Principles of the Maitland Concept of NMSK Physiotherapy - E-Book: Principles of the Maitland Concept of NMSK Physiotherapy - E-Book, Edition 9

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An excellent resource for physiotherapists at all levels of training and experience, Principles of the Maitland Concept of NMSK Physiotherapy: Assessment and Management of Neuromusculoskeletal Movement Functions, 9th Edition, Volume 1, provides the clinical background needed for optimal assessment, clinical reasoning, and treatment of patients with NMSK disorders/movement functions. This thoroughly revised edition of the standard works of G. D. Maitland is edited, written, and designed for today's clinicians and students, both as a key reference for practice and as a helpful textbook when on placements and when revising for practical exams. Contemporary viewpoints and a resource-oriented focus towards manual therapy (OMPT) practice ensure that readers are fully up to date with all that is current in the field.Companion volume also available: Clinical Application of the Maitland Concept of NMSK Physiotherapy: Assessment and Management of Neuromusculoskeletal Movement Functions, 6th Edition, Volume 2 (ISBN: 9780702075728) - Provides clinical examples, an update of relevant scientific literature, and current coverage of NMSK-Physiotherapy/Manual Therapy/OMPT practice within a bio-psycho-social paradigm - Contains case studies that are particularly useful for self-assessment and practising clinical reasoning skills - Emphasizes the role of the therapeutic alliance and communication in overall clinical practice, placing the individual experience of patients in the center of attention - Contains extensive chapters on communication, assessment, and management that are designed to serve both beginning and advanced clinicians as a reference for clinical practice - Discusses various treatment approaches such as patient education, self-management, neurodynamics, dynamic movement control, aspects of self-awareness practices, and mindfulness; the selection and progression of treatment with passive movements; and contemporary perspectives on the physiotherapeutic management of pain - Addresses the discussion about "hands on–hands off" treatment from broader perspectives on manual therapy and body concepts - Offers personal accounts of living well with persistent pain from the perspective of both an occupational therapist and a patient advocate - Shares the knowledge and expertise of editors Elly Hengeveld and Gertrude Bucher-Dollenz, who have been trained by G. D. Maitland and have many years of clinical experience as a physiotherapist and teacher in postgraduate manual therapy (OMPT practice), as well as a team of expert contributing authors, many of whom are new to this edition
An excellent resource for physiotherapists at all levels of training and experience, Principles of the Maitland Concept of NMSK Physiotherapy: Assessment and Management of Neuromusculoskeletal Movement Functions, 9th Edition, Volume 1, provides the clinical background needed for optimal assessmen...

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