The Science and Clinical Application of Manual Therapy is a multi‎-disciplinary‎,‎ international reference book based on work by the top basic science researchers and clinical researchers in the area of Manual Therapy and Manual Medicine ‎(‎MT/MM‎)‎‎.‎ The first book to bring together research on the benefits of MT/MM beyond the known effects on musculoskeletal disorders‎,‎ the volume presents evidence of the benefit of MT/MM in treating systemic disorders‎.‎ This book makes a powerful case for how MT/MM affects the central nervous system and the autonomic effector systems ‎(‎the circulatory‎,‎ respiratory‎,‎ gastrointestinal systems‎,‎ and pelvic organs‎)‎ which impact on a person‎'‎s health‎.‎ The volume covers how MT/MM works and details the conditions ‎- such as chronic skeletal and visceral pain diseases‎,‎ asthma‎,‎ pneumonia‎,‎ and cardiovascular deregulation ‎- that can benefit from it‎.‎ Longstanding theoretical models of MT/MM mechanisms are critically assessed in the light of current understanding of physiological and neurophysiological function‎,‎ and the influences of psychological and cortical processes on the effects of MT/MM are explored‎.‎ The book‎,‎ which is divided into four main sections‎,‎ will appeal to osteopathic physicians‎,‎ osteopaths‎,‎ chiropractors‎,‎ physical therapists and massage therapists‎,‎ as well as all body workers/health practitioners who use their hands in health care‎.‎ It will be of particular value to all practitioners involved in treatment of chronic pain disorders as well as those involved in basic and clinical research in this field‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ Hollis H‎.‎ King‎,‎ Wilfrid Janig‎,‎ Michael M‎.‎ Patterson
• Publisher‎:‎ Churchill Livingstone
• ISBN‎:‎ 9780702033872