Main description:

Revised and updated: a fresh new look to this established best seller, offering unique insights into this versatile and highly effective technique in the physical therapists' toolbox.

Muscle Energy Techniques (METs) is a must for any student or practitioner of physical therapy, osteopathy, physiotherapy, chiropractic, or massage therapy. This practical guide, packed full of colour photographs, fully illustrates the theory and practice of a range muscle energy techniques.

The book is broken in five parts. In Part I, the author examines the theory and principles behind muscle energy techniques, with chapters introducing the technique itself, muscle imbalances, myofascial slings and core muscle relationships, which leads neatly into the practice behind the technique.

Parts II to IV break down the technique into body areas, i.e., upper body, lower body, trunk and pelvis, with clear descriptive explanations of the techniques accompanied by colour photographs with directional arrows showing the practitioner how to maximise the benefits of the treatment. Clear drawings allow the reader to understand the basic anatomy of each muscle.

A concluding Part V shows two applications of METs: self-lengthening techniques for the shoulder complex and muscle weakness testing and the gluteals.

The complete guide for any student or practitioner of physical therapy and related modalities, this is a book that you will refer to again and again.

Contents:

PART I THEORY

Chapter 1 Structure and Function of Skeletal Muscle
Chapter 2: Introduction to Muscle Energy Techniques
Chapter 3: Muscle Imbalances
Chapter 4: Core Muscle Relationships

PART II PRACTICE-UPPER BODY

Chapter 4: Upper Trapezius and Levator Scapulae
Chapter 5: Sternocleidomastoid and Scalenes
Chapter 6: Pectorals and Coracoid Muscles
Chapter 7: Latissimus Dorsi and Teres Major
Chapter 8: Rotator Cuff-Subscapularis and Infraspinatus

PART III PRACTICE-LOWER BODY

Chapter 9: Gastrocnemius and Soleus
Chapter 10: Hamstrings
Chapter 11: Tensor Fascia Latae and Iliotibial Band
Chapter 12: Adductors

PART IV PRACTICE-TRUNK AND PELVIS

Chapter 13: Psoas, Iliacus, and Rectus Femoris
Chapter 14: Hip Joint and Piriformis
Chapter 15: Quadratus Lumborum and Erector Spinae

PART V APPLICATIONS

Chapter 16: Self-Lengthening Techniques
Chapter 17: Muscle Weakness Testing and Gluteals

Appendix 1 Anatomical Movements
Appendex 2 Common Postural Deficiencies
Bibliography
Index