Translatoric Spinal Manipulation (TSM™) for Physical Therapists

Krauss JR, Evjenth O, Creighton D. Minneapolis, MN 55447, Lakeview Media LLC, 2006, spiralbound (with DVD), 134 pp, illus, ISBN: 978-1-59975-195-5, $79.95.This is an excellent workbook for physical therapists interested in developing their manual therapy skills. It is extremely well organized with 6 chapters: “Introduction,” “Applying TSM,” and 1 chapter for each spinal region—cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, and sacroiliac joint. The book is spiralbound so it will lie flat when opened.In the authors’ clinical experiences, they observed that many commonly used manipulation techniques did not relieve pain or improve segmental hypomobility. They concluded that this was because the techniques lacked specificity of forces and involved the use of large angular or rotational forces. The authors developed the techniques of translatoric spinal manipulation (TSM) as a method of spinal manipulation that specifically isolates motion to a single segment.Translatoric spinal manipulation is defined …