(Ebook) Muscle Energy Techniques: A Practical Guide for Physical Therapists by John Gibbons ISBN 9781623177874, 1623177871

(Ebook) Muscle Energy Techniques: A Practical Guide for Physical Therapists by John Gibbons ISBN 9781623177874, 1623177871

Physical therapists, for example: osteopaths, chiropractors, physiotherapists,
and sports therapists have what I call a ‘toolbox’ of various techniques at
their disposal, to help release and relax muscles, which will then assist the
patient’s body to promote the healing mechanisms. Muscle Energy
Techniques (METs), first described by Fred Mitchell in 1948, are one such
tool, which if used correctly can have a major influence on a patient’s wellbeing.
To emphasize their clinical significance, I generally use an MET, or a
variation of one, with every patient I treat, and I feel it is a major component
of the overall treatment plan. Without METs I would still have success with
my patients’ symptoms, but when I incorporate an MET I feel that it is ‘the
icing on the cake’ in enabling my patients to experience a reduction of their
symptoms.
I wanted to write a book so that the subject of METs could not only be easily
understood by a student of physical therapy, but also be useful to the
qualified practitioner. This new edition should appeal to anybody in the
physical therapy field who would like to have easy access to METs without
over-complicating the subject.
I wanted to write a book so that the subject of METs could not only be easily
understood by a student of physical therapy, but also be useful to the
qualified practitioner. This new edition should appeal to anybody in the
physical therapy field who would like to have easy access to METs without
over-complicating the subject.
Even on my five-year osteopathy program, METs were a very small
component of the course, and I was very disappointed with the way in which
the subject was covered.
From that day, I vowed that I would write a very simple and straightforward
book so that every student—whether of osteopathy, chiropractic,
physiotherapy, or sports massage therapy—would be able to understand
METs and, more importantly, be able to apply them without any concerns.