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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 79:158 (1997)
© 1997 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Book Review

CLINICS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY. PHYSICAL THERAPY OF THE LOW BACK. ED. 2. Edited by Lance T. Twomey and James R. Taylor. New York, Churchill Livingstone, 1994. $59.95, 446 pp.

Leela Rangaswamy, M.D.

This book consists of sixteen chapters. The first four cover the anatomy and pathophysiology of problems of the spine, the function of the spine, posture, and movement. This is standard information, available in most textbooks on the spine.

The chapter on the Maitland concept is basically a philosophical discussion of how one talks and listens to a patient, but it does not really describe the methodology. According to the author, "passive treatment movements can be used in an oscillatory fashion" (surface stirring) to alleviate pain and discomfort. The movement is performed, without the patient having any pain or even . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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