Foundations of Massage
- 3rd Edition - December 22, 2009
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone Australia
- Authors: Lisa Casanelia, David Stelfox
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 7 8 6 9 - 1
Foundations of Massage 3e is a comprehensive practical and theoretical foundation for all aspects of massage therapy. The book prepares students for clinical practice throu… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFoundations of Massage 3e is a comprehensive practical and theoretical foundation for all aspects of massage therapy. The book prepares students for clinical practice through the presentation of step by step techniques and treatments. This revision of this Australian text for the practice of massage therapy includes new material on specialised application of massage, such as providing services for people with disabilities, working in aged care and providing services for people with chronic disease states and life challenging illnesses.
- More than 350 illustrations and photographs of manual applications
- Questions and activities at the end of each chapter
- Comprehensive glossary
Massage students, Health Science students undertaking a course in massage, eg Nursing, Physiotherapy, Psychology, and practising massage therapists.
Foreword
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Preface
Section 1 A Framework for Massage Practice
1: Philosophies, principles and definitions
2: History of massage
3: Massage and it’s role in an integrative health care model
4: The importance of touch
Section 2 The Professional Therapist
5: Scope of practice, ethics and law in massage therapy practice
6: Defining boundaries in the client practitioner relationship
7: The evidence for massage therapy
Section 3 Preparing for Massage Practice
8: The massage setting
9: Self care for the massage therapist
10: Infection control in massage therapy practice
Section 4 Making Initial Contact with the Client
11: The health assessment process
12: Precautions and safe practice for massage
13: Pharmacological considerations for massage therapy practice
Section 5 Providing the Massage Treatment
14: Body mechanics for the practice of massage
15: Positioning and draping the client
16: The techniques Swedish massage
17: Applying massage in practice
Section 6 Massage for Specific Client Groups
18: Massage for clients with special needs
19: Massage during pregnancy
20: Massage for infants
Appendix 1 Anatomical terminology
Appendix 2 The human skeleton
Appendix 3 Overview of the muscular system
Glossary
- Edition: 3
- Published: December 22, 2009
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone Australia
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9780729578691
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Lisa Casanelia
Affiliations and expertise
Head of Faculty, Endeavour CollegeDS
David Stelfox
Affiliations and expertise
National Head of Naturopathy, Clinical Science & Research, Australian College of Natural Medicine, VIC, Australia