Natural medicine for working in physical therapy and allied health professions. This multiauthored text, contianing thousands of reference and a wealth of applied information has met with excellent reviews from health, exercise and rehabilition professional across the world:
A review from Positive Health Magazine:
Leon Chaitow has done a remarkable job in bringing so much information and research references together in this extensive volume which runs to nearly 600 pages. With contributions from numerous highly experienced Osteopaths, Chiropractors, Naturopaths and academics, this book will be an invaluable resource for all Manual Therapists who wish to evaluate the effectiveness of a wide range of different physical therapies. It also provides a detailed overview of differing approaches to and theories about physical assessment.
Chapter 9, written by Osteopath Matthew Wallden includes an extensive array of useful and practical information on biomechanics, ergonomics, posture and muscle physiology, placed within the context of human evolution. There are particularly good sections on sports medicine, on the muscular system as an expression of psychological state, as well as interesting comments on the relationship between chi and water, the hazards of weight-loss programmes and the role of chi in spinal mechanics. Wallden’s philosophical views which describe the heirarchy of humans in terms of dimensions, developmental planes and spiritual states may not be to everyone’s taste, but they provide a useful context for his extensive and compelling description of movement rehabilitation.
As a reference book, this volume is worth its weight in gold and if one can get through the dense writing style will be an invaluable tool for any manual therapist.