The book covers most current research and theory to underpin practice. It provides relevant clinical applications for sport and movement, and gives the manual therapist information on how different activities influence the body and the kind of injuries that might occur. The book upgrades the kwledge of the sport professional, yoga teacher and Pilates trainer with the necessary background to understand the injuries that might present and how to assess and refer.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Handspring Publishing Limited
ISBN-10
1909141070
ISBN-13
9781909141070
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208781840
Product Key Features
Author
ph. D., Robert Schleip
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Medical Nursing & Ancillary Services
Type
Textbook
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Pencaitland
Content Note
90 Illustrations
Author Biography
Robert Schleip MA PhD directs the Fascia Research Project at Ulm University, Germany and is Research Director of the European Rolfing Association. He is a certified Rolfing Instructor and Feldenkrais teacher. He is author and co-editor of several books and has written numerous research articles. For his discovery of active contractile properties in fascial tissues he was awarded the prestigious Vladimir Janda Award for Musculoskeletal Medicine. He was co-initiator and organiser of the first Fascia Research Congress held in Boston, USA in 2007.