Atlas of Surface Palpation

Serge Tixa

Description

Serge Tixa presents in this highly popular book a method of palpatory anatomy called Manual Exploration of Surface Anatomy (MESA). MESA locates anatomical structures important to clinical examination allowing careful selection of the most appropriate manual therapy technique or manoeuvre.

The new edition presents precisely and visually the various anatomical structures with the help of more than 130 colour illustrations and close to 900 black and white photographs. For every photograph showing an anatomical structure accessible to palpation, a model whose physique shows the structure clearly has been chosen. Each chapter has up to four subsections, treating the various aspects of each body region. These cover osteology, myology (musculotendinous structures), arthrology (joints and ligaments) and lastly nerves and blood vessels.

Each photograph is carefully presented and accompanied by a section of text describing the method of approach to finding the structure concerned. Whenever necessary, reminders, essential for the proper use of the methods of approach (attachments, actions and innervations) are included. Clinical notes highlight the link between palpation and clinical diagnoses.

Atlas of Surface Palpation: Anatomy of the Neck, Trunk, Upper and Lower Limbs is aimed at students and practitioners who need a method of applied anatomy in their practice.

• All new artwork programme enhances accessibility and learning
• Useful template approach aids ready understanding and allows the reader to go at his or her own speed
• Presents almost 600 photographs and line artworks to render the learning experience as easy as possible
• Contains over 160 pull out boxes to act as useful aide memoires
• Clinical Hints and Tips boxes indicate points of relevance for the clinic

• Methods of approach illustrated with many new photographs
• Anatomical drawings have been completely redesigned to improve clarity
• Clinical Notes boxes
• Glossary
• Inclusion of Dermatomes

Sujets

• Physical Therapy
• Allied Health Services
• Medical
• Médecine

Informations

• Publié par: Elsevier
• Date de parution: 29 septembre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9780702065064
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 14 Mo

Extrait

Atlas of Surface Palpation
Anatomy of the Neck, Trunk, Upper and Lower Limbs
Third Edition
Serge Tixa
Instructor in Anatomy and Palpatory Anatomy at the School of Osteopathy (ATSA) in Lyon, at the Institute of Osteopathy (IFKO), and at the Institute of Massage and Physical Therapy (IFMK) in Montpellier
Translated by
Louis Honor and Elaine Richards

Edinburgh London New York Oxford Philadelphia St Louis Sydney Toronto 2016
For Elsevier
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Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Who is the book intended for?
How is the book organized?
The two types of photograph
How is the book intended to be used?
What is new in this edition?
1 The neck
Osteology
Myology
Nerves and Blood Vessels
2 The trunk and sacrum
Osteology
Myology
Nerves and Blood Vessels
3 The shoulder
Osteology
Myology
4 The arm
Myology
Nerves and Blood Vessels
5 The elbow
Osteology
Nerves and Blood Vessels
6 The forearm
Myology
7 The wrist and the hand
Osteology
Myology
Nerves and Blood Vessels
8 The hip
Osteology
Myology
Nerves and Blood Vessels
9 The thigh
Myology
10 The knee
Osteology
Arthrology
Nerves and Blood Vessels
11 The leg
Osteology
Arthrology
Myology
12 The ankle and the foot
Osteology
Arthrology
Myology
Nerves and Blood Vessels
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Glossary
Index by subject area
Index
Copyright

2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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This book and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by the Publisher (other than as may be noted herein).
This English language edition is produced from two French language Works originally published as:
Atlas d'anatomie palpatoire. Tome 1: Cou, tronc, membre sup rieur, 2012, Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Atlas d'anatomie palpatoire. Tome 1: Membre inf rieur, 2012, Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
ISBN 978-0-7020-6225-4
The author arranged the sets to be photographed, and the photography was done by Charles Menge and Laurent Dabosville.
The illustrated plates were produced by H l ne Fournie and Marie Schmitt.

Notices
Knowledge and best practice in this field are constantly changing. As new research and experience broaden our understanding, changes in research methods, professional practices, or medical treatment may become necessary.
Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating and using any information, methods, compounds, or experiments described herein. In using such information or methods they should be mindful of their own safety and the safety of others, including parties for whom they have a professional responsibility.
With respect to any drug or pharmaceutical products identified, readers are advised to check the most current information provided (i) on procedures featured or (ii) by the manufacturer of each product to be administered, to verify the recommended dose or formula, the method and duration of administration, and contraindications. It is the responsibility of practitioners, relying on their own experience and knowledge of their patients, to make diagnoses, to determine dosages and the best treatment for each individual patient, and to take all appropriate safety precautions.
To the fullest extent of the law, neither the Publisher nor the authors, contributors, or editors, assume any liability for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions, or ideas contained in the material herein.



