Sep
5
2023
Assessment Through Touch, by Leon Chaitow, Now in the 3rd edition, fully revised and published in February 2010 with CD-ROM.
This useful guide to palpation for musculoskeletal diagnosis and assessment describes and illustrates the skills needed to increase sophistication of palpatory assessment skills and practice. A companion CD-ROM supports the skills with video clips, and each technique is reinforced with practical exercises and self-assessment questions.
This book is available from: http://www.terrarosa.com.au/book/palpate.htm
By combining a workbook approach with the use of video demonstrations and audio explanations on a CD-Rom, Palpation Skills provides the student and developing practitioner with a portable workshop which they can access at any time. The book helps to extend the range of skills by bringing together suggested approaches from a variety of disciplines.
* Covers the palpation and assessment of all tissues and systems, including the skin, muscle structure, and the spine and pelvis
* Gives practical guidance and instruction on a broad variety of palpation techniques
* All the palpation techniques covered are clearly described and illustrated in the text and supported by video film on the CD-Rom
* Each technique is supported by practical exercises and self assessment questions.
* Further questions relating to the video clips are included in the CD-Rom
* Directs the beginner in the correct way to carry out the techniques and provides additional techniques for the practitioner to add to his basic library of skills
* Provides outcome expectations against which progress can be measured.
* The video support can help to identify how to improve these skills.
* Written by a highly respected practitioner and teacher – brings his workshops to the individual at home and in the clinic
* 2 colour printing throughout the text helps to clarify the structure of the content and the details of the movements being shown in the diagrams
* The CD-Rom (featuring video clips) supports and supplements the written text.
This book is available from: http://www.terrarosa.com.au/book/palpate.htm
