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Books in Massage therapy

This selection explores therapeutic massage techniques, anatomy, and holistic health principles. Supporting practitioners, students, and researchers, it features innovative methods, clinical applications, and wellness strategies aimed at pain relief, stress reduction, and overall health promotion.

  • Praxisbuch Myofasziale Triggerpunkte

    Diagnostik - Therapie - Wirkungen
    • 3rd Edition
    • Heidi Tanno-Rast
    • German
    Erfahren Sie alles über manuelle Triggerpunkttechnike... Schritt-für-Schritt-... helfen Ihnen dabei, die Behandlung kompetent und richtig durchzuführen. Alle relevanten Triggerpunkte werden in aussagekräftigen anatomischen Abbildungen dargestellt sowie typische Verletzungsmuster bzw. Aktivierungsmechanis... (Ursachen) beschrieben. Detailgenaue Fotos zeigen Ihnen die differenzierten Behandlungstechniken... jeden Muskel geht die Autorin auf folgende Punkte ein:Lokalisation und Ausstrahlung der TriggerpunkteWie können Triggerpunkte untersucht und behandelt werden?Welche Ausgangsstellung ist für die Triggerpunktbehandlu... zu wählen?Darüber hinaus gibt das Buch theoretische Hintergrundinformati... zur Physiologie und Pathophysiologie der Triggerpunkte sowie Beispiele von Selbstdehnungstechni... für den Patienten. Schnelle Diagnostik mit dem „Schmerzführer" - einer Übersicht über Muskeln, die in weiter entfernten Regionen Schmerz auslösen können.Dieses Buch eignet sich für:Physiotherapeuti... und PhysiotherapeutenMan... Therapeuten und Manual MedizinerChiroprakti... und LymphtherapeutinnenO... und OsteopathinnenSportl... und Sportwissenschaftler

  • Mosby's Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage

    Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics, and Pathology
    • 7th Edition
    • Sandy Fritz + 1 more
    • English
    **Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Complementary & Integrative Health**Get the science background you need to master massage therapy! Mosby’s Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage, 7th Edition, provides full-color, easy-to-read coverage of anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, kinesiology, and pathologic conditions for the entire body. Realistic examples apply A&P content directly to the practice of massage therapy, and learning activities help you review key material and develop critical thinking skills. Written by noted massage therapy educators Sandy Fritz and Luke Allen Fritz, this guide provides a solid foundation in the sciences and positions you for success on licensing and certification exams.

  • Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage

    • 8th Edition
    • Sandy Fritz + 1 more
    • English
    **2026 Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) McGuffey Longevity Award Winner**Gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in massage therapy! Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage, 8th Edition helps you prepare for licensing and certification exams as well as professional practice. The book provides an in-depth understanding of the principles of therapeutic massage and helps you develop the ability to reason effectively and make informed decisions — from assessing problems and planning treatment to mastering massage protocols and techniques. Hundreds of photographs demonstrate massage techniques step by step, and case studies allow you to apply concepts to real-world situations. Featuring dozens of online "how-to" videos, this resource from massage therapy experts Sandy and Luke Fritz is your text of choice.

  • Integrative Healthcare Remedies for Everyday Life

    • 1st Edition
    • Malinee Thambyayah
    • English
    A user-friendly guidebook for anyone interested in enhancing health and wellness, Integrative Healthcare Remedies for Everyday Life marries modern medical knowledge with a cross-cultural understanding of health and healing. The authors are a family of modern physicians who share a passion for the rapidly growing field of holistic and integrative health. Representing both Western diagnostics and complementary medicine, this reference offers practical guidance on incorporating simple remedies and therapies into everyday life.

  • Massage Therapy

    Principles and Practice
    • 7th Edition
    • Susan G. Salvo
    • English
    Trust this approachable, all-in-one text to help you master the essential principles of massage therapy! Covering massage fundamentals, techniques, and anatomy and physiology, Massage Therapy: Principles and Practice, 7th Edition prepares you for success in class, on exams, and in practice settings. This user-friendly text includes more than 700 images, expanded information on the latest protocols, critical thinking questions at the end of each chapter, and updated pathologies which reflect what you will encounter in the field.

