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This book challenges some long-held beliefs, models of treatment,
and clinical reasoning about pain. It presents the current evidence
on whatwe know about the sympathetic nervous system and the
implications it has for patients with complex regional pain
syndromes. Part 1 tackles controversial issues surrounding the role
of the sympathetic nervous system in pain states and explores
clinical challenges and questions that surround the topic. Can
visceral disease precipitate musculoskeletal disorder? What do we
know about mind body pathways? Where does the immune system fit in?
What is complex regional pain syndrome? What is sympathetic
maintained pain? How is it managed and treated? What are
sympathetic blocks? Do they work? What happens to tissues when they
are immobilised or under-used? What role does the sympathetic
nervous system play in oedema, ischaemia and supersensitivity
development? How can it cause pain? Part 2 is devoted to pain
management. A single and highly authoritative chapter provides the
information and clinical tools for us to deal more effectively with
the distress and anger shown by some patients with back pain. There
are excellent guidelines for clinicians seeking to further their
'Yellow Flag' assessment and management skills Part 3 addresses
clinical effectiveness. It introduces, explains and discusses the
concept and provides a rich resource for further research and
investigation of the topic. There is also a critical look at
'evidence' and research into the effectiveness of acupuncture and
TENS to help our understanding of the systematic review process and
the pitfalls that so often occur in clinical research. The Topical
Issues in Pain series derives from the work, study days and
seminars of the Physiotherapy Pain Association and is written by
clinicians for clinicians. Each volume reviews the literature and
presents best practice in a lively and understandable text. All
clinicians will benefit from the straightforward advice.
Volumes of the Topical Issues in Pain series are now a common sight
in Physiotherapy departments and practices throughout the UK. More
and more students are using them to learn clinical skills and as
key references for study and research. The accolades the series has
received from within and outside the profession are both moving and
cheering for Physiotherapy. This 5th volume energetically moves the
boundaries of Physiotherapy on, divided into 5 sections, it
considers some of the most important issues and challenges facing
clinicians and society today. The section on return to work (3)
examines the financial and human costs of work absence, the
difficulties that surround and often prevent people in pain from
returning to work and finally details practical ways of helping
patients actually get there. It is becoming increasingly clear that
the traditional treatments being offered for common and benign pain
states, whether by therapists, Drs or Surgeons, are ineffective
when measured in terms of return to work and confident function -
why is this? The answers most likely lie in the broader,
multidimensional, understanding of pain biology (section 5) that is
embraced in the principles and practice of cognitive-behavioural
therapies and approaches (section 4), especially when they are used
alongside physical rehabilitation programmes (sections 1, 2, 3
& 4). Vitally, these proven approaches are patient-orientated
requiring highly trained experts in listening, explaining and
communicating (sections 1 & 2). This book acknowledges that
there no simple 'fix' that takes a hurting human being from a state
of vulnerability back to one of physical confidence and full
working potential. What it is does though, is breathe a breath of
optimism into the current state-of-the-art of the physical
pain-management process that, when skilfully applied, actually does
help a great deal. The Topical Issues in Pain series derives from
the work, study days and seminars of the Physiotherapy Pain
Association and is written by clinicians for clinicians.
This is the second volume in the series stimulated by/deriving from
the work and study days of the Physiotherapy Pain Association. This
volume is about some fundamental changes in practice which aim to
prevent chronic incapacity from musculoskeletal pain problems. It
is also about our relationships with our patients, and theirs with
their pain and their families. As such, the information provided is
essential to all professions involved in physical rehabilitation
and prevention of chronic incapacity. When practice changes there
is a necessary extension of traditional thinking into new
territories and new skills to be taken on. In particular, all the
chapters in this book underline the recognition that while
musculoskeletal pain has a biomedical origin, there are also
important psychosocial components that require management within a
biopsychosocial framework. Authors provide background knowledge and
practical guidance to help readers integrate the biopsychosocial
model and biopsychosocial assessment into patient management. The
material in this book is as important to the management of acute
pain as it is to chronic pain states. Importantly, the book is not
about categorising patients as having either real or not real pain.
