Functional Neurology for Practitioners of Manual Medicine

Description

Functional Neurology utilizes our understanding of how the nervous system works in the treatment of a variety of clinical conditions. Fuctional Neurology for Practitioners of Manual Medicine takes the reader from the embryonic beginnings of the nervous system, through the biochemistry of receptor activation and on to the functional systems of the nervous system.

Both the student and the clinician will find this text a valuable source of information and clinical guidance in the application of detailed neurological principles to their practice. Concepts, relationships and scientific mechanisms of the nervous system function are covered, and this aids the practitioner in developing their clinical approach to a wide variety of patient presentations.

This text explores the neurological impact of the application of functional neurological principles, using a detailed clinical approach supported by clinical case studies. The text is fully referenced, which allows the reader to immediately apply the concepts to practice situations.

New for this edition are new chapters on pain (including headache) and theoretical evidence, plus extensive electronic resources supporting the text.

Key Features

• Utilizes our understanding of how the nervous system works in the treatment of a variety of clinical conditions
• Demystifies the clinical results seen in the practice of Functional Neurology and scientifically validates its clinical success
• Addresses function rather than pathology, allowing the reader to gain a firm understanding of the neurological processes seen in health and disease
• Contains clinical cases which are designed to be read and answered before starting the chapter to allow the reader to gauge their current state of knowledge
• 'Quick Facts' introduce new concepts or allow rapid review of information already presented in the text in a brief and succinct manner
• Contains a detailed overview of the concepts relating to our understanding of the development of emotion to demonstrate the link between physical health and the mind
• Contains abundant references to support controversial concepts

Table of Contents

• Fundamental concepts in functional neurology
• Early developmental events
• Biochemistry and physiology of receptor activation
• History and examination
• Neurology of sensory and receptor systems
• Neuronal integration and movement
• The spinal cord and peripheral nerves
• The autonomic nervous system
• The cortex
• The thalamus and hypothalamus
• The basal ganglia
• The limbic system
• The brainstem and reticular formation
• The cerebellum and vestibular system
• Neuroimmune functional interactions
• Psychoneurological aspects
• Headaches
• Fundamental evidence
• Approaches to patient management
• Approaches to treatment

Author Information

Randy W. Beck, BSc(Hons) DC PhD DACNB FAAFN FACFN, Senior Lecturer, Clinical Diagnosis and Neurology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia; and Associate Professor, Clinical Neurology, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Florida, USA; Director of the Institute of Functional Neuroscience Perth, Australia. Dr. Beck is a Fellow of the Australasian Academy of Functional Neurology and a Fellow of the American College of Functional Neurology.