Psychosomatic Disorders in Manual Therapeutics

Philip Latey (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

1993
Blackwell Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-632-02200-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This is a book for manual and general therapists interested in the exploration of psychosomatic and psychological ills. The author's main theme is that physical, mental, emotional and social problems are inextricably linked and are best treated together by the manual therapist.

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This is a book for manual and general therapists interested in the exploration of psychosomatic and psychological ills. Drawing on wide-ranging study, clinical and teaching experience, the author starts from the purely physical findings familiar to the manual therapist, and builds therapeutic models and understandings that are both innovative and easy to apply. Latey's main theme is that physical, mental, emotional and social problems of various sorts are inextricably linked, and are best treated together by the manual therapist. This book is intended for osteopaths, chiropractors, physiotherapists and other manual therapists, and all professions interested in holistic medicine.

Inhalt

Introduction; Questions, doubts and fears; The combined perspective; Looking for patterns; Taking the case; The patient's experience; Muscular stress patterns; Visceral stress pattterns; General discussions of physiological stress; Life cycle hypothesis; Patterns of seizure in group interaction; Gender in human systems; An expansion of technique theory; Obstacles and maintaining factors; Key lesions and "neutrality"; Overall patterns of practice; Strategy and tactics; Hands on technique; Non-contact technique; Support for the practitioner.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.6.1993
• Zusatzinfo: 15 illustrations
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Behandlungstechniken
• ISBN-10: 0-632-02200-0 / 0632022000
• ISBN-13: 978-0-632-02200-7 / 9780632022007
• Zustand: Neuware