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The complete guide to postural training / Kesh Patel.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: London : A. & C. Black, 2008.Description: 151 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780713686937
  • 0713686936
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.78 23/swe
Other classification:
  • Vnaaa
Contents:
The principles of postural training (Introduction ; Control of posture ; Assessment of structure ; Assessment of function ; A model of re-education) -- Exercises for postural training (Strategies for postural re-education ; Lesson plans for the lower body ; Lesson plans for the trunk and spine ; Lesson plans for the neck and shoulders ; Lesson plans for the balance and alignment)
Summary: A systematic approach to improving posture, from initial postural assessment to a programme of corrective exercise. Poor posture results in pain and ill health for a considerable part of the population, from those who sit at a desk all day to top-level athletes who have created muscle imbalances through their training.
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Bok Piteå stadsbibliotek Biblioteket Faktaavdelningen vuxen 613.7 Available 80059535779EF

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-145) and index.

The principles of postural training (Introduction ; Control of posture ; Assessment of structure ; Assessment of function ; A model of re-education) -- Exercises for postural training (Strategies for postural re-education ; Lesson plans for the lower body ; Lesson plans for the trunk and spine ; Lesson plans for the neck and shoulders ; Lesson plans for the balance and alignment)

A systematic approach to improving posture, from initial postural assessment to a programme of corrective exercise. Poor posture results in pain and ill health for a considerable part of the population, from those who sit at a desk all day to top-level athletes who have created muscle imbalances through their training.