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Acknowledgements
For all the photographs in the various editions of my work, I wish to express heartfelt thanks to the many students who agreed to volunteer their time and energy by posing in photography sessions that were often very long and very tedious.
They are too numerous to mention by name here, but I must pay tribute to them all. To them all I wish to express my most profound gratitude. I am anxious for them to know that I remember them all and will never forget them, since without them this book would not be what it is.
And for this new edition, I offer my sincere thanks to my students, in particular Gabrielle Galais, Julie Garcia, Francky Roullier, and Lucile Sarrailh, who devoted themselves dependably and wholeheartedly to the various stages of the work required to produce this book.
Finally, very particular thanks go to Francky Roullier, who had the demanding and time-consuming task of coordinating and organizing the participation of all those involved.
Introduction
This book presents a method of palpatory anatomy, which we have called Manual Exploration of Surface Anatomy (MESA). This is a method of locating anatomical structures (bones, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and neurovascular bundles). It is highly visual, as each structure studied is illustrated with a photograph; it also provides practical instruction, since each photograph is accompanied by a section of text describing a method of approach (MA) to the structure concerned.

Who is the book intended for?
It is aimed at all who need a method of applied anatomy in their professional practice.

How is the book organized?
This atlas consists of over 800 photographs of the neck, trunk, and upper and lower limbs. There are twelve chapters (The Neck, The Trunk and the Sacrum, The Shoulder, The Arm, The Elbow, The Forearm, The Wrist and the Hand, The Hip, The Thigh, The Knee, The Leg, and The Ankle and the Foot). Each has up to four subsections, as appropriate, treating the various aspects of that region. These cover osteology, myology (musculotendinous structures), arthrology (joints and ligaments), and, lastly, nerves and blood vessels.
The nomenclature used is the most recent anatomical terminology.

The two types of photograph

Descriptive photographs include:
- An overall photograph at the start of each chapter (The Neck, The Trunk and the Sacrum, The Shoulder, The Arm, The Elbow, The Forearm, The Wrist and the Hand, The Hip, The Thigh, The Knee, The Leg, The Ankle and the Foot).
- Topographical photographs showing a body region with its group of notable structures accessible to palpation (e.g., anterior region of the neck or the thoracolumbar spine; the lateral inguinofemoral region or the lateral border of the foot).
- Structural photographs illustrating, wherever possible, an anatomical structure and its relationships with the adjacent structures. These are mainly photographs of muscles or muscle groups (e.g., pectoralis major; quadriceps femoris).
The MESA photographs constitute the main body of the book. Each displays a structure to be studied. A descriptive note on the method of approach (MA) accompanies each photograph.
For every photograph showing an anatomical structure accessible to palpation, a subject whose physique shows the structure very clearly has been carefully selected. When students have actually seen a structure on a living body, they know it exists and can be palpated, whatever the patient's body type. To assist palpation, the method of approach is described.
Finally, the photographs are in black and white, a very definite decision that allows anatomical details to stand out better, thus making the method of approach even clearer.

How is the book intended to be used?
There are two possible methods:

To explore a particular region in its entirety (e.g., the neck or the knee) or part of a region (e.g., the lateral region of the neck, the lateral border of the foot), simply turn to the relevant chapter or subsection, as indicated in the list of contents.
To look at a specific structure in all its possible aspects, consult the index for a list of all the photographs that cover that topic (e.g., scapula; sartorius muscle, which is dealt with in the chapter on the thigh as well as in the chapters on the hip and the knee).

What is new in this edition?

New methods of approach, illustrated by new photographs.
Anatomical dissection plates specially made for this new edition use visual illustration to enhance the instructional material by showing the location of a given muscle, its relationship to neighboring muscles, and the visualization of its sites of origin and insertion. In the same way it aids the localization of bony structures, joint cavities, nerves and blood vessels.
Information on the attachments of muscles is contained in notes following the description of the corresponding technique of approach. They are presented clearly and dist