Manual Mobilization of the Joints: The Spine, Volume II: Joint Examination and Basic Treatment [With DVD]

For over 40 years, Kaltenborn's classic handbooks on Manual Mobilization of the Joints have introduced thousands of clinicians worldwide to the practical foundations of joint mobilization. In these books, Kaltenborn describes each test and mobilization in simple and precise language reinforced by numerous clear photographs. This book presents basic manual, passive spinal joint evaluation and mobilization techniques, with its hallmark marriage of functional anatomy to clinical practice. In this edition: Clear indications and objectives for each test and mobilization technique. How to transform a technique from a test into an effective treatment using simple alterations in grip, body positioning, grade of movement and duration. Detailed discussion of grades of translatoric movement and its application in practice.