Palpation Techniques
eBook - PDF

Palpation Techniques

Surface Anatomy for Physical Therapists

  1. 426 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Palpation Techniques

Surface Anatomy for Physical Therapists

About this book

This completely updated third edition of the award-winning Palpation Techniques is a beautifully illustrated guide with clear step-by-step descriptions that teach readers how to identify and distinguish between a multitude of underlying body structures, based mainly on palpation alone. A unique graphic technique using detailed drawings of muscles, bones, and tendons directly on the skin, which come alive in almost 900 full-color photographs along with complementary color illustrations, provides a solid understanding of the functional significance of each anatomic region. The previous edition introduced palpation techniques for the shoulder and included new photos and illustrations for the hand, hip, and foot. This third edition is upgraded with a chapter on the abdominal area and additional subchapters on further starting positions and palpation techniques of the shoulder, elbow, and hip/groin. Many new illustrations accompany these new sections.

Readers will learn how to use:

  • Palpation during physical examination to localize painful, injured structures (provocative palpation)
  • Joints as critical landmarks in carrying out tests and guiding manual therapy techniques
  • Palpation of peripheral nerves to localize and assess sources of dysfunction and pain
  • Deep soft-tissue palpation to relieve musculoskeletal pain

This outstanding book will enable physical therapy and osteopathy practitioners and students to refine their knowledge of practical anatomy further and thus optimize patient care.

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Yes, you can access Palpation Techniques by Bernhard Reichert,Wolfgang Stelzenmüller,Wolfgang Stelzenmueller in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Alternative & Complementary Medicine. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Palpation Techniques: Surface Anatomy for Physical Therapists
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword to the First English Edition
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. 1 Basic Principles
  9. 2 Shoulder Complex
  10. 3 Elbow Complex
  11. 4 Hand
  12. 5 Hip and Groin Region
  13. 6 Knee Joint
  14. 7 Foot
  15. 8 Soft Tissues
  16. 9 Posterior Pelvis
  17. 10 Lumbar Spine
  18. 11 Abdominal Region
  19. 12 Thoracic Spine and Thoracic Cage
  20. 13 Cervical Spine
  21. 14 Head and Jaw
  22. Index