Osteopathy and Obstetrics is already well-established as a textbook for postgraduate and undergraduate students of osteopathy. In this new edition, now in full color throughout, the original text has been revised to emphasise the physiological need for change that every pregnant woman undergoes, as well as showing the consequential anatomical developments. This revised and expanded version also gives greater emphasis in every chapter to safety issues, and to ensuring safe practice in diagnosis and treatment The text is divided into three main sections: Above the Diaphragm Below the Diaphragm The Pelvis. It describes and explains the use of all types of osteopathic techniques including structural techniques, myofascial techniques, cranial techniques and visceral techniques. Osteopaths, chiropractors, physical therapists, and others working in the manual therapy field, will find the book invaluable for reference as a practical technique manual. The information it offers on how osteopaths can work safely and effectively to treat the common problems often suffered by pregnant women, and the potential solutions, will also be of interest and value to midwives, obstetricians, and family practitioners. Based on Dr Sandler's lifetime work, teaching and treating throughout the world, Osteopathy and Obstetrics is a unique contribution to the body of knowledge within the world of osteopathic manual treatment.

This thesis looks at changes in joint laxity associated with the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and the menopause and the potential contribution of female hormones to that laxity. Four experiments were designed looking at mobility in a peripheral joint. Women with a normal menstrual cycle, pregnant women, breast feeding women, and women after the menopause, were all examined. The results of the menstrual cycle study showed that every subject underwent an increase in laxity as she progressed throughout the cycle, and that change was particularly significant in the first phase of the cycle. The pregnancy study showed that all subjects measured showed an increase in joint laxity as the pregnancy progressed, however this laxity change was neither uniform throughout the pregnancy nor the same from one subject to another. The post natal study looked at changes in laxity that took place in breast versus bottle feeding mothers.The menopause study showed that women who take a hormone replacement retain joint laxity more than a control group.