Mobilisation with Movement - The Art and the Science [Vicenzino - Elsevier Science]

The Mulligan technique is an extremely popular technique for manual therapists who are keen to learn more of the techniques and the evidence base behind them. This book presents a one stop source of Brian Mulligan’s Mobilisation With Movement (MWM) management approach for musculoskeletal pain, injury and disability that integrates evidence base into clinical practice. The material is presented in a way that is accessible both to the student practitioner and advanced practitioner of musculoskeletal healthcare. Key Features * introduces the concept of Mobilisation with Movement and its principles of application * provides a systematic review of the evidence for its efficacy * reviews the current state of play of Mulligan’s 'positional fault hypothesis' * presents a new model of the mechanisms by which Mobilisation with Movement works * demonstrates the clinical application of Mobilisation with Movement through twelve cases by leading practitioners * more advanced aspects of the clinical application are developed and critiqued, including guidelines on dosage and troubleshooting * accompanying DVD demonstrates techniques from the text and features Brian Mulligan.