The Myofascial Release Manual

Continuing the tradition that started over 20 years ago and with a new focus on the current terminology regarding each technique, The Myofascial Release Manual is now available in a completely updated and comprehensive Fourth Edition. Carol J. Manheim has taken years of knowledge and expertise and incorporated them with the actual intent and result of the myofascial release treatment techniques to bring to the pages of this Fourth Edition essential information for the student and clinician in search of basic information or wanting to refine more experienced skills of these manual therapy techniques. Features inside the Fourth Edition: -Techniques re-titled to reflect the sensation felt by both the therapist and the patient -More than 75 new photographs--Over 450 in total -Some photographs are shown as a series to allow for movement to be seen during some techniques -Bolded text to call attention to major warnings, contraindications, and target vital information -Italicized text to call attention to important words and key points -More synthesized use of text and photographs to allow for ease of reading and reference -User-friendly organization throughout the text -Photographs use arrows to show direction of stretch and movement -"Carol's Nuggets" of pearls of wisdom are included throughout the text -Contributions from renowned experts Sam Kegerreis, Robert O. Ward, and Steven Nowicki The Myofascial Release Manual, Fourth Edition continues in the tradition of past editions and presents expert hand placement for the upper quarter, lower quarter, cervical region, abdominal muscles, back muscles, and many more. Sections include: -Introduction to Myofascial Release -Basic Myofascial Release Techniques -Advanced Myofascial Release Techniques -Evaluation -Additional Resources The description and photographs in The Myofascial Release Manual, Fourth Edition help the therapist experience the technique, making this the continued go-to reference for students and clinicians in physical therapy, manual therapy, and occupational therapy alike.
About the Author: Carol J. Manheim, MS, MEd, PT, LPC, received her MS degree from Case Western Reserve University and her MEd in clinical counseling from The Citadel. Ms. Manheim is a physical therapist and licensed professional counselor in private practice in Charleston, South Carolina. Ms. Manheim has taught courses and presented papers on Myofascial Release at a variety of state, national, and international venues. She has presented papers on Myofascial Release and the psychological effects of manual therapies at the World Confederation of Physical Therapy and at the national convention of the American Physical Therapy Association. She has presented papers and given workshops on the Soft Tissue Effects Caused by Diabetes Mellitus at the World Confederation of Physical Therapy and at the national convention of the American Physical Therapy Association. She taught a preconference two-day course on Myofascial Release at Physical Therapy '97 for the American Physical Therapy Association. Ms. Manheim has given courses for physical therapists and occupational therapists that were sponsored by various state organizations and agencies, including the South Carolina Consortium of Rehabilitation Agencies, the Northwest Consortium of Rehabilitation Facilities, and various health care facilities in the United States, Canada, and overseas. In addition, Ms. Manheim has presented lectures on body memory and physically facilitated abreactions at state and notational psychotherapy conferences. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the South Carolina Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, and a past member of the Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association and the International Society for Behavioral Science in Physical Therapy. She is also a member of the American Association of Counseling and Development, the American Mental Health Counselors Association, and Chi Iota Sigma (a national counseling honorary society) and a past member of the International Society for the Study of Dissociative Disorders.