The Muscle and Bone Palpation Manual with Trigger Points, Referral Patterns and Stretching

Build the clinical reasoning and clinical judgment skills you need for effective muscle palpation! The Muscle and Bone Palpation Manual with Trigger Points, Referral Patterns, and Stretching, 3rd Edition provides an in-depth guide to the art and science of palpation, along with clear instructions for massage assessment and treatment techniques. It describes how to palpate, how to stretch, and how to utilize trigger points, preparing you for practice with coverage of ligaments, all major massage strokes and draping methods, and a thorough chapter on body mechanics. Written by noted lecturer and educator Joseph Muscolino, this text includes access to an Evolve website with more than four hours of video demonstrating muscle palpations.

• Step-by-step muscle palpation coverage makes it easy to understand and remember each step of palpation techniques.
• UNIQUE! Coverage of stretching describes the role of stretching as part of effective treatment, wit