  • Maciocia. La práctica de la medicina china

    El tratamiento de enfermedades con acupuntura y fitoterapia china
    • 3rd Edition
    • Elsevier Ltd
    • Spanish
    Cobertura íntegra de una disciplina como la Medicina Tradicional China en una obra completa que incluye el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de 48 patologías comunes, convirtiéndose así en una obra de cabecera tanto para estudiantes de esta disciplina como para profesionales en ejercicio. Contenido rigurosamente referenciado con los últimos datos publicados sobre el tratamiento de determinadas patologías utilizando los principio de la Medicina Tradicional China.

  • The Muscle and Bone Palpation Manual with Trigger Points, Referral Patterns and Stretching

    • 3rd Edition
    • Joseph E. Muscolino
    • English
    Build the clinical reasoning and clinical judgment skills you need for effective muscle palpation! The Muscle and Bone Palpation Manual with Trigger Points, Referral Patterns, and Stretching, 3rd Edition provides an in-depth guide to the art and science of palpation, along with clear instructions for massage assessment and treatment techniques. It describes how to palpate, how to stretch, and how to utilize trigger points, preparing you for practice with coverage of ligaments, all major massage strokes and draping methods, and a thorough chapter on body mechanics. Written by noted lecturer and educator Joseph Muscolino, this text includes access to an Evolve website with more than four hours of video demonstrating muscle palpations.

  • Fascia: The Tensional Network of the Human Body

    The science and clinical applications in manual and movement therapy
    • 2nd Edition
    • Carla Stecco + 3 more
    • English
    The role of the fascia in musculoskeletal conditions and as a body-wide communication system is now well established. Fascia: The Tensional Network of the Human Body constitutes the most comprehensive foundational textbook available that also provides the latest research theory and science around fascia and their function. This book is unique in offering consensus from scientists and clinicians from across the world and brings together the work of the group behind the international Fascia Research Congress. It is ideal for advanced sports physiotherapists /physical therapists, musculoskeletal/orth... medicine practitioners, as well as all professionals with an interest in fascia and human movement. The comprehensive contents lay the foundations of understanding about fascia, covering current scientific understanding of physiology and anatomy, fascial-related disorders and associated therapies, and recently developed research techniques.

  • Mosby's Pathology for Massage Professionals

    • 5th Edition
    • Susan G. Salvo
    • English
    Get complete massage pathology information in one convenient text! Mosby's Pathology for Massage Professionals, 5th Edition provides concise pathology information, along with specific therapeutic recommendations. Coverage of more than 300 pathologies shows you how to appropriately tailor treatment, and more than 500 full-color photographs make it easier to recognize common pathologies. Written by massage therapy educator, researcher, and practitioner Dr. Susan Salvo, this resource provides the pathology knowledge you need to succeed in the classroom and in your career.

  • Nuad begreifen

    Praxis der traditionellen thailändischen Massage, Faszienlinien, Yogapositionen
    • 1st Edition
    • Eva Alagoda-Coeln
    • German
    Nuad, die traditionelle Thai-Massage, kombiniert aus dem Yoga kommende intensive Dehnpositionen mit Drucktechniken und Gelenkmobilisationen... Zusammen mit Energielinienarbeit können physische Probleme so auf unterschiedlichen Wirkungsebenen (physisch, energetisch und spirituell) angesprochen werden. Dieses praxisorientierte Lehrbuch erläutert, wie diese Wirkung zustande kommt und beschreibt die Grundlagen und Techniken: - anatomische Hintergründe: die wichtigsten Muskelgruppen und Faszienverläufe in übersichtlichen Illustrationen - mit detaillierten Abbildungen werden alle Übungen und Techniken ausführlich im Behandlungsablauf erklärt - Wirkungsweise, Kontraindikationen und mögliche Fehler bei der Ausführung sind aufgeführt - Fallbeispiele aus dem Alltag beschreiben die konkrete Anwendung von Nuad bei verschiedenen Krankheitsbildern Die Autorin ist Nuad-Praktikerin und -Ausbilderin. Das macht das Buch ideal zum Lernen und zum Nachschlagen im Praxisalltag.

  • Mosby's Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage

    Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics, and Pathology
    • 6th Edition
    • Sandy Fritz + 1 more
    • English
    Get the science background you need to master massage therapy! Mosby’s Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage, 6th Edition provides full-color, easy-to-read coverage of anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, kinesiology, and pathologic conditions for the entire body. Realistic examples apply A&P content directly to the practice of massage therapy, and learning activities help you review key material and develop critical thinking skills. Written by noted massage therapy educators Sandy Fritz and Luke Allen Fritz, this guide provides a solid foundation in the sciences and positions you for success on licensing and certification exams.

