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Chiropractic Manipulative Skills: The Fundamentals of Clinical Practice

Chiropractic Manipulative Skills: The Fundamentals of Clinical Practice

by David Byfield B Sc ( Hons ) D C (Author)

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    Paperback 1995

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Synopsis

This practical text gives a step-by-step guide to a range of mobilization and manipulative skills covering the spine and pelvis. It presents the basic skills required to begin learning manipulative skills. The book covers basic areas of manipulative psychomotor skills including hand posture skills, practitioner posture, side posture positional skills and locating important spinal landmarks. Chapters on background issues such as neurophysiology and biomechanics of chiropractic techniques, and teaching and learning skills are included. The techniques are supported by references, and the manipulative procedures presented in a step-by-step format, illustrated by photographs. This book should be of interest to chiropractors both in training and practice, physicians, osteopaths and physiotherapists performing spinal manipulation.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 15 Dec 1995
ISBN 10: 0750609680
ISBN 13: 9780750609685

Author Bio
David Byfield graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Canada in 1979 and has since been in private practice and chiropractic education. He is currently a Principal Lecturer, Head of the Chiropractic Division in the Department of Professional Education and Service Delivery, the Faculty of Health, Sport & Science and Head of the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic at the University of Glamorgan.David holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Biology from the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada (1974) and an MPhil degree from Southampton University, Southampton UK (1998). David holds Fellowship status with the College of Chiropractors and the Faculty of Rehabilitation and Chiropractic Orthopaedic, Associate Member of the Sports & Exercise Faculty, Fellow of the British Chiropractic Association and Founding Fellow of the European Academy of Chiropractic. He written two popular chiropractic textbooks (Chiropractic Manipulative Skills, 1st ed 1996 & 2nd ed 2005 & A Manual Therapist's Guide to Surface Anatomy and Palpation Skills, 2002) and in addition has also published a number of scientific papers in the peer-reviewed literature and a number of book chapters covering diagnostic palpation, spinal manipulation, low back syndromes and functional rehabilitation. David Byfield is also an invited speaker at a number of professional and interdisciplinary meetings and conferences worldwide. He is currently an elected member of the General Chiropractic Council in the UK and currently sits on their Education Committee and Communications Advisory Group.