Osteopathic Techniques: The Learner’s Guide

Description

The resources in this book are a good blend and represent a useful resource for osteopathy practitioners and students learning and enhancing their skills. — Physical Therapy in Sport

FIVE STARS from Doody’s Star Ratings™

…a masterful book that clearly delineates the philosophy and the skills that comprise osteopathic manipulative medicine. — Doody’s Book Review (Score: 97)

A robust multimedia tool for learning osteopathic manipulative techniques

This step-by-step instruction manual a spectrum of osteopathic manipulative techniques incorporating principles of psychomotor learning that enable optimal skill acquisition during both independent and supervised practice. Introductory chapters contain historical and essential concepts for performing osteopathic manipulative techniques including somatic dysfunction diagnosis. Each technique chapter includes pertinent background and summary concepts, key features of somatic dysfunction diagnosis, an end-goal focus for performing the technique, relevant anatomic image(s), and performance steps to foster knowledge retention.

Key Highlights

High quality illustrations that reinforce anatomy
Psychomotor skills learning and assessment strategies
Nearly 100 self-study/review questions in multiple choice format, also accessible online
This evidence-based manual for learning manipulation treatment is the must-have tool for all osteopathic medical students and residents.