John Gibbons – The Vital Shoulder Complex
In this book, Bodymaster John Gibbons shares his wealth of knowledge and experience to help you get the best results when working with this challenging but fascinating area of the body.
- How does a gall bladder problem cause referred pain to the shoulder?
- Why might pain in the superior aspect of the scapula be linked to a weak gluteus maximus muscle on the opposite side?
- A winged scapula can be caused by damage to which nerve? How would you treat a SLAP lesion?
The Vital Shoulder Complex is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand and treat shoulder-related pain.
Author and internationally-renowned bodyworker John Gibbons discusses all these questions and more in The Vital Shoulder Complex as he guides the reader through everything they need to know to be able to confidently assess, diagnose and treat patients presenting with pain to the area of the shoulder and cervical spine.
With over 350 colour photographs and illustrations and insightful case studies from his own practice, Gibbons provides an educative tour of the anatomy of the shoulder complex and demonstrates treatment protocols proven to successfully restore pain free movement and improve sporting performance.
Testimonial:
” I am sitting here studying your beautiful masterpiece of a book in awe of the laborious artful and easy-to-understand illustrations combined with your equally easy to understand text. It is such a pleasure to study this book. It must have taken quite a long time to get it together with all these beautiful illustrations and grafics and photos.
You are a hard working man, John! Bless you for taking the time to do this for all us eternal students, regards Knud Byrjalsen “
The Vital Shoulder Complex takes you step-by-step through key issues such as:
- Functional anatomy of the shoulder complex
- Differential diagnosis of shoulder pathology
- Anatomy of the cervical spine
- Cervical & brachial plexus
- The relationship of the pelvis, the sacroiliac joint and the gluteals to the shoulder complex
- Special tests associated with the shoulder complex
- Soft tissue techniques to treat shoulder pathologies
- Athletic and kinesiology taping techniques for the shoulder and cervical spine
- Rehabilitation and exercise protocols for the shoulder complex
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