Soft tissue manipulation.pdf

SOFT-TISSUE MANIPULATION

An authoritative textbook dealing with Neuro-Muscular Technique,

Muscle Energy Technique and Strain-Counterstrain — diagnostic and

therapeutic methods which restore the structural, functional

and postural integrity of the body, removing pain,

muscular tension, stress and restrictions to health.

MANIPULATION

A Practitioners Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of

Soft Tissue Dysfunction and Reflex Activity

LEON CHAITOW

N.D.,D.O

Illustrated by Bevil Roberts

SOFT-TISSUE

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Rochester, Vermont 05767

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Note to the reader: This book is intended as an informational guide. The remedies, approaches,

and techniques described herein are meant to supplement, and not to be a substitute for,

professional medical care or treatment. They should not be used to treat a serious ailment

without prior consultation with a qualified healthcare professional.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Chaitow, Leon.

Soft-tissue manipulation : a practitioner's guide to the diagnosis and treatment of soft-tissue

dysfunction and reflex activity / by Leon Chaitow.

p. cm.

Reprint. Originally published: New rev. and expanded ed.

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire ; Rochester, Vt. : Thorsons, 1987.

Bibliography: p.

Includes index.

ISBN 0-89281-276-1

1. Manipulation (Therapeutics). I. Title.

[DNLM: 1. Manipulation, Orthopedic—methods.

WB 535 C435n]

RZ342.C47 1988

615.8'22—dcl9

DNLM/DLC

for Library of Congress

88-24482

CIP

Printed and bound in the United States

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