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Osteopathic techniques. A learners guide
Physical Therapy in Sport xxx (2017) 1
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Osteopathic techniques. A learners guide Osteopathic techniques. A learners guide, Sharon Gustowski, Maria Budner-Gentry, Ryan Seals. Thieme, New York (2017). 282pp., ISBN 978-1-62623-425-3 The book is primarily aimed at Osteopathic practitioners and students and is designed to provide them with an aid to learning designed to support the main principles and competencies concerned with osteopathic education and learning. The book is dived into 15 chapters that cover the main areas of osteopathic techniques and the principles of these treatments. While the first two chapters deal with the concepts and treatment overviews of osteopathic manipulative treatments the remaining 13 each cover a specific technique available to the practitioner including soft tissue, myofascial, lymphatic, indirect, articulatory, challenge the barrier, MET manipulative, cranial medicine, visceral and counter-strain techniques. Whist directly aimed at osteopathic practitioner's, other manual therapies and occupations will recognise and see similarities with techniques employed within their own professions. This therefore might provide a greater understanding between disciplines and indeed allow more practitioners to refine or gain better understanding of some of their own interventions. Each chapter follows a similar and well organised format based around learning objectives, is well supported with diagrams and verbal description alongside, review questions and cases studies with answers at the end of each chapter.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2017.08.002 1466-853X
The inclusion of over 160 web-based videos to support the techniques is a very useful addition to the material, allowing review and practice across a number of formats to support the learning. The addition of another link to a web based question and answer anatomy based quiz specific to the book is helpful to test knowledge and understanding. With each region of the body being broken down within the chapter and a video link to the technique being discussed does make this book a useful resource. However, while it was found that the verbal description, diagrams and video are complimentary of each other they do not really stand alone for the more novice practitioner meaning time and patience would be needed to fully develop skills under appropriate guidance. The book is not a substitute for guided clinical practice. The resources in this book are a good blend and represent a useful resource for osteopathy practitioners and students learning and enhancing their skills. The resources are also useful for other professions in understanding the language and principles behind osteopathic care whilst complimenting their own practice. Whilst other professions might recognise a number of the principles and treatments from their own work this text should also be supported with appropriate and guided clinical practice to gain the most from it, especially in the students case. Andy Kelly Cardiff School of Sport, United Kingdom E-mail address: [email protected].
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Physical Therapy in Sport journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/ptsp
Osteopathic techniques. A learners guide Osteopathic techniques. A learners guide, Sharon Gustowski, Maria Budner-Gentry, Ryan Seals. Thieme, New York (2017). 282pp., ISBN 978-1-62623-425-3 The book is primarily aimed at Osteopathic practitioners and students and is designed to provide them with an aid to learning designed to support the main principles and competencies concerned with osteopathic education and learning. The book is dived into 15 chapters that cover the main areas of osteopathic techniques and the principles of these treatments. While the first two chapters deal with the concepts and treatment overviews of osteopathic manipulative treatments the remaining 13 each cover a specific technique available to the practitioner including soft tissue, myofascial, lymphatic, indirect, articulatory, challenge the barrier, MET manipulative, cranial medicine, visceral and counter-strain techniques. Whist directly aimed at osteopathic practitioner's, other manual therapies and occupations will recognise and see similarities with techniques employed within their own professions. This therefore might provide a greater understanding between disciplines and indeed allow more practitioners to refine or gain better understanding of some of their own interventions. Each chapter follows a similar and well organised format based around learning objectives, is well supported with diagrams and verbal description alongside, review questions and cases studies with answers at the end of each chapter.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2017.08.002 1466-853X
The inclusion of over 160 web-based videos to support the techniques is a very useful addition to the material, allowing review and practice across a number of formats to support the learning. The addition of another link to a web based question and answer anatomy based quiz specific to the book is helpful to test knowledge and understanding. With each region of the body being broken down within the chapter and a video link to the technique being discussed does make this book a useful resource. However, while it was found that the verbal description, diagrams and video are complimentary of each other they do not really stand alone for the more novice practitioner meaning time and patience would be needed to fully develop skills under appropriate guidance. The book is not a substitute for guided clinical practice. The resources in this book are a good blend and represent a useful resource for osteopathy practitioners and students learning and enhancing their skills. The resources are also useful for other professions in understanding the language and principles behind osteopathic care whilst complimenting their own practice. Whilst other professions might recognise a number of the principles and treatments from their own work this text should also be supported with appropriate and guided clinical practice to gain the most from it, especially in the students case. Andy Kelly Cardiff School of Sport, United Kingdom E-mail address: [email protected].