Chiropractic Rehabilitation Texts

This practical "how-to" manual for chiropractors integrates the fields of chiropractic, myofascial therapy, and exercise into a cost-effective approach for treating spinal disorders.   It also contains a DVD that covers assessment and stabilizing tracks...it's just awesome!   It thoroughly covers functional assessment, manual resistance techniques, stabilization exercises, and patient education.   It identifies and discusses psychosocial factors that might predispose patients to a disability, chronic pain, and treatment dependency.   The foremost authorities from chiropractic, orthopaedics and physical therapy present a practical overview of spinal rehabilitation combining McKenzie, Janda, Contract-Relax and Stabilization approaches into one common treatment protocol.   This text contains the "basics" for those taking the LACC 3-year rehabilitation Diplomate program.   This book (and the rehab program) will have a profound impact on how you assess and care for every patient. This book is a real "must have"!

This video set contains exam procedures and suggested techniques for addressing cervical and low back rehabilitation. These tapes are detailed and easy to follow, and are a great supplement to Dr. Liebenson's rehabilitation textbook listed above.

This is the third edition by Lewit, a physician and professor with Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. This updated edition covers the examination of locomotor function and its disturbance, functional anatomy and radiography of the spinal column, indications for treatment, therapeutic techniques, clinical aspects of disturbed functions of the locomotor system, prophylaxis, problems of expertise, and the place of manipulative therapy and its future. Includes abundant B&W illustrations and photographs...the use of graphics and patient pictures and positioning is excellent.

A dissertation on the common clinical problems affecting the pelvic region in regards to functional locomotor disturbances with chiropractic treatments and procedures. De Franca (director, West Boylston Chiropractic Office) discusses anatomy and function, clinical history, the examination process, manual techniques using mobilization and manipulation, the clinical considerations of soft tissue disorders, myofascial pain, friction massage, and muscle shortening. The final chapter features Dr. Linda Levine's outline of stretching and exercises. Includes illustrations and photographs of treatments and exercises.

A clinically oriented text providing a comprehensive reference of cervical spine function, dysfunction, clinical syndromes, evaluation and management. Also offers guidelines on how to approach specific clinical syndromes related to the cervical spine from the standpoint of signs and syndromes, differential diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, referral and home care.

* Comprehensive overview of documentation in physical therapy for the purpose of justifying treatment strategies and avoiding claim denials

*Case studies illustrate acceptable and unacceptable documentation practices

*Provides suggestions to improve documentation Documenting Physical Therapy provides practitioners with the tools necessary to make documentation a successful and beneficial part of clinical practice. Using the reviewer's perspective, emphasis is placed on documenting components that are essential for coverage determinations.

This text provides the practicing clinician with a sound theoretical basis for spinal stabilization exercises for the management and prevention of low back pain. The authors thouroughly explain the basic science of segmental stabilization of the lumbar spine and the clinical applications of these concepts. The foreword is written by Monohar M. Panjabi

"...a new edition providing step-by-step instructions on how to examine patients using a logical sequence of passive, contractile, and special tests, and how to relate findings to biomechanical problems and lesions." Appropriate for: Chiropractic Students, Chiropractors.

A comprehensive textbook covering all methods of spontaneous release by positioning, this book compares all major positional release methods, from strain/counterstrain to functional osteopathy. Details step by step use of these manual methods and describes integrated use with other manual approaches such as MET. A new CDROM includes video clips demonstrating how to apply the techniques described as well as complete version of text on disk with links between the two. Provides explanations of treatment of both muscle and joint problems. Explains how the methods can be used to treat bedridden patients. Emphasizes safety and usefulness in both acute and chronic settings.

In this easy-to-follow guide, the director of the Life Chiropractic Center in Salt Lake City presents simple exercises to align the body, calm the mind, and stretch the muscles. Replete with instructional photographs and drawings, a handbook offers a complete program to alleviate the physical ailments caused by stress through safe, easy exercises for the neck, back, and pelvis.

Contributions from leaders in the field of sports chiropractic, reprinted from five years of and updated with recent information, illuminate the growing role of the chiropractor in injury management and prevention. Includes support documents for exercise testing, pre-test history, and informed consent, tables and algorithms, and b&w photos of stretches, tests, and techniques. Mootz is associate medical director for chiropractic for the State of Washington Department of Labor and Industries in Olympia, Washington. McCarthy is dean of Palmer College of Chiropractic-West in San Jose, California.

An easily referenced compilation of post-operative and postfracture rehabilitation approaches which provides the reader with a framework on which individualized rehab programs can be built.   The author stresses that rehabilitation therapy may have as much or more effect on long term results than the initial treatment of an injury or condition.   Easily referenced tables with protocols for various injuries.

An illustrated text with over 250 Swiss Ball exercises.   Exercises are categorized by body position on the ball, and listed by common and technical names.   Written in laymans terms and the illustrations can be photocopied to help the therapist promote patient compliance.