Positional Release Techniques

Leon Chaitow ND DO is an internationally known and respected osteopathic and naturopathic practitioner and teacher of soft tissue manipulation methods of treatment. He is author of over 60 books, including a series on Advanced Soft Tissue Manipulation (Muscle Energy Techniques, Positional Release Techniques, Modern Neuromuscular Techniques) and also Palpation Skills; Cranial Manipulation: Theory and Practice; Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Practitioner's Guide to Treatment, and many more. He is editor of the peer reviewed Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, that offers a multidisciplinary perspective on physical methods of patient care. Leon Chaitow was for many years senior lecturer on the Therapeutic Bodywork degree courses which he helped to design at the School of Integrated Health, University of Westminster, London, where is he now an Honorary Fellow. He continues to teach and practice part-time in London, when not in Corfu, Greece where he focuses on his writing.

• ContributorsForewordPreface to the third editionPrefaceAcknowledgementsAbbreviations1. Spontaneous release by positioning 2. Somatic dysfunction and positional release3. Strain/counterstrain researchChristopher Kevin Wong4. Counterstrain models of positional release5. Functional and facilitated positional release approaches, including cranial methods6. Positional release methods in special situations7. Positional release and fascia8. Balanced ligamentous tension techniquesRaymond J. Hruby9. Visceral positional release: the counterstrain modelEdward Goering10. Overview of the McKenzie methodAnthony J. Lisi11. 'Offloading' taping to reduce pain and facilitate movementDylan Morrissey12. Application of positional techniques in the treatment of animalsJ. Brooks and ?A. G. Pusey

I like the work of Leon Chaitow, he has taught me a lot about the art of manual medicine. This book is practical and rich with information you can use with your patients in everyday practice. --Amazon ReviewerThe information presented in this volume is right on target. Easy to read and understand. Information is also clarified by the DVD that accompanies the book. I highly recommend this therapy. --Amazon ReviewerOnce more, Chaitow shows us in Positional Release Techniques important ways to re-establish the normal functional states of different structures, such as muscles, by eliminating spasm, enhancing circulation and more. This is a very fine book that will be useful for many manual therapists. If you have any doubt, don't wait any longer, acquire it! --Amazon ReviewerThe British Osteopath Chaitow goes into details of the various positional release techniques such as strain/counterstrain, functional release etc. which helps clarifies all the terminology. Chaitow also has a video which is a good accompaniment to the book. Kind of wish I had this for the boards. --Amazon Reviewer