It represents a determined effort by all the authors to present
clinicians with tools that will help them to better understand
their patients; help prevent them becoming disabled, and help most
to lead far more active and productive lives - no matter how
complex the presentation. Volumes in the Topical Issues in Pain
series are written by clinicians for clinicians. Each volume
reviews the literature and presents best practice in a lively and
understandable text. All clinicians will benefit from the
straightforward advice. I look forward to this series and to the
activities of the Physiotherapy Pain Association because they
promise to revolutionise the morale, dignity and way of thinking of
physiotherapists and thereby to affect everyone concerned with
pain. Patrick Wall Physiotherapy 95(2):101-2
Manual of Selected Osteopathic Techniques is a comprehensive, yet
concise, text for learning osteopathic manipulation. This book
contains not only manipulative techniques, but also study aids for
the osteopathic student, intern or resident to help prepare for
board exams. This text was created by students to give a helpful
perspective to other students who wish to better grasp the
foundations of osteopathic medicine. This text includes full-color
photographs, study resources (i.e. sacral and pelvic diagnostic
algorithms, autonomic innervations and Chapman's reflexes),
detailed explanations of over 200 techniques, clinical
considerations, step-by-step approach to palpation, screening and
diagnosis and concise explanation of each osteopathic treatment
modality.
Arthritis and drugs. Now, this is going to be kind of like Basic
Common Sense. I know it's going to sound crazy because arthritis...
it's the plague It happens when you're old. No, it's not true.
Joints are brilliant and what's neat is, you know how mom said,
"Don't crack your knuckles. They're going to swell up and cause
damage?" No, the British medical journal did a study and found out
that habitual knuckle crackers, and you've got to love the Brits,
they have a remarkable lack of arthritis. Joints have to move to be
healthy. Every time you move a joint, it pushes blood and fluid to
hydrate it. This is why medications are so vital to understand. The
medications get into the blood stream. They affect metabolic
processes. If you realize that your body is a sea of metabolic
processes including joints, all of the structures in the body are
alive. I know this sounds crazy but I talk to multiple, multiple
health care professionals. They come to see me. I've got orthopedic
surgeons, liver specialists, pharmacists; I've got hundreds of
nurses. Nurses get the big picture. God bless you, gals. When you
look at it, all the tissue in the body is alive. For all of the
tissue in the body to be alive, you have to do a couple of things
with the cells. They've got to take in nutrients, they've got to
produce proteins and they've got to eliminate waste products.
That's every cell. That means the meniscus has to do that. That
means the cartilage has to do it. That means the bones have to do
it.
This fourth volume contains further ground-breaking and highly
relevant work. Taking on the placebo and nocebo phenomenon, pain
management and muscles and pain the volume yet again promotes the
forward thinking and cutting edge work of the Physiotherapy Pain
Association. In Part 1 a number of internationally renowned
clinicians and researchers have come together to produce the first
published attempt to broadly address and critically appraise the
placebo and nocebo phenomenon from a clinical perspective for
physiotherapists. The information and the way the material is
presented should fascinate as well as challenge readers to think
and work differently. Understanding the placebo fully requires a
radical shift in thinking about human recovery mechanisms and the
way in which treatments can be triggered to work at their most
efficient. Part 2 takes on three more pain management topics - the
integration of pain management approaches and techniques for
individual therapists working with individual patients or in
'out-patient' settings; information giving for patients and
addressing the taxing problem of improving fitness in patients with
chronic pain related incapacity. The last part is devoted to some
major issues surrounding the relationship of muscles to pain. Many
current beliefs about the role of muscles come under scrutiny and
some are constructively challenged by new proposals. Perhaps the
most exciting aspect of the work presented here is that
physiotherapy, if it fully integrates the information provided into
clinical practice, should be increasingly recognised as the central
and essential component of modern management of musculoskeletal
pain states. The Topical Issues in Pain series derives from the
work, study days and seminars of the Physiotherapy Pain Association
and is written by clinicians for clinicians. Each volume reviews
the literature and presents best practice in a lively and
understandable text. All clinicians will benefit from the
straightforward advice.
