Spinal Manipulations and Mobilization Techniques

“Bodymaster” John Gibbons is a world-renowned osteopath, author, and lecturer for the Bodymaster Method®. He specializes in the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of sport injuries and has worked with top-flight athletes, including Premiership footballers and rugby players, the Oxford University boat crew, and Olympians. He delivers sold-out courses throughout the United Kingdom and internationally to physical therapists wishing to study his acclaimed Bodymaster Method®. To date, he has written eight books, all of which regularly feature on Amazon’s bestseller lists: two editions of A Practical Guide to Kinesiology Taping for Injury Prevention and Common Medical Conditions; two editions of Muscle Energy Techniques; The Vital Glutes: Connecting the Gait Cycle to Pain and Dysfunction; Functional Anatomy of the Pelvis and the Sacroiliac Joint; The Vital Shoulder Complex: An Illustrated Guide to Assessment, Treatment, and Rehabilitation; and The Vital Nerves: A Practical Guide for Physical Therapists.He has captivated more than 470,000 YouTube subscribers with his educational manual therapy videos.

• Part I. TheoryChapter 1. Anatomy of the Vertebral ColumnFunctions of the Vertebral ColumnSpinal CurvaturesThe Facet JointsLigaments of the Vertebral ColumnChapter 2. Anatomy of the Pelvic Girdle and Sacroiliac JointThe Innominate BonesSymphysis Pubis JointSacroiliac JointChapter 3. Intervertebral Disc Anatomy and Spinal PathologiesIntervertebral Disc AnatomyDisc Herniation or ProlapseDegenerative Disc DiseaseTypes of PainMy Own Case Study-Lumbar SpineMy Own Case Study-Cervical SpineChapter 4. Spinal Mobilization versus Manipulation and ContraindicationsMobilization and ManipulationWhat Are the Benefits of Spinal Treatments?Grading Scale of MobilizationsContraindications and PrecautionsChapter 5. Gait Cycle and the Relationship to the Vertebral ColumnGait CycleHeel-StrikeA Myofascial LinkPelvis, SIJ, and Lumbar Spine MotionSummary of the Sacrum and the Gait CycleChapter 6. Biomechanics of the Vertebral ColumnSpinal Mechanics: Fact or Fiction?How All This Came AboutGracovetsky's “Spinal Engine Theory”Spinal Mechanics ExplainedViewing PerspectiveSpinal Mechanics: DefinitionsPart II. PracticeChapter 7. Techniques for the Cervical SpineCase StudyFunctional Anatomy of the Cervical SpineNeurological Anatomy of the Cervical SpineCervical Intervertebral DiscsCervical Spine Facet JointsMotion of the Cervical SpineAssessment of the Cervical SpineTreatment of the Cervical SpineChapter 8. Techniques for the Atlanto-Occipital JointAssessment of the Atlanto-Occipital JointTreatment of the Atlanto-Occipital JointChapter 9. Techniques for the Cervicothoracic JunctionAssessment of the Cervicothoracic JunctionTreatment of the Cervicothoracic JunctionChapter 10. Techniques for the Thoracic SpineAnatomy of the Thoracic SpineAssessment and Treatment ProtocolsChapter 11. Techniques for the RibcageAnatomy of the RibcageRibs and the SpineMuscles for BreathingAssessment and TreatmentChapter 12. Techniques for the Lumbar SpineAnatomy of the Lumbar SpinePathology of the Lumbar SpineAssessment and Treatment of the Lumbar SpineChapter 13. Techniques for the Pelvic GirdleTreatment Strategy for the Pelvic Girdle ComplexTreatment Protocol for Symphysis Pubis DysfunctionsTreatment Protocol for Iliosacral DysfunctionsTreatment Protocol for Sacroiliac Dysfunctions