management according to the semiology and physiopathology; the methods and principles of the palpatory clinical examination of assessment and evaluation techniques; massage techniques and passive and active mobilizations as well as specific techniques such as postures and stretching tension lifting proprioceptive rehabilitation muscle chains; the major rehabilitation concepts. The work integrates the management of the head and the trunk region by region in a progressive approach and in accordance with the practice of care. The lower and upper limbs are covered in the second volume. It also offers valuable appendices listing the signs and scores tests used in physiotherapy, as well as a list of all the anatomical structures that can be identified and palpated. It is richly illustrated with a presentation in the form of didactic tables and short texts including for the sections defining and describing the rehabilitation protocols. Nearly 70 videos on the main techniques complete the content. This new edition meets the needs of the new technology program in massage-physiotherapy in physiotherapy schools.