Pain is the most frustrating condition a physiotherapist
encounters. This is the first yearbook of the Physiotherapy Pain
Association for Chartered Physiotherapists. It considers two
challenging aspects of pain in physiotherapy practice and provides
insights and approaches to management that can be applied by all
clinicians. Part 1 critically reviews pathology, pain mechanisms
and current therapies and offers a biopsychosocial approach to
assessment, prevention, and management of pain following whiplash
injury. It assists the reader to understand and work with people
who have developed chronic pain. Part 2 considers the relationship
between fear and anxiety and activity and exercise behaviour; it
describes an approach to back pain rehabilitation that incorporates
an understanding of the key elements of fear-avoidance. In
particular, it shows how the language that clinicians use may
assist patients to develop positive attitudes that foster coping
mechanisms. The Physiotherapy Pain Association Yearbooks are
written by clinicians for clinicians. Each volume reviews the
literature and presents best practice in a lively and
understandable text. All clinicians will benefit from the
straightforward advice.
THE PERSONAL INJURY CONUNDRUM
With over 3 million whiplash injuries in the US each year,
countless individuals suffer from long term/chronic pain and health
problems due to improper or under diagnosis and treatment. Many
MD's and DC's do not realize there are specialists in the field of
Motor Vehicle Occupant Injuries. Mismanagement of a motor vehicle
collision case can leave the patient with undue pain and suffering,
as well as, make it difficult for attorneys to help victims recoup
their loss and pay medical bills. Whiplash and hidden soft tissue
injuries often require an interdisciplinary health care team
approach. Knowing when, where and why to refer auto accident
patients is a vital part in helping them receive the best care
possible.
About Dr R Jay Shetlin
Educational and personal background of Dr R Jay Shetlin.
Uundergraduate studies:
Riverside California
University of Utah; SLC, UT
Graduate Studies:
Palmer College of Chiropractic; Davenport, IA
Dr. Shetlin has been passionate about health and the human body
since his youth. Growing up with role models like "The Incredible
Hulk," Lou Frigno, Arnold Swartzenhager, Gymnast - Mary Lou Retton,
Dr. Shetlin has been amazed with what the human frame can do, how
it can change shape, and its amazing ability to heal itself after a
trauma. There was a time in the 4th grade where he had a run-in
with a forceful jolt of electricity...in his 4th grade mind, he
thought he had been "gama-rayed" turning him into a miniature
"incredible hulk," but we will save that story for another time.
Practice History
Once his graduate requirements were complete, Dr. Shetlin opened
his own practice in St. George, UT. He has never stopped learning
and has been a diligent servant to his community. Dr. Shetlin took
2 years in 2005-2007 to practice in Lisbon, Portugal. He has been
practicing in South Jordan, Utah since 2007.
Dr R Jay Shetlin Accomplishments
Served as President of the Utah Spinal Research Foundation
Served as President of the American Spinal Research Foundation
Organized a Triathlon to fund Spinal Research
Organized the, "Natural Health and Fitness Expo"
Lectured frequently on "Optimal health, naturally...without drugs
and surgery."
Headed two research studies, one on Asthma, the other on Multiple
Sclerosis.
Became Certified as an Auto Accident Occupant Injury
Specialist
Developed his practice into a group with Chiropractors, Medical
Doctors,
Physical Therapist and Massage Therapists all working together for
the benefit of the patient.
Authored three books
Serves as the President of "The Whiplash Group" and "The Utah
Whiplash Group" working with physicians and attorneys who
specialize in Personal Injury cases
Conjugate Gaze Somato-Emotional Release is a novel approach in the
release of repressed mind-body traumatisms. The Conjugate Gaze
approach works toward facilitating central nervous system
processing through the activation of the hypothalamic limbic axis,
and the use of specific reflex contacts and verbal cues. Such
diverse topics as "the psychic space" and "the alternate psyche"
will open new avenues in the treatment of somato-emotional
disorders.
