Using Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agents in the Abdomen and Pelvis Intravenous Contrast Agents Intravenous magnetic resonance (MR) contrast agents are essential for the majority of abdominal and pelvic indications. Three…
Scan Optimization: The Art of Compromise To be successful in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), one must learn the art of compromise. With few exceptions, when attempting to optimize a scan,…
Basic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Principles for the Abdomen and Pelvis A basic understanding of a limited number of physical principles is essential to performing and interpreting abdominal and pelvic magnetic…
Planning Your Abdominal Training Programme We have seen a great many exercises in this book. All are designed in some way to improve core stability, develop the condition of your…
Abdominal Muscle Research The exercises used in this book are based on modern training methods developed for both cutting edge rehabilitation and high level sports training. These have gradually filtered…
Abdominal Training in the Pool Water has a number of advantages for any exercise involving the spine. The warmth of water is soothing, making it very useful following back pain….
Abdominal Training Following Surgery Many people tend to think that after surgery on the abdomen they will always have weakness and a ‘floppy tummy’. This is not true. Although a…
Abdominal Training in Sport and Exercise Classes The principles which make up this abdominal training programme may be used in sport in two ways. Firstly, the exercises described in the…
Abdominal Training and Pregnancy In this chapter we look at abdominal training both during pregnancy and after childbirth. Abdominal training is essential in both instances, but we need to understand…
Level Three Up to this point we have used 48 abdominal training exercises. For the most part these are all that is required for everyday trunk fitness. For those who…
