Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)As a sports medicine focused chiropractor, I eagerly awaited the arrival of this book. Ms. Elphinston does an exemplary job of teasing out and explaining thoroughly the most common movement dysfunctions that afflict athletes. Much of this info can also be generalized to the desk jockeys that find it difficult to get up and down stairs as those movement disturbances affect daily life as well.
Often, books of this type focus on the standard analysis and prescriptions that have become rote and somewhat ineffective in manual therapy and sports med environs. These well-worn remedies often lead athletes searching for a bit more. A typical example might be the observation that distance runners often suffer from tightness in the ITB. A "cure" is often offered as foam rolling, and/or regular manipulation. While this type of treatment can be helpful, in essence it is only so much manual aspirin. Ms. Elphinston delves deeper, encouraging the engaged athlete and the heads up clinician to get to the root with thorough analysis. She then follows with detailed exercise instructions to help work the athlete towards a sustainable and more functional solution.
Well cited, and dense enough to satisfy clinicians, I suspect that it will overshoot the understanding of all but the most saavy athletes. I would also highly encourage the author to follow up with a DVD to better illustrate the exercises. While the included exercises are well described, a 2D explanation pales before the nuances that can be elicited from 3D movement examples. These are not shortfalls though, and are only offered as ways to make upcoming editions that much better. Great work Ms. Elphinston and thanks for your contribution!!
Dr. Phillip Snell
Portland, OR
Click Here to see more reviews about: Stability, Sport, and Performance Movement: Great Technique Without Injury
Get 35% OFF
0 comments:
Post a Comment