Assessment and treatment of muscle imbalance :the Janda approach /

Page, Phillip, 1967-

Assessment and treatment of muscle imbalance :the Janda approach / Phil Page, Clare C. Frank, Robert Lardner. - xiii, 297 pages : illustration

Includes bibliographical references and index. Structural and functional approaches to muscle imbalance -- The sensorimotor system -- Chain reactions -- Pathomechanics of musculoskeletal pain and muscle imbalance -- Posture, balance, and gait analysis -- Evaluation of movement patterns -- Muscle length testing -- Soft-tissue assessment -- Normalization of peripheral structures -- Restoration of muscle balance -- Sensorimotor training -- Cervical pain syndromes -- Upper-extremity pain syndromes -- Lumbar pain syndromes -- Lower-extremity pain syndromes ; Janda, Vladimâir,

This work blends postural techniques, neurology, and functional capabilities in order to alleviate chronic musculoskeletal pain and promote greater functionality.

School of Physical Therapy

9780736074001 (hard cover)


Muscles--Physiopathology.
Musculoskeletal Diseases--Diagnosis.
Musculoskeletal Diseases--Rehabilitation.
Musculoskeletal system--Diseases--Patients--Rehabilitation.
Myalgia--Patients--Rehabilitation.
Neuromuscular Manifestations.

RC 935 .M77 .P334 2010