Functional Anatomy of the Pelvis and the Sacroiliac Joint
A Practical Guide
John Gibbons
- This
- illustrated
- guide
- provides
- useful
- information,
- techniques,
- and
- exercises
- to
- help
- you
- better
- understand—and
- alleviate—pelvic
- painThis
- step-by-step
- guide
- for
- assessing
- the
- pelvis
- and
- sacroiliac
- joint
- explores
- all
- aspects
- of
- this
- crucial
- area
- of
- the
- body
- and
- how
- it
- links
- within
- the
- kinetic
- chain
- system.
- A
- registered
- sports
- osteopath
- who
- specializes
- in
- the
- treatment
- and
- rehabilitation
- of
- sport-related
- injuries,
- John
- Gibbons
- provides
- detailed
- information
- about
- how
- to
- recognize
- pain
- and
- dysfunctional
- patterns
- that
- arise
- from
- the
- pelvic
- girdle,
- in
- addition
- to
- offering
- techniques
- that
- correct
- these
- impaired
- patterns
- and
- functional
- exercises
- that
- promote
- recovery.
- He
- also
- addresses
- such
- key
- issues
- as:•
- The
- walking/gait
- cycle
- and
- its
- relationship
- to
- the
- pelvis
•
- Leg
- length
- discrepancy
- and
- its
- relationship
- to
- the
- kinetic
- chain
- and
- the
- pelvis
•
- The
- laws
- of
- spinal
- mechanics
•
- Sacroiliac
- joint
- screening
•
- The
- role
- of
- the
- glutes,
- psoas,
- rectus
- femoris,
- and
- other
- muscles,
- and
- what
- happens
- to
- the
- position
- of
- the
- pelvis
- if
- these
- soft
- tissues
- become
- shortenedComplete
- with
- illustrations,
- photographs,
- and
- an
- appendix
- for
- quick
- reference,
- Functional
- Anatomy
- of
- the
- Pelvis
- and
- the
- Sacroiliac
- is
- an
- essential
- text
- for
- practitioners,
- students,
- and
- anyone
- who
- wants
- to
- understand
- pelvic
- pain
- and
- what
- they
- can
- do
- about it.