Clinical Reasoning in Spine Pain, Volume I: Primary Management of
Low Back Disorders Using the CRISP Protocols, by internationally
recognized clinician, author, and researcher Dr. Donald R. Murphy
is a book for chiropractors, physical therapists, medical doctors,
and other professionals as well as students who study, treat, and
care for people with low back disorders. Unlike most medical texts,
granular detail is replaced with a practical, evidence-based
approach designed for real-world application. It gives clinicians
and students a concise means to integrate disparate findings,
organize clinical data, form a diagnosis, and design an effective
management strategy. Murphy explains his unique approach to patient
care with the Clinical Reasoning in Spine Pain (CRISP ) protocols,
an evidence-based, patient-centered, and relationship-oriented
approach to diagnosis and management.
This is the second volume in the series stimulated by/deriving from
the work and study days of the Physiotherapy Pain Association. This
volume is about some fundamental changes in practice which aim to
prevent chronic incapacity from musculoskeletal pain problems. It
is also about our relationships with our patients, and theirs with
their pain and their families. As such, the information provided is
essential to all professions involved in physical rehabilitation
and prevention of chronic incapacity. When practice changes there
is a necessary extension of traditional thinking into new
territories and new skills to be taken on. In particular, all the
chapters in this book underline the recognition that while
musculoskeletal pain has a biomedical origin, there are also
important psychosocial components that require management within a
biopsychosocial framework. Authors provide background knowledge and
practical guidance to help readers integrate the biopsychosocial
model and biopsychosocial assessment into patient management. The
material in this book is as important to the management of acute
pain as it is to chronic pain states. Importantly, the book is not
about categorising patients as having either real or not real pain.
It represents a determined effort by all the authors to present
clinicians with tools that will help them to better understand
their patients; help prevent them becoming disabled, and help most
to lead far more active and productive lives - no matter how
complex the presentation. Volumes in the Topical Issues in Pain
series are written by clinicians for clinicians. Each volume
reviews the literature and presents best practice in a lively and
understandable text. All clinicians will benefit from the
straightforward advice. I look forward to this series and to the
activities of the Physiotherapy Pain Association because they
promise to revolutionise the morale, dignity and way of thinking of
physiotherapists and thereby to affect everyone concerned with
pain. Patrick Wall Physiotherapy 95(2):101-2
Pain is the most frustrating condition a physiotherapist
encounters. This is the first yearbook of the Physiotherapy Pain
Association for Chartered Physiotherapists. It considers two
challenging aspects of pain in physiotherapy practice and provides
insights and approaches to management that can be applied by all
clinicians. Part 1 critically reviews pathology, pain mechanisms
and current therapies and offers a biopsychosocial approach to
assessment, prevention, and management of pain following whiplash
injury. It assists the reader to understand and work with people
who have developed chronic pain. Part 2 considers the relationship
between fear and anxiety and activity and exercise behaviour; it
describes an approach to back pain rehabilitation that incorporates
an understanding of the key elements of fear-avoidance. In
particular, it shows how the language that clinicians use may
assist patients to develop positive attitudes that foster coping
mechanisms. The Physiotherapy Pain Association Yearbooks are
written by clinicians for clinicians. Each volume reviews the
literature and presents best practice in a lively and
understandable text. All clinicians will benefit from the
straightforward advice.
This fourth volume contains further ground-breaking and highly
relevant work. Taking on the placebo and nocebo phenomenon, pain
management and muscles and pain the volume yet again promotes the
forward thinking and cutting edge work of the Physiotherapy Pain
Association. In Part 1 a number of internationally renowned
clinicians and researchers have come together to produce the first
published attempt to broadly address and critically appraise the
placebo and nocebo phenomenon from a clinical perspective for
physiotherapists. The information and the way the material is
presented should fascinate as well as challenge readers to think
and work differently. Understanding the placebo fully requires a
radical shift in thinking about human recovery mechanisms and the
way in which treatments can be triggered to work at their most
efficient. Part 2 takes on three more pain management topics - the
integration of pain management approaches and techniques for
individual therapists working with individual patients or in
'out-patient' settings; information giving for patients and
addressing the taxing problem of improving fitness in patients with
chronic pain related incapacity. The last part is devoted to some
major issues surrounding the relationship of muscles to pain. Many
current beliefs about the role of muscles come under scrutiny and
some are constructively challenged by new proposals. Perhaps the
most exciting aspect of the work presented here is that
physiotherapy, if it fully integrates the information provided into
clinical practice, should be increasingly recognised as the central
and essential component of modern management of musculoskeletal
pain states. The Topical Issues in Pain series derives from the
work, study days and seminars of the Physiotherapy Pain Association
and is written by clinicians for clinicians. Each volume reviews
the literature and presents best practice in a lively and
understandable text. All clinicians will benefit from the
straightforward advice.
