Random House New Releases - Medical - Osteopathy

Harmonic Healing by Zachary Comeaux

2008-04-08T00:30:00-05:00

Harmonic Healing A Guide to Facilitated Oscillatory Release and Other Rhythmic Myofascial Techniques
Written by Zachary Comeaux

Trade Paperback, 208 pages | North Atlantic Books | Medical - Osteopathy; Medical - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | $22.95 | 978-1-55643-694-9 (1-55643-694-7)

Connective tissue release, or myofascial release, is a major component of manual therapies, including osteopathic medicine. Most methods involve placing the patient in a passive, relaxed position for diagnosis and treatment. However, many practitioners have intuitively sensed that rhythmic motion should be a component of therapy, and increasingly include it in their practice. Harmonic Healing introduces such an application of connective tissue principles, which author Dr. Zachary Comeaux calls Facilitated Oscillatory Release (FOR).

The book reviews the role of oscillatory or vibratory work as an extension of other connective tissue techniques, explains the relevant physiology and the principles of wave propagation in tissue, and then provides illustrated introductory exercises, applications, and case studies. Building on the work of his mentor, Robert Fulford, to get more deeply into the core of patients’ injuries, Dr. Comeaux presents FOR as a lens through which to reinterpret the strategic use of force in manual therapy, including osteopathic manipulation. Based on both his clinical experience and neurophysiology principles, the author develops practical applications of these principles. These methods are compatible with generally accepted manual methods, and Harmonic Healing shows students, advanced practitioners, bodyworkers, and osteopaths how to integrate FOR into a variety of manual healing approaches.

Integrative Manual Therapy for Biomechanics by Thomas Giammatteo

2003-08-18T00:30:00-05:00

Integrative Manual Therapy for Biomechanics Application of Muscle Energy and "Beyond" Technique
Written by Sharon Giammatteo
Edited by Thomas Giammatteo

Hardcover, 368 pages | North Atlantic Books | Medical - Osteopathy | $85.00 | 978-1-55643-435-8 (1-55643-435-9)

Integrative Manual Therapy uses soft tissue work and joint mobilization. People suffering from pain and disability have significantly regained health through this innovative therapy. This comprehensive manual addresses all phases of assessment and intervention for biomechanical dysfunction. It features inventories of signs and symptoms; procedures; 300 photos and 100 illustrations; and tried methods for integration.

Mechanical Link by Monique Bureau

2002-12-20T00:30:00-05:00

Mechanical Link Fundamental Principles, Theory, and Practice Following an Osteopathic Approach
Written by Paul Chauffour and Eric Prat
Translated by Monique Bureau

Hardcover, 208 pages | North Atlantic Books | Medical - Osteopathy | $60.00 | 978-1-55643-427-3 (1-55643-427-8)

Developed in the late ’70s by French osteopath Paul Chauffour, Mechanical Link is a gentle manual therapy that encourages the balance of tensions in the fascial system—that complex web of tissue that interconnects and affects all other body systems. It spreads throughout the body uninterrupted, providing physical stability while also allowing flexibility and mobility. Based on the principle that traumatic stress affects the interconnecting tissues of the body by forming patterns of tension called lesions, Mechanical Link therapy has successfully treated fibromyalgia, migraines, asthma, and other conditions. Extremely popular in Europe, it is rapidly gaining adherents in North America. This book, complete with 44 black-and-white photographs and 20 color illustrations, is a comprehensive manual for diagnosing and treating patients.

Mechanical Link therapy is guided by the body’s own wisdom about its unique needs. The work stimulates to the body’s self-corrective responses, promoting normal mobility, tissue tone and posture. Mechanical Link brings tension into equilibrium and allows the body to return to optimal functioning ability, so all its systems can improve—including the immune system.

Mechanical Link helps alleviate a range of illness, pain and dysfunction, including:
•Fibromyalgia
•Indigestion
•Migraine Headaches
•Premenstrual Syndrome
•Asthma
•Chronic Fatigue
•Motor-Coordination
•Impairments
•Chronic Neck and Back Pain
•Central Nervous System
•Disorders
•Emotional Difficulties
•Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ)
•Stress and Tension-Related Problems
•Orthopedic Problems

Preventing & Managing Osteoporosis by Sarah Hall Gueldner

2002-11-01T00:30:00-05:00

Preventing & Managing Osteoporosis
Edited by Sarah Hall Gueldner

Trade Paperback, 214 pages | Prometheus Books | Medical - Osteopathy; Medical - Preventive Medicine | $20.99 | 978-1-59102-027-1 (1-59102-027-1)

Osteoporosis - an insidious and crippling skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass, systemic deterioration of bone tissue, and increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture - has now reached epidemic proportions among postmenopausal women. This excellent collection of recent articles by specialists from medicine, nursing, nutrition, exercise physiology, physical therapy, and demography addresses the many challenges of a disease that for too long has been dismissed as a normal part of aging.
The volume first presents compelling statistics on the incidence and personal, social, and financial impact of this often preventable and treatable disease. Personal portraits then give a face and voice to those behind the statistics who are forced to cope with bent and fragile bones that may give way suddenly and painfully. Finally, encouraging information is offered on recent diagnostic and treatment breakthroughs that enhance doctors' ability to prevent and detect osteoporosis and better manage its unwelcome consequences.
Written in an accessible manner, this highly informative reference work will be of great interest to all women, especially those diagnosed with osteoporosis and their loved ones.

Random House New Releases - Medical - Osteopathy

Harmonic Healing by Zachary Comeaux

Harmonic Healing A Guide to Facilitated Oscillatory Release and Other Rhythmic Myofascial TechniquesWritten by Zachary Comeaux