Though postural assessment is a skill required by most therapists and useful for many health and fitness professionals, few resources offer a complete discussion of the topic to support practitioners in the task. Written for students and practitioners of massage therapy, physical therapy, osteopathy, chiropractic, sports medicine, athletic training, and fitness instruction, Postural Assessment is a guide to determining muscular or fascial imbalance and whether that imbalance contributes to a patient’s or client’s pain or dysfunction.
Part I. Getting Started With Postural Assessment
Chapter 1. Introduction to Postural Assessment
Chapter 2. Preparing for Postural Assessment
Part II. Carrying Out Postural Assessment
Chapter 3. Posterior Postural Assessment
Chapter 4. Lateral Postural Assessment
Chapter 5. Anterior Postural Assessment
Chapter 6. Seated Postural Assessment
Jane Johnson, MSc, is co-director of the London Massage Company, England. As a chartered physiotherapist and sport massage therapist, she has been carrying out postural assessments for many years.
Johnson teaches postural assessment as a provider of continuing professional development (CPD) workshops for the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT). This experience has brought her into contact with thousands of therapists of all disciplines and helped inform her own practice. She is also a regular presenter at the annual Complementary and Massage Expo (CAM) held in the United Kingdom.