Dear Henry,
The best book I own in this field and have my knowledge from: is:
Manual Therapy: Improve Muscle and Joint Functioning
Ad Warmerdam, DHSc, MSPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, MTC
Pine Publications, 1999
ISBN: 0-9657910-0-9
You can take a look at the following Homepage:
http://envy.nu/almotion/bookinfo.html
In the past I visited courses with ad warmerdam an still use it's concept in
my daily (orthopädic) clinic.
What is your field of work?
Best Regards,
Marco
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry Tsao" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: type IV Mechanoreceptors
> Marco,
>
> thank you for your swift response. Are there any references or articles
you
> may suggest which deals more into this topic??
>
> Henry***
>
>
> >From: Marco Schuurmans Stekhoven <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: PHYSIO - for physiotherapists in education and practice
> > <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: type IV Mechanoreceptors
> >Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 09:45:56 +0200
> >
> >Hello Henry, the Typ IV articular receptor is not a mechanoreceptor but
is
> >a
> >treelike-formed nociceptor. Only The Typ I-III capsular sensors are
> >mechanoreceptors.
> >
> >The Typ IV articular receptor has free nerve endings (no myelinisation),
> >which are anchored in the surrounding tissue. It is only activated with
> >abnormaly high tensions and high chemical concentrations (Lactid Acid, K+
> >ions, prostaglandin E, histamine) in the articular tissue.
> >
> >All I - IV type of capsular receptors have an reflectory influence on
> >muscle
> >Tonus.
> >
> >Greetings from Switzerland
> >
> >Marco
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Henry Tsao <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 3:44 AM
> >Subject: type IV Mechanoreceptors
> >
> >
> > > To all:
> > >
> > > Recently, I have been reading more into joint pain and why a joint
> > > dysfunction would result in pain. I came across the term Type IV
> > > meachnoreceptors while reading chiropractic journals. They argue that
> >only
> > > thrust techniques can affect the type IV mechanoreceptors.
> > >
> > > My question is: what does Type IV mechanoreceptors do, and why is it
> > > important to activate them??
> > >
> > > Henry***
> > >
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