Advancing Conjugate Gaze advances Dr. Perri's Conjugate Gaze
approach of manipulative reflex therapy to an integrated mind-body
approach to reflex-based physical and somato-emotional
therapeutics. Covering such diverse topics as the "tadpole child"
of the autistic spectrum disorders to the underlying relationship
of the cranial fascial planes to the chakras of the human body, Dr.
Perri charts a specific and highly referenced approach to
integrating dysfunctional mind-body interactions. Advancing
Conjugate Gaze will take interested practitioners of any physical
medicine discipline as well as psychology to a full understanding
of the conjugate gaze mechanism. Its application in conjunction
with peripheral reflex contacts, verbal cues, spatial field of
interaction, visceral fascial releases, cranial vault hold and
release positions, and dural meningeal pelvic flexion will fully
enhance a therapeutic reflex response and correction of
dysfunctional body dynamics.
The Practice and Applied Therapeutics of Osteopathy
By Charles Hazzard Ph.D.
Preface
The matter contained in this volume was delivered as a course of
lectures. In order that the classes might have lectures in printed
form as the work progressed, they were printed and distributed in
weekly lots, but in such form that at the end of the course they
could be bound and preserved. The work being printed piecemeal in
this way explains why there occur various blank pages through the
book. They will, however, be found useful for annotations.
As the lectures were delivered in conjunction with daily quizzes in
the symptomatology of the diseases considered, the standard texts
upon Practice of Medicine being used, it was manifestly desirable
to omit from this work all the matter so easily accessible in those
writings. This plan left the author free to devote these pages
entirely to osteopathic considerations, intending that this work
should be used in conjunction with any standard text of medical
practice.
No special attempt has been made to follow the usual classification
of diseases closely, for various reasons. Likewise, no effort has
been made to cover every disease known. It is hoped, however, that
the effort to represent the osteopathic view of disease and the
osteopathic mode of treatment, even upon this limited scale, may
not have been in vain.
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This one-of-a-kind text describes the specific anatomy and
neuromusculoskeletal relationships of the human spine, with special
emphasis on structures affected by manual spinal techniques. A
comprehensive review of the literature explores current research of
spinal anatomy and neuroanatomy, bringing practical applications to
basic science. Coverage of the mechanisms behind the evaluation and
treatment of clinical conditions related to the spine and
associated neural structures helps you connect theory to practice
by providing the rationale behind treatments. Special emphasis on
structures that may be affected by manual and surgical spinal
techniques and by other diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
related to the spine provides more focused coverage than general
anatomy references. Diagnostic imaging technology is highlighted
throughout, with radiographs, CTs, and MRIs that demonstrate the
relevance of anatomy to clinical practice. High-quality color
illustrations and photographs enhance your understanding and assist
with diagnostics. Highlighted items allow you to quickly locate
clinically relevant information. Updated, evidence-based content
ensures you have the information needed to provide safe, effective
patient care. New section on fascia provides the latest information
on this emerging topic. New illustrations, including line drawings,
MRIs CTs, and x-rays, visually clarify key concepts.
Suffering from joint pain but afraid to go see a Chiropractor? If
you need relief but the cost of seeing a Chiropractor is out of the
question for you, this book can help. Chiropractic Technique - Self
Adjustment Made Easy is available now for a low introductory price.
Ryan Seager had compiled a selection of highly effective techniques
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Self-adjust your neck to relieve tension and muscle soreness.
Simple self-exercises to align your spine to effectively relieve
back pain. The best sleeping positions to guarantee a good night's
sleep. Simple & effective treatment for sprains and strains.
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therapy recommendations to promote well-being and health. Do you
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