Muscle Energy Techniques

This comprehensive text describes the basis and practice of Muscle Energy Techniques (MET), a widely recognized approach to treating musculoskeletal dysfunction. It describes those manipulative techniques in which a patient, on request, actively uses his or her muscles from a controlled position in a specific direction against a distinct counterforce applied by the practitioner. Although some may already familiar with MET, they are unaware of its many potential applications. These techniques are combined from methods used in physical therapy, osteopathy, chiropractic and manual medicine. A companion DVD includes the full text and video clips demonstrating the application of techniques.

MET emerged initially from osteopathic tradition, but what has become clear is just how well it has travelled into other disciplines, with chapters in this book variously describing MET usage in chiropractic rehabilitation, physical therapy, athletic training and massage contexts.

Key Features:

• Supplemented with a DVD containing all the texts, figures, and videos of the author performing the techniques.

• Highly illustrated with 2 colour line drawings and diagrams.

• Solid evidence based relating both efficacy and mechanisms.

• Details of the background to soft tissue dysfunction.

• Provides precise assessment and diagnosis guidelines.

• Gives many variations on the safe use of MET.

• Explains the use of MET for whole muscle problems.

• Suggests patient self application method.

• Assessment methods
• MET and treatment of acute lower back pain
• MET and treatment of atletic injuries
• MET as used in rehabilitation settings
• MET methodology with particular emphasis in sensitive & painful conditions, esp. using pulsed MET.

This third edition shows new research and new methods of using MET, it made the previous edition relatively out of date. The diligent research, much of it from Australia, that is outlined by Gary Fryer DO in Chapter 4, reveals mechanisms previously unsuspected, and this may well change the way muscle energy methods are used clinically.

Book content

Chapter 1: An introduction to muscle energy techniques

Chapter 2: Patterns of function and dysfunction

Chapter 3: How to use MET

Chapter 4: MET: efficacy and research - Gary Fryer

Chapter 5: Sequential assessment and MET treatment of main postural muscles

Chapter 6: MET and the treatment of joints

Chapter 7: Integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique (INIT)

Chapter 8: Manual resistance techniques in rehabilitation - Craig Liebenson

Chapter 9: MET in the physical therapy setting - Eric Wilson

Chapter 10: MET in a massage therapy setting - Sandy Fritz

Chapter 11: MET in treatment of athletic injuries - Ken Crenshaw, Nathan Shaw, Ron J Porterfield

He lectures widely in the U.S., Australia and Europe. Leon is the author of more than 65 books, of which 10 are professional textbooks, many focusing on aspects of osteopathy and soft tissue manipulation. His most successful book, Candida Albicans- Could Yeast Be Your Problem? has sold over a million copies since its original 1985 publication. He is the Editor in Chief of the peer reviewed, interdisciplinary, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.

See Dr. Chaitow's website http://www.leonchaitow.com/

Leon writes on MET: http://www.healthy.net/scr/article.asp?Id=583

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