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Book Overview:

How to apply pressure without straining your body or damaging your hands is one of the greatest challenges involved in massage.

The most significant cause of early retirement from the massage profession is the cumulative strains on the body developed in the course of performing massages. The growth of the profession in recent years has been accompanied by an increase in the number of work induced problems. Practitioners can strain their hands, particularly their thumbs, fingers and wrists, and also their shoulders and backs.

Book Overview:

The Concise Book of Neuromuscular Therapy makes an ideal learning tool for students involved in any of the medical sciences, physical therapist (e.g. NMT), doctor, or clinician wishing to integrate neuromuscular techniques into osteopathy, physiotherapy, sport science, sports medicine, physical therapy, chiropractic, sports massage and other manual therapies.

The Third Edition will build on the success of the Second Edition. It will continue to be an anatomy and physiology text written specifically for massage students with updates to the art and new ancillaries.

Features

The Third Edition of Anatomy & Physiology: The Massage Connection ties anatomy and physiology to situations massage therapy students will face in practice, and makes this material accessible to facilitate learning. The accompanying study guide helps students apply their knowledge and ensure their understanding of the content covered.

Features

The Anatomy & Physiology: The Massage Connection textbook comes with several ancillary resources. This for-sale workbook is one such item.

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This text is a reader-friendly, yet comprehensive, guide to developing business skills for massage therapy students and practitioners, written by a longtime successful massage entrepreneur who is also the author of One Year to a Successful Massage Therapy Practice. The book is written to be enjoyable and practical, with an encouraging, casual style. It includes checklists and forms that readers can use to build their own practices in a variety of settings, either as entrepreneurs or as employees.

Features

Now in its third edition, this practical clinical guide for both students and practitioners is further strengthened by the addition of online video clips which demonstrate how to apply a range of massage techniques. The text's research-base and references are fully updated, aiming to provide the reader with the most pertinent evidence to support the use of massage for particular injuries and conditions.

New to This Edition

Train harder, recover quickly, and improve performance! Today’s top athletes rely on sport massage to stay healthy, at the top of their game, and a step ahead of the competition. With Massage for Sport Performance, you can too.

In this special book and DVD package, renowned sport massage therapist Michael McGillicuddy demonstrates the same techniques he has used to train and prepare the world’s elite track and field athletes for Olympic competition. Massage for Sport Performance will show you how to

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Massage Therapist's Guide to Client Safety and Wellness is intended for future and current massage therapists alike. If you are a student or are a practicing massage therapist how many times have you asked, "What if?" questions throughout your experience and, for example, questions like: "What if my client falls off the massage table? What if my client stops breathing? What if my client develops a strange rash during the massage?" This handbook will provide answers to those questions and many others.

The Theory and Practice of Therapeutic Massage (5th edition) is the classic text in the massage industry including the essential knowledge and skills needed to become a successful, professional massage therapist, plus the essentials of anatomy and physiology. Essential topics to the industry such as ethics, hygiene, communication skills, and body mechanics are discussed. Full-color illustrations and photographs clearly illustrate techniques and procedures.