Manual Medicine 1984

1 Group Approach and Didactic Considerations.- 2 Controlled Patient Examination Trials.- 2.1 Can Manual Medicine Findings Be Reproduced?.- 2.2 Findings and Results (Diagnosis and Therapy).- 3 Cranio-Cervical Junction.- 3.1 General Remarks Concerning the Cranio-Cervical Junction.- 3.1.1 General Considerations.- 3.1.2 Diagnosis.- 3.1.3 Treatment.- 3.2 Biomechanics of the Cranio-Cervical Junction.- 3.2.1 Atlanto-Occipital Joint.- 3.2.2 Atlanto-Axial Joint.- 3.3 Diagnosis.- 3.3.1 Diagnostic Criteria Specific to the Cranio-Cervical Junction.- 3.3.2 Soft Tissue Examination.- 3.3.3 Motion Testing.- 3.4 Treatment.- 3.4.1 Soft Tissue Treatment.- 3.4.2 Mobilization Without Impulse (No Thrust).- 3.4.3 Mobilization With Impulse (Thrust Techniques).- 3.4.4 Muscle Rehabilitation.- 4 Mid-Cervical Spine, Cervico-Thoracic Junction and Ribs.- 4.1 Mid-Cervical Spine and Cervico-Thoracic Junction - Biomechanical Considerations.- 4.1.1 Apophyseal Joints.- 4.1.2 Uncovertebral Joints.- 4.1.3 Soft Tissues.- 4.2 Diagnosis.- 4.2.1 Diagnostic Criteria in the Assessment of Motion and Soft Tissues Relating to the Lower Cervical Spine and the Cervico-Thoracic Junction.- 4.2.2 Soft Tissue Examination.- 4.2.3 Motion Testing.- 4.2.4 Neuromuscular Examination.- Treatment.- 4.3.1 General Remarks Regarding Treatment Procedures.- 4.3.2 Mobilization Without Impulse (No Thrust).- 4.3.3 Mobilization With Impulse (Thrust Techniques).- 4.3.4 Muscle Rehabilitation.- 4.4 Summary.- 4.4.1 Diagnosis.- 4.4.2 Treatment and Techniques.- 4.4.3 Disagreement.- 5 Thoracic Spine, Thoraco-Lumbar Junction and Ribs.- 5.1 Biomechanics of the Thoracic Spine and Thoraco Lumbar Junction.- 5.2 Diagnosis.- 5.2.1 Diagnostic Criteria Regarding for the Thoracic Spine and the Thoraco-Lumbar Junction.- 5.2.2 Soft Tissue Examination.- 5.2.3 Motion Testing.- 5.2.4 Neuromuscular Examination.- 5.3 Therapy.- 5.3.1 Soft Tissue Treatment.- 5.3.2 Mobilization Without Impulse (No Thrust).- 5.3.3 Mobilization With Impulse (Thrust Techniques).- 5.3.4 Muscle Rehabilitation.- 5.4 Summary.- 6 Lumbar Spine, Sacroiliac Joint.- 6.1 Biomechanics of the Lumbar Spine, Lumbo-Sacral Junction and Sacroiliac Joints.- 6.2 Diagnosis.- 6.2.1 Diagnostic Criteria for the Lumbar Spine, Lumbo-Sacral Junction and Sacroiliac Joints.- 6.2.2 Tissue Texture Examination.- 6.2.3 Motion Testing.- 6.2.4 Neuromuscular Evaluation.- 6.3 Treatment.- 6.3.1 Treatment - Procedures - General Comments.- 6.3.2 Soft Tissue Treatment.- 6.3.3 Mobilization Without Impulse (No Thrust).- 6.3.4 Mobilization Techniques With Impulse (Thrust).- 6.3.5 Muscle Rehabilitation.- 6.4 Summary.