The years since the publication of David
Butler’s Mobilisation of the Nervous System
have seen the rapid growth and influence
of the powerful and linked forces of the
neurobiological revolution, the evidencebased
movement, restless patients and
clinicians.
In The Sensitive Nervous System Butler has
brought together the key elements of best
current practice for manual therapists and
presented them within an immediately
accessible clinical framework. He
encourages an evidence-based approach,
underpinned by basic science. In this
book, his aim is to demystify the scientific
processes behind neurodynamics and the
pain revolution and give therapists
practical tools for clinical use.
More than giving recipes for treatment in
the clinic, The Sensitive Nervous System
encourages movement-based therapists
of any persuasion to view their work,
patients and methods through fresh eyes.
Through his own rich clinical and
teaching experience, Butler invites
clinicians to be inventive, scientific and
methodical in order to benefit all
stakeholders in the patient’s outcome.
