2011 March 5th - 6th Advanced Workshop in Muscle Energy Techniques Glasgow, Scotland. Spaces Available. Following on from a successful 2010 PRT workshop Leon Chaitow will be back in 2011 for a workshop based closely on his text 'Muscle Energy Techniques'

This book describes the basis and practice of MET ie 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. This is now a widely recognised approach to the treatment of musculoskeletal dysfunction. It combines methods used in physical therapy, osteopathy, chiropractic and manual medicine. The text provides a comprehensive and up-to-date presentation of the techniques. The DVD-ROM includes video clips to demonstrate the application of the techniques and so supports and supplements the text.  

The book :
- details the background to soft tissue dysfunction and explains the chain reactions which occur as part of such dysfunctions
- provides precise assessment and diagnosis guidelines
- gives many variations on the safe use of MET in acute, chronic and rehabilitation settings
- explains the use of MET for whole muscle problems, local dysfunction and joint restrictions
- suggests patient self-application methods

Contents 

• Foreword by Donald Murphy DC
• An introduction to muscle energy techniques (MET)
• Patterns of function and dysfunction.
• How to use MET.
• Sequential assessment and MET treatment of main postural muscles.
• Manual resistance techniques and rehabilitation. (by Craig Liebenson DC)
• MET and the treatment of joints.
• Integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique (INIT).
• MET in Physical Therapy Setting
• MET in a massage setting
• MET in treatment of athletic injuries
• MET: Efficacy & Research

 From the 2010 Positional Release Workshop

About Leon Chaitow  www.leonchaitow.com

Honorary Fellow, University of Westminster, London Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies.

A practicing naturopath, osteopath, and acupuncturist in the United Kingdom, with over forty years clinical experience, Dr. Chaitow is Editor-in-Chief, of the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. He regularly lectures in the United States as well as Europe where he instructs physiotherapists (Holland and USA), osteopaths (Spain and UK), chiropractors (Denmark, USA and UK) as well as massage therapists (Ireland, Sweden, USA). He is a senior lecturer by London's University of Westminster on under and postgraduate courses in therapeutic bodywork and naturopathy. In 1993, he became the first naturopath/osteopath to be appointed as consultant to a UK government-funded conventional medical practice. He lives and practices in both the UK and Greece. A prolific author, Dr. Chaitow has written over 60 books on natural health and alternative medicine.