Muscle Energy Techniques (Advanced Soft Tissue Techniques

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.”The practical application of MET starts from Chapter 5. The videos are accessible via a website whose address is within the book. A simple log in and you have access to a collection of MET greatest hits. The videos are clear, simple and short but not inclusive of all the techniques in the book” Reviewed by InTouch, May 2015Introduces new methodology and instructs in the scientific basis and correct application of existing METsExplains the value of METs in the treatment of a variety of problems ranging from hypertonicity and muscle tightness to joint dysfunction and joint capsule adhesionsProvides precise assessment and diagnosis guidelines from a variety of perspectives including osteopathy, chiropractic, physical therapy, athletic training and massage therapyDetails the background to soft tissue dysfunction and explains the adaptive chain reactions that both produce and result from dysfunctionGives many variations on the safe use of MET in acute, chronic and rehabilitation settingsHighly illustrated with full-colour line drawings and diagramsSupplemented by a website which includes video clips of experienced practitioners demonstrating the techniquesIdeal for experienced practitioners as well as those taking undergraduate and postgraduate courses in manual therapyNow published in full colour throughoutPresents the latest research findings underpinning the practice of MET methodology from differing areas of practicePresents the increasingly refined ways of using the variety of MET methods to allow the reader to safely apply them in a variety of settingsVideo clips on an associated website presents practical examples of the METs explored in the book Contains a new chapter on the history of MET to provide useful insights from pioneers of the methodNew chapters by orthopaedic surgeons discuss the relevance of MET in the rehabilitative setting 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 Contains an increased emphasis on pulsed MET and isotonic eccentric stretching