Concise Book of Neuromuscular Therapy : A Trigger Point Manual

by SHARKEY, JOHN

• ISBN13: 9781556436734
• ISBN10: 1556436734
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Summary

Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT) is an innovative healing approach that combines the best soft tissue manipulation techniques of osteopathy, chiropractic, naturopathy, trigger point therapy, and other fields. NMT uses massage techniques and flexibility stretching to balance the musculoskeletal and nervous systems, and eliminate the causes of neuromuscular pain. The therapy consists of using the fingers, knuckles, or elbow to apply alternating levels of pressure, which relax the affected muscles and increase circulation. This treatment enhances muscle and joint function, and can be combined with other modalities as part of a comprehensive program. With 240 color and black-and-white illustrations,The Concise Book of Neuromuscular Therapyis an ideal learning tool for students involved in any of the medical sciences, as well as practicing physical therapists, doctors, or clinicians wishing to integrate NMT into osteopathy, physiotherapy, sport science, sports medicine, physical therapy, chiropractic, sports massage, and other manual therapies.

Author Biography

John Sharkey, BSc, MSc, NMT, is an exercise physiologist and neuromuscular therapist. He is the principal and director of the National Training Center, an organization responsible for the educational training and development of Neuromuscular Therapy and Medical Exercise. Based in Dublin, the NTC has branches throughout Ireland. At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Sharkey became the first NMT therapist to participate as a fully accredited Olympic medical team member.

Foreword writer David G. Simons, MD, is a research scientist with several decades of experience in the study and treatment of myofascial pain. With Janet G. Travell, MD, he authored the seminal book Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual in 1983. Now in his eighties, Simons is a volunteer clinical professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory University and is a member of the medical staff of Dekalb Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia.

Table of Contents

History, Influences, and the Genesis of Neuromuscular (European) Therapy	p. 11
Integrated Functional Anatomy Building Blocks	p. 16
Understanding Anatomy	p. 17
Prefixes, Suffixes and Combining Forms	p. 18
Anatomical Localization	p. 20
The Cell: Organization of the Human Body	p. 25
An Overview of the Skeletal System	p. 28
An Overview of the Nervous System	p. 40
An Overview of the Cardiorespiratory System	p. 43
Muscles, Fascia, and the Kinetic Chain	p. 47
Introducing Fascia	p. 48
Planes of Motion	p. 51
Kinetic Chain	p. 53
Classification of Skeletal Muscles and Muscle Mechanics	p. 53
Titin and the Sliding Filament Theory	p. 70
Muscle Anatomy: Only One Muscle in the Human Body	p. 71
Trigger Points: Assessment and Treatment	p. 79
Trigger Point (TrP) Formation Theories	p. 81
Shoulder Anatomy, Arthrokinematics and TrP Considerations	p. 85
What is Proprioception?	p. 92
Stages of Learning	p. 96
Kinetic Chain Anatomy and Patient Assessment	p. 99
Prime Movers, Stabilizers, and the Kinetic Chain	p. 100
Kinetic Chain Anatomy	p. 101
Looking at Muscle Function	p. 105
Patient Assessment	p. 108
Laws of European Neuromuscular Therapy	p. 115
Muscle Energy Techniques	p. 118
Review of the Major Skeletal Muscles	p. 133
Muscles of the Face, Head, and Neck	p. 134
Muscles of the Trunk	p. 153
Muscles of the Shoulder, Arm, and Hand	p. 167
Muscles of the Hip and Thigh	p. 202
Muscles of the Leg and Foot	p. 218
Resources	p. 229
Index	p. 231
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