Functional Neurology for Practitioners of Manual Medicine

Book info: Functional Neurology for Practitioners of Manual Medicine (Hardcover, 448 pages) – Churchill Livingstone, 2011. Language: English.

Fuctional Neurology for Practitioners of Manual Medicine takes the reader from the embryonic beginnings of the nervous system, through the biochemistry of receptor activation and on to the functional systems of the nervous system. Concepts, relationships and scientific mechanisms of the nervous system function are covered, and this aids the practitioner in developing their clinical approach to a wide variety of patient presentations. The text is fully referenced, which allows the reader to immediately apply the concepts to practice situations. New for this edition are new chapters on pain (including headache) and theoretical evidence, plus extensive electronic resources supporting the text.

"Overall this text would be an excellent resource to any practising physiotherapist or health professional within musculoskeletal and orthopaedics from the new graduate to the experienced clinician." Reviewed by: Tracy Ward, MCSP, BSc (HONS), MSc, Senior Physiotherapist and Clinical Pilates Specialist, BMI Healthcare Albyn Hospital, Aberdeen Date: Aug 2014

• Utilizes our understanding of how the nervous system works in the treatment of a variety of clinical conditions
• Demystifies the clinical results seen in the practice of Functional Neurology and scientifically validates its clinical success
• Addresses function rather than pathology, allowing the reader to gain a firm understanding of the neurological processes seen in health and disease
• Contains clinical cases which are designed to be read and answered before starting the chapter to allow the reader to gauge their current state of knowledge
• ‘Quick Facts’ introduce new concepts or allow rapid review of information already presented in the text in a brief and succinct manner
• Contains a detailed overview of the concepts relating to our understanding of the development of emotion to demonstrate the link between physical health and the mind
• Contains abundant references to support controversial concepts

About the Author Dr Beck is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Diagnosis and Neurology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia; and Associate Professor, Clinical Neurology at the Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Florida, USA. He is also Director of the Institute of Functional Neuroscience, in Perth, Australia.

Dr Beck graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1984 and the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Canada in 1988. He has subsequently completed a PhD focusing on psycho-neuroimmunology and spent the last 12 years practicing and developing the clinical applications of functional neurology. He has been involved with postgraduate and undergraduate education of chiropractoic and medical students for over 15 years. Dr Beck is married with six children and enjoys a variety of sporting activities and life with his family.