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A Massage Therapist's Guide to Lower Back & Pelvic Pain E-Book
(2007)
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Abstract
A MASSAGE THERAPIST'S GUIDE TO LOWER BACK AND PELVIC PAIN describes in detail the background to the evolution of "non-specific" backache as well as the assessment and treatment methods ideal for use in combination with massage therapy, deriving from physical therapy, osteopathic, and chiropractic sources. The book describes these methods individually and then integrates them into a detailed description of a massage session focusing on the person with backache. This unique book takes care to consider the needs of the massage therapist, who previously may have had to adapt his/her own methodology from descriptions aimed at other health care professionals.
- Includes access to website - www.chaitowonline.com - which contains videos demonstrating real-life examples of the palpation and treatment methods.
- Abundant illustrations enrich the text and bring content to life to make it easily understandable.
- Bulleted point text and summaries allow the reader to quickly find information and review important content.
- Easy-reference format and accessible language help break down concepts.
- Includes access to website - www.chaitowonline.com - which contains videos demonstrating real-life examples of the palpation and treatment methods.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| A Massage Therapists’ Guide to Lower Back and Pelvic Pain | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| Foreword | vii | ||
| Chapter 1. The ‘triage’ | 1 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 1 | ||
| NON-SPECIFIC BACK PAIN | 2 | ||
| COST AND RANGE OF BACK PAIN | 2 | ||
| MASSAGE AND BACK PAIN | 3 | ||
| WHAT ARE THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS THAT LEAD TO BACK PAIN? | 3 | ||
| ‘CAUSES’ OF NON-SPECIFIC BACK PAIN | 3 | ||
| THE BIOMECHANICS OF BACK PAIN: THE MOTOR SYSTEM | 7 | ||
| STABILITY | 9 | ||
| ASSESSING FOR MUSCLE STRENGTH, STAMINA, LENGTH, COORDINATION AND TRIGGER POINTS | 9 | ||
| SOME OF THE MANY CONTRIBUTORY FEATURES OF NON-SPECIFIC BACK PAIN | 10 | ||
| CAUTIONS: RED AND YELLOW FLAGS | 10 | ||
| TREATMENT | 11 | ||
| CONCLUSION | 13 | ||
| References | 14 | ||
| Chapter 2. Impostor back pain | 17 | ||
| GRIEVE’S MASQUERADERS | 18 | ||
| CAUTIONS: RED AND YELLOW FLAGS | 18 | ||
| SPECIFIC DISEASES OR CONDITIONS THAT INVOLVE, OR MIMIC, BACK PAIN | 19 | ||
| LEWIT’S ADVICE | 22 | ||
| NERVE ROOT PAIN | 22 | ||
| DISTORTIONS AND ANOMALIES | 23 | ||
| References | 23 | ||
| Chapter 3. How much pain is there, where is it and where might it be coming from? | 25 | ||
| TRIGGER POINTS | 25 | ||
| TRIGGER POINT PALPATION SITES | 25 | ||
| VISCERA AND BACK PAIN | 30 | ||
| PELVIC PAIN | 31 | ||
| MEASURING THE PAIN | 31 | ||
| TISSUE ‘LEVELS’ | 37 | ||
| References | 38 | ||
| Chapter 4. Low back pain: palpation, observation and assessment approaches | 39 | ||
| ADAPTATION | 39 | ||
| MUSCLE FATIGUE | 40 | ||
| THE KEY FEATURES NEEDED TO AVOID BACK PROBLEMS | 40 | ||
| QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 40 | ||
| FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENTS | 41 | ||
| CROSSED SYNDROME PATTERNS | 48 | ||
| PALPATING FOR TRIGGER POINTS | 54 | ||
| References | 55 | ||
| Chapter 5. Pelvic pain | 57 | ||
| TRIGGER POINTS AND PELVIC PAIN | 57 | ||
| VISCERAL ‘DRAG’ AND PELVIC PAIN | 59 | ||
| TESTS | 67 | ||
| ROTATIONAL DYSFUNCTIONS | 68 | ||
| FLARE DYSFUNCTIONS | 69 | ||
| SACRAL TENDER POINT ASSESSMENT FOR STRAIN/ COUNTERSTRAIN TREATMENT | 70 | ||
| LOCATION OF THE SACRAL MEDIAL POINTS | 70 | ||
| SACRAL FORAMEN TENDER POINTS | 71 | ||
| References | 72 | ||
| Chapter 6. Modalities working with massage | 75 | ||
| PALPATION SKILLS | 75 | ||
| ARTT | 76 | ||
| NEUROMUSCULAR TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT METHODS | 80 | ||
| MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE | 84 | ||
| POSITIONAL RELEASE TECHNIQUE (PRT) | 88 | ||
| INTEGRATED NEUROMUSCULAR INHIBITION (FOR TRIGGER POINT DEACTIVATION) | 90 | ||
| SPRAY-AND-STRETCH METHODS | 91 | ||
| REHABILITATION EXERCISE METHODS | 94 | ||
| MASSAGE | 94 | ||
| References | 95 | ||
| Chapter 7. Outcome based massage | 97 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 97 | ||
| DESCRIBING MASSAGE | 99 | ||
| DELIVERY OF MASSAGE | 101 | ||
| JOINT MOVEMENT METHODS | 106 | ||
| MASSAGE APPLICATION FOR LOW BACK PAIN AND DYSFUNCTION | 106 | ||
| MASSAGE STRATEGIES FOR BACK PAIN | 110 | ||
| BREATHING DYSFUNCTION | 112 | ||
| STRATEGIES FOR SPECIFIC MUSCLES INVOLVED IN LOW BACK PAIN | 115 | ||
| MASSAGE STRATEGIES FOR JOINTS RELATED TO LOW BACK PAIN | 120 | ||
| FACE AND HEAD | 123 | ||
| NECK | 124 | ||
| TORSO ANTERIOR | 125 | ||
| TORSO POSTERIOR | 127 | ||
| SHOULDER, ARM AND HAND | 129 | ||
| LOW BACK AND HIP | 130 | ||
| THE THIGHS, LEGS AND FEET | 131 | ||
| RE-EVALUATION | 131 | ||
| References | 134 | ||
| Chapter 8. Prevention and rehabilitation: core stability and breathing retraining | 135 | ||
| CORE STABILIZATION ASSESSMENT AND EXERCISES | 135 | ||
| BREATHING REHABILITATION | 140 | ||
| References | 143 | ||
| Chapter 9. Prevention | 145 | ||
| HOW VULNERABLE IS THE PATIENT? | 145 | ||
| PROGRESSIVE ADAPTIVE CHANGES TO SOFT TISSUE STRESSORS | 147 | ||
| UPPER AND LOWER CROSSED SYNDROMES | 147 | ||
| THE THERAPIST’S ROLE | 148 | ||
| References | 148 | ||
| Chapter 10. Other methods | 149 | ||
| SUMMARY OF SYSTEMS, METHODS AND MODALITIES USED IN THE MANUAL TREATMENT OF BACK PAIN | 149 | ||
| Glossary | 151 | ||
| Index | 159 | ||
| ELSEVIER DVD-ROM LICENCE AGREEMENT | 163 |