Do you know how to safely and effectively proceed when faced with clients displaying neurological symptoms?
Introducing the fascinating world of ‘The Vital Nerves’ – download your free full colour chapter from John Gibbons’ new book now!
Aimed at anyone in the fields of sports therapy, sports massage, osteopathy, physiotherapy and functional anatomy, this keenly-awaited new book by John Gibbons serves as a complete guide to functional anatomy of the nervous system and will teach you how to apply a full range of neurological tests, recognise common neuropathies and understand differential diagnoses.
A practical understanding of this rewarding area is invaluable to any good practice and will equip you to better assess and treat some of the most important cases you will ever see.
- A patient presents to your clinic with tingling and numbness in their arm and hand. Are you able to confidently assess this patient to differentiate between underlying causes such as carpal tunnel syndrome, a cervical disc protrusion, thoracic outlet syndrome or possibly diabetes? You also notice that their fingers are cold and pale – why would this observation be critical?
- Do you understand how the phrenic nerve’s connection between the digestive system and the shoulder means your patient’s shoulder pain may in fact be nothing to do with their shoulder at all?
- How can asking your patient to walk on their toes or their heels help determine the level at which they may have lumbar disc pathology?
- Are you aware of the implications of specific nerve damage that can occur with shoulder injuries?
- Which nerve is most vulnerable to damage in cyclists?
- Do you understand the mechanism and prognosis for vertebral disc healing and nerve regeneration?
‘The Vital Nerves’ answers all these questions and more – John Gibbons will show you how working with the nervous system needn’t be intimidating!
The nervous system is king and emperor. Understand the functional anatomy and you’ll appreciate why!
A clear understanding of the anatomy of the nervous system, how the constituent parts function and communicate with each other, and how certain pathologies affect this communication will greatly enhance the approach you take with patients presenting with neurological symptoms.
Gibbons guides you through practical instruction on reflex testing, orthopedic tests and myotome and dermatome testing to aid in the diagnosis of a full range of conditions, from MS, Parkinson’s disease and upper and lower motor neuron lesions to disc herniations, carpal tunnel syndrome and gallbladder inflammation.
This book is now available on Amazon , but if you would like to sample a chapter, just click the link here! This chapter covers the Anatomy and Function of the Cervical and Brachial Plexuses. Enjoy!