Visceral Manipulation in Osteopathy / by: Hebgen, Eric U..

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuchera, Michael L., Author.

Contributor:

Hebgen, Eric U., Editor.

Standardized Title:

Viszeralosteopathie. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Viscera--Massage.

Viscera.

Manipulation (Therapeutics).

Osteopathic medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stuttgart : Thieme, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by one of the best-known European osteopaths, Visceral Manipulation in Osteopathy explains how to successfully apply the four most common approaches for the manual treatment of abdominal disorders.The first section provides an overview of the basic principles and techniques of diagnosis and treatment from the greats of osteopathy: visceral manipulation according to Barral; fascial treatment of the organs according to Finet and Williame; circulatory techniques according to Kuchera; and reflex point treatment according to Chapman. Organized by the individual organs, the second section co

Contents:

""Visceral Manipulation in Osteopathy""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Foreword to the English Edition""; ""Foreword to the 3rd German Edition""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Contents""; ""I Foundations and Techniques""; ""1 Visceral Manipulation according to Barral""; ""Theory of Visceral Manipulation""; ""Physiology of Organ Movement""; ""Motricity""; ""Mobility""; ""Motility""; ""Visceral Joint""; ""Double-Leaf System""; ""Ligamentary System""; ""Turgor and Intracavitary Pressure""; ""Mesenteries""; ""Omenta""; ""Pathology of Organ Movement""; ""Disturbed Mobility""

""Disturbed Motility""""Diagnosis and General Treatment Principles in Visceral Osteopathy""; ""Medical History""; ""Inspection""; ""Palpation""; ""Superficial Palpation""; ""Deep Palpation""; ""Inspection and Palpation Results""; ""Listening Tests according to Barral""; ""Listening Test in Standing Position""; ""Listening Test in Seated Position""; ""Listening Test in Supine Position""; ""Local Listening Test""; ""Sotto�Hall Test according to Barral""; ""Rebound Test according to Barral""; ""Completed Tests according to Barral""; ""Ventilation Test according to Barral""

""Hyperextension Test according to Barral""""General Treatment Principles and Possibilities in Visceral Treatment""; ""Possibilities in Visceral Manipulation""; ""Reflex Point Treatment according to Barral""; ""Inhibitions""; ""Rebound Technique""; ""Treatment of Mobility""; ""Treatment of Motility according to Barral""; ""2 Fascial Treatment of the Organs according to Finet and Williame""; ""Foundations""; ""Principles of Diagnosis""; ""Principles of Fascial Organ Treatment""; ""Principles of the Technique for Expiratory Dysfunction""; ""Contraindications""; ""Hemodynamic Test""

""Fascial Induction Test""""3 Circulatory Techniques according to Kuchera""; ""Objective""; ""Principle of the Techniques""; ""Arterial Stimulation""; ""Venous Stimulation""; ""Lymphatic Stimulation""; ""Vegetative Harmonization""; ""Techniques""; ""Vegetative Harmonization""; ""Lymphatic Stimulation""; ""Venous Stimulation""; ""Diaphragm Technique""; ""4 Reflex Point Treatment according to Chapman""; ""Definition""; ""Location and Shape""; ""Principle of Treatment""; ""Significance of the Reflex Points""; ""II Osteopathy of the Individual Organs""; ""5 The Liver""; ""Anatomy""

""General Facts""""Location""; ""Topographic Relationships""; ""Attachments/Suspensions""; ""Circulation""; ""Movement Physiology according to Barral""; ""Physiology""; ""Metabolic Functions of the Liver""; ""Pathologies""; ""Symptoms that Require Medical Clarification""; ""Icterus""; ""Acute Hepatitis""; ""Chronic Hepatitis""; ""Fatty Liver""; ""Liver Damage from Alcohol""; ""Cirrhosis of the Liver""; ""Portal Hypertension""; ""Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma""; ""Osteopathic Practice""; ""Cardinal Symptoms""; ""Typical Dysfunctions""; ""Associated Structural Dysfunctions""

""Atypical Symptoms""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9783132579200

3132579203

9783131504616

3131504617

OCLC:

852758491