Overview
Health practitioners and body workers need a firm understanding of the significance of fascia in human performance. The role nutrition plays in fascial health, how injuries and diseases influence fascia, and the rehabilitative techniques to restore functional capacity of the affected tissue are essential components of improving performance. This book starts with a basic overview of fascia and its biological underpinnings, and progresses through clinical treatment applications, nutritional and pharmacological support information, and techniques for managing fascial conditions and injuries.
Full Product Details
Author: Mark Lindsay
Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint: Delmar Cengage Learning
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 18.90cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.514kg
ISBN: 9781418055691
ISBN 10: 1418055697
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 May 2008
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
Foreword Preface About the Authors Contributors/Reviewers Chapter 1 - Histology of the Living Matrix Chapter 2 - Anatomical Description of Fascia and Its Planes Chapter 3 - Tensegrity, Thixotropy, and Somatic Recall Chapter 4 - Neurophysiological Basis for Fascial Plasticity Chapter 5 - Water the Key Nutrient for Fascia Chapter 6 - The Role of Fascia and its Related Pathologies Chapter 7 - Comprehensive Evaluation of Myofascial Injuries Chapter 8 - Manual and Rehabilitative Techniques used for Soft Tissue Injuries Chapter 9 - Conservative Rehabilitation Protocols for Myofascial Injuries Chapter 10 - The Role of Energy Medicine in the Therapeutic Treatment of Fascia Chapter 11 - Nutrition and Fascial Health Chapter 12 - Nutritional Support for Ischemic Conditions Chapter 13 - Nutritional Support for Inflammatory Conditions Chapter 14 - Pharmacological Management of Fascial Pathologies Chapter 15 - Athletic Myofascial Injuries - Case Studies
This is cutting edge information and will be useful for all manual therapists, allopathic doctors, and health/wellnes providers. This text should be required reading for all healthcare professionals. It will help them understand the role connective tissue (fascia) plays in health and wellness. The nutritional information in chapters 12 & 13 and the chapter on water will help healthcare givers understand why proper supplementation and hydration is needed in the tissues.
Author Information
"Dr. Mark Lindsay is one of the most sought after chiropractors and soft tissue specialists by professional, world, and Olympic athletes, and by organizations such as the NHL, NFL, NBA, and MLB. He is a graduate of Palmer Chiropractic College and Guelph University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science and Kinesiology. In 1996, Lindsay was named ""Outstanding Field Doctor"" by the Canadian Chiropractic Sports Fellowship through his intensive work with Olympic Champion Donovan Bailey. Lindsay's work benefits from the personal understanding that he gained as former athlete. Like his clients, he strove to push physical boundaries and had to overcome serious injury from time to time. Throughout his years in the field, Lindsay has developed a strong network of clients and professionals, each working at the top of their fields. Readers are offered the opportunity to take advantage of this network of knowledge and experience through this cutting-edge text that explores the exciting and significant field of fascia."
