Abstract

Manual therapy today has evolved into a clinical science, more intricate with regards to examination and treatment and most importantly an effective diagnostic tool. Rapidly developing in Europe, Australia and North America, institutions now have clinical residencies in manual therapy. The goal of this endeavor is to standardize the instruction of manual therapy with a standard text and offer structure to treatment concepts. This book contains conceptual aspects and treatment techniques. They are categorized by regions of the body and carry a fairly extensive number of clinical photographs. This book serves as a reference for any practitioner involved in the management of musculoskeletal dysfunction. The cover depicts four hands, two pairs working as a team, as no endeavor is completed alone. The signs are actually finger alphabets denoting the alphabets H, E, A and L and the entire logo signifies ?hands on healing?. The depiction on the lower part of the signs are a concave and convex surface.