Gibbons, Peter, DO.

Manipulation of the spine, thorax and pelvis : an osteopathic perspective / Peter Gibbons, Philip Tehan ; foreword by Philip E. Greenman ; photographs by Tim Turner. - 3rd ed. - Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2010. - xiii, 288 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 videodisc (4 3/4 in.)

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Osteopathic philosophy, practice and technique -- Kinematics and coupled motion of the spine -- Spinal positioning and locking -- Safety and HVLA thrust techniques -- Rationale for the use of HVLA thrust techniques -- Validation of clinical practice by research -- Cervical and cervicothoracic spine -- Thoracic spine and rib cage -- Lumbar and thoracolumbar spine -- Pelvis.

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Osteopathic medicine.
Manipulation (Therapeutics)
Spinal adjustment.
Spine--Diseases--Treatment.
Chest--Diseases--Treatment.
Pelvis--Diseases--Treatment.
Manipulation, Osteopathic--methods.
Manipulation, Spinal--methods.
Pelvis.
Thorax.

615.533 / GIB-M 2010 450038