The Pocket Manual of Omt. Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Physicians

Description

The Pocket Manual of OMT is a practical, concise clinical reference for physicians and osteopathic medical students learning and using manipulative diagnosis and treatment techniques. The book's organization by body region enables readers to select appropriate treatments for specific diseases. For each technique, the book provides indications, contraindications, a stepwise description, and a photograph.

This edition presents 43 new techniques, including seated facet release and inherent motion diagnosis and treatment techniques. Updated and expanded descriptions of osteopathic principles are complemented by new illustrations and clinical correlations. Exercises that clinicians can prescribe to patients appear after the appropriate treatments.

A companion website offers the fully searchable text; online case studies with COMPLEX-style multiple-choice questions for each chapter; and 250 instructional technique videos.

Table of Contents

1: Introduction to Osteopathic Diagnosis and Treatment
2: Postural Diagnosis and Treatment
3: Lower Extremity Diagnosis and Treatment
4: Pelvic Diagnosis and Treatment
5: Sacrum Diagnosis and Treatment
6: Lumbar Diagnosis and Treatment
7: Thoracic Diagnosis and Treatment
8: Rib Diagnosis and Treatment
9: Cervical Diagnosis and Treatment
10: Head Diagnosis and Treatment
11: Upper Extremity Diagnosis and Treatment
12: Visceral Diagnosis and Treatment
13: OMT in Primary Care