  • Textbook of Remedial Massage

    • 2nd Edition
    • Sandra Grace + 1 more
    • English
    Textbook of Remedial Massage 2e is a comprehensive and practical book for students and practitioners of remedial massage. Written by Sandra Grace and Jane Graves, the text provides expert instruction in commonly used and highly valued remedial massage techniques, including trigger points, muscle stretching and myofascial release. Each technique is accompanied by: step-by-step illustrations and photographs physiological principles current evidence of efficacy contraindications and precautions

  • Massage Therapy

    Principles and Practice
    • 6th Edition
    • Susan G. Salvo
    • English
    Make the essential principles of massage therapy more approachable! Covering massage fundamentals, techniques, and anatomy and physiology, Massage Therapy: Principles and Practice, 6th Edition prepares you for success in class, on exams, and in practice settings. The new edition of this student friendly text includes more than 700 images, expanded information on the latest sanitation protocols, critical thinking questions at the end of each chapter, and updated pathologies which reflect what you will encounter in the field.

  • Terapia manual en el sistema oculomotor

    Técnicas avanzadas para la cefalea y los trastornos de equilibrio
    • 2nd Edition
    • Iñaki Pastor Pons
    • Spanish
    Nueva edición de una obra que aborda el sistema oculomotor y el tratamiento manual del globo ocular para la comprensión, la evaluación y el tratamiento con éxito de la cefalea y los trastornos del equilibrio. Manual pionero en el abordaje del diagnóstico y el tratamiento de las alteraciones del sistema oculomotor a través de una terapia manual que integra al sistema oculomotor en la evaluación y en el tratamiento de la patología craneocervical. Esta edición incluye numerosas imágenes nuevas que mejoran la comprensión del texto y facilitan la interpretación de los abordajes descritos de la obra. Contenido que, gracias a su enfoque multidisciplinar, representa un punto de encuentro entre la terapia manual, la optometría y la oftalmología, siendo de gran utilidad para todos los profesionales involucrados en estas disciplinas.

  • Masaje avanzado

    Valoración y abordaje de las disfunciones del tejido blando
    • 2nd Edition
    • Josep Ferrer Anglada
    • Spanish
    Nueva edición de un manual que combina diferentes técnicas de masaje, clasificadas por región anatómica, con el objetivo de mejorar el tratamiento de las disfunciones musculares, ligamentosas y tendinosas más comunes. A través de la combinación de las técnicas de masaje transversal, miofascial y liberación de puntos gatillo, así como la incorporación de nuevas ilustraciones y fotografías, el autor introduce nuevos enfoques de tratamiento en cada una de las estructuras abordando un total de 87 disfunciones de las cuales 13 son nuevas en esta edición. El manual se completa con un total de 97 vídeos de los cuales 40 son nuevos en esta edición. Obra que ayuda al terapeuta manual y al fisioterapeuta a localizar u valorar las disfunciones con precisión en todas las partes del cuerpo, así como a utilizar las técnicas más eficaces en cada uno de los casos.

  • Mosby's Pathology for Massage Therapists

    • 4th Edition
    • Susan G. Salvo
    • English
    Complete massage pathology information in one convenient text! Written by a massage therapist for massage therapists, Mosby's Pathology for Massage Therapists, 4th Edition provides direct information along with specific therapeutic recommendations. Coverage of over 300 pathologies shows you how to appropriately tailor treatment, and more than 500 full-color photographs make it easier to recognize common pathologies. This edition includes a new chapter on Hospital-based massage which covers protocols　needed for therapists working with　clients who are medically fragile. Written by massage therapy educator and practitioner Susan Salvo, this resource provides the pathology knowledge you need to succeed in the classroom and in your career.

  • Kinesiology

    The Skeletal System and Muscle Function
    • 3rd Edition
    • Joseph E. Muscolino
    • English
    Learn how to apply kinesiology concepts and treat dysfunction with Muscolino’s Kinesiology: The Skeletal System and Muscle Function, 3rd Edition! With more than 1,200 full-color illustrations, this highly visual text offers a vividly illustrated look at the skeletal system and how muscles function as movers, antagonists, and stabