Muscle Energy Techniques 4e sets out clear, practical and clinical
guidelines for all students and practitioners wishing to use MET
techniques as part of their patient management. Fully updated and now
published in full colour throughout, this book has an accompanying
website with video clips presenting the full array of modern METs in a
variety of acute, chronic and rehabilitation settings.
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Introduces new methodology and instructs in the scientific basis and
correct application of existing METs
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Explains the value of METs in the treatment of a variety of problems
ranging from hypertonicity and muscle tightness to joint dysfunction
and joint capsule adhesions
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Provides precise assessment and diagnosis guidelines from a variety of
perspectives including osteopathy, chiropractic, physical therapy,
athletic training and massage therapy
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Details the background to soft tissue dysfunction and explains the
adaptive chain reactions that both produce and result from dysfunction
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Gives many variations on the safe use of MET in acute, chronic and
rehabilitation settings
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Highly illustrated with full-colour line drawings and diagrams
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Supplemented by a website which includes video clips of experienced
practitioners demonstrating the techniques
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Ideal for experienced practitioners as well as those taking
undergraduate and postgraduate courses in manual therapy
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Now published in full colour throughout
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Presents the latest research findings underpinning the practice of MET
methodology from differing areas of practice
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Presents the increasingly refined ways of using the variety of MET
methods to allow the reader to safely apply them in a variety of
settings
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Video clips on an associated website presents practical examples of
the METs explored in the book
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Contains a new chapter on the history of MET to provide useful
insights from pioneers of the method
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New chapters by orthopaedic surgeons discuss the relevance of MET in
the rehabilitative setting
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Contains a completely new chapter on the relevance of MET to massage
therapy as well as expanded sections on its value in chiropractic,
sports injury and physiotherapy
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Contains an increased emphasis on pulsed MET and isotonic eccentric
stretching