The Thorax. An Integrated Approach

Chapter 1 ANATOMY OF THE THORAX
Chapter 2 BIOMECHANICS OF THE THORAX
Chapter 3 ASSESSMENT OF THE THORAX AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE WHOLE BODY
Chapter 4 PRINCIPLES OF THE INTEGRATED SYSTEMS MODEL FOR TREATMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT
Chapter 5 CASE REPORTS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE THORAX TO THE WHOLE BODY
Chapter 6 RELEASE TECHNIQUES FOR THE SYSTEM IMPAIRMENTS
Chapter 7 MOTOR LEARNING AND MOVEMENT TRAINING

This clinical textbook will update the reader on the relevant anatomy, known biomechanics, clinical assessment, musculoskeletal conditions and treatment of the thorax and how these relate to the function of the whole body. An integrated biopsychosocial model (the Integrated Systems Model – ISM) will be highlighted in this text and used as a foundation for clinicians to organize their knowledge from multiple sources. The text emphasizes the current suggestion from the evidence that treatment be individualized and that clinical reasoning form the basis for treatment decisions.

Richly illustrated with 3D-rendered colour anatomical drawings, and over 250 clinical photographs, The Thorax – an integrated approach is the definitive manual on the thorax for all bodyworkers helping patients improve mobility and control of the trunk.

Diane Lee is an orthopaedic musculoskeletal physiotherapist (FCAMT) and designated as a Clinical Specialist in Women’s Health by the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. She has long been interested in the biomechanics of the thorax and the impact of sub-optimal thoracic alignment, mobility and control in multiple conditions throughout the whole body. She has written several chapters on both the pelvis and the thorax as well as published two peer-reviewed articles (1993, 2015 JMMT) on her biomechanical model of the thorax. She self-published two books on the thorax (Manual Therapy for the Thorax 1994 and The Thorax – An Integrated Approach2003), which are both no longer available and is excited to collaborate with Handspring Publishing on this new text. The intent is to describe a biopsychosocial approach that incorporates the novel, updated biomechanical model of the thorax to facilitate wise decisions for clinicians working with musculoskeletal, urogynecological and respiratory conditions. Diane lectures internationally on the thorax and other topics and provides online education through her company Learn with Diane Lee at www.learnwithdianelee.com.