Book Description
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ISBN 0-9777700-0-1 Library of Congress #2006904393

• Revised & Expanded Edition
  
• 240 Pages
  
• 27 Chapters
  
• 10 Case Studies
  
• More than 60 Anatomical & Other Illustrations
  
• Over 150 Photos of Release Techniques

"Denise's approach is eminently practical and easy to perform. Her book is laid out so that once you have worked with her you can come confidently to any muscle group and obtain releases. Her approach can give you new understandings of your work. Her book is the backbone of this class."    

--Jack Blackburn, LMP, Master's in Theological Studies, 
Certified Spiritual Director, Registered Counselor, 
Seattle Washington

ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE RELEASE from Chapter 11

This practical, hands-on guide provides you with the tools you need to perform and incorporate Positional Release Technique into your practice. A nonforceful form of manual therapy, Positional Release can be used to treat a wide variety of dysfunctions, such as scoliosis, myofascial pain syndrome, low back pain, and neck pain. By focusing on the underlying physiology and the reason for application of the treatment techniques described, as well as development of observation, palpation, and patient handling skills by the therapist, the author creates a bridge for traditionally trained therapists to make the transition into a more holistic systems approach to evaluation, treatment, and patient-therapist relationships. 

Organized into three parts, the book begins with a full discussion of dynamic systems theory and the theoretical foundations of Positional Release. Examination, evaluation, treatment intervention, & patient response are also discussed. With more than 200 illustrations, the second part provides step-by-step instructions for muscular, joint, and isometric applications of the technique. These excellent illustrations of each muscle and photographs demonstrating the technique enhance the explanation for each release. Finally, relevant case studies are included that allow you to see how the technique can be applied in practice. 
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• Provides a holistic approach to evaluation & treatment with the integration of dynamic systems theory. 
• Introduces an easy-to-learn indirect treatment approach that provides a nonforceful alternative to patient care.
• Includes practical step-by-step instructions to help you take the techniques from theory to practice.
• Learning process is enhanced through the use of drawings of the muscles that accompany the photographs of the techniques.
• This is the ideal guide for all practitioners who wish to integrate Positional Release Technique into their clinical practice in order to provide successful holistic intervention.

Table of Contents 

Foreword by Carol A. Montgomery............................................................................................................................................4
Forward by Amy D. Konkle........................................................................................................................................................5
Preface......................................................................................................................................................................................6
 Acknowledgments.....................................................................................................................................................................9

                                                               Part I Conceptual Model and Methodology                                                                    
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Indirect Methods and Dynamic Systems Theory............................................................................11
Chapter 2 - Theoretical Foundations........................................................................................................................................17
Chapter 3 - Historical and Comparative Review of Indirect Methods.........................................................................................45
Chapter 4 - Examination and Evaluation..................................................................................................................................51
Chapter 5 - Intervention and Treatment Considerations..........................................................................................................59
Chapter 6 - Patient Participation and Response.......................................................................................................................68

Part II Positional Release Techniques

Chapter 7 - Introduction to Muscular Application......................................................................................................................75
Chapter 8 - Pelvis and Lower Extremities Muscular Application..................................................................................................78
Chapter 9 - Trunk and Upper Extremity Muscular Application..................................................................................................102
Chapter 10 - Head and Neck Muscular Application...................................................................................................................124
Chapter 11 - Paraspinal Muscular Application..........................................................................................................................138
Chapter 12 - Introduction to Joint Application........................................................................................................................142
Chapter 13 - Pelvis and Lower Extremity Joint Application......................................................................................................146
Chapter 14 - Trunk and upper Extremity Joint Application......................................................................................................160
Chapter 15 - Lumbar and Thoracic Spine Joint Application .....................................................................................................170
​Chapter 16 - Cervical Spine Joint Application...........................................................................................................................184
Chapter 17 - Isometrics..........................................................................................................................................................190

Part III Clinical Case Studies

 Chapter 18 -Case Study 1. Traumatic Cervical Spine Injury (Michelle Jone) ...........................................................................204 
Chapter 19 -Case Study 2. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (Wendel Lamason)..............................................................................207
Chapter 20 -Case Study 3. Adolescent Idopathic Scoliosis (Tricia Mahoney) ...........................................................................211
Chapter 21 -Case Study 4. Myofascial Pain Syndrome (Heidi E. Baumeister)...........................................................................215
Chapter 22 -Case Study 5. Low Back Pain (Stacey M. Reeves) ...............................................................................................218
Chapter 23 -Case Study 6. Total Knee Replacement (Andrea Phillips) ....................................................................................222
Chapter 24 -Case Study 7. Cervical Whiplash Injury (Lynne Patterson)...................................................................................225
Chapter 25 -Self Case Study 8. Calf and Foot Pain (Aditi Velankar)..........................................................................................228
Chapter 26 -Case Study 9. Congenital Torticollis (Sheveta Mulhotra)......................................................................................231
Chapter 27 -Case Study 10. Degenerative Disc Disease of Lumbar Spine with Radiculopathy (Denise Deig).............................234

Index