Visceral and Obstetric Osteopathy

Visceral and Obstetric Osteopathy by Caroline Stone Do Msc Med

'Visceral and Obstetric Osteopathy' covers the osteopathic approach to patient management for pregnant women (pre and post partum), and for patients presenting with a variety of visceral conditions such as asthma, chronic breathing problems, various gastro-intestinal tract disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, other conditions such as post operative scarring and pain, and many others. The text also covers the improvement of management of general musculo-skeletal problems such as back pain, neck pain and so on, by incorporating visceral and fascial perspectives into those examinations and treatment protocols. Current clinical knowledge, and ethical and medical constraints are dissucssed throughout. Supported by clear illustrations and clinical case studies this books makes an excellent resource for all practitioners and students of osteopathy. . Author is a world renowned lecturer in visceral osteopathy for the last 15 years, and more recently in the field of obstetrics. . Potentially a core textbook for undergraduate and post graduate courses . Clear, functional presentation . Abundant illustrations and photographs . Case studies are included to supplement the text . Visceral osteopathy is the new 'cranio-sacral therapy' in osteopathy/manual therapy and this is the text to fill the gap. Foreword by Jean-Pierre Barral.

Stone, Caroline: - Caroline Stone was educated at Cambridge and the University of Kyoto, Japan. She has lived and worked largely in Rome and Seville, with periods in Tunisia and Saudi Arabia and Cambridge. Interests include textiles - with a book and several catalogues on Chinese export embroideries published in Spanish - and travel accounts, particularly those written by people who don't normally write books - the poor, women, slaves... Work in progress includes a cookery book and family history written for Syrian Christian friends in Kerala and an edition of letters written by a family connection: the composer, and suffragette Ethel Smyth.

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ISBN 13	9780443102028
ISBN 10	0443102023
Title	Visceral and Obstetric Osteopathy
Author	Caroline Stone Do Msc Med
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Elsevier Health Sciences
Year published	2006-11-21
Number of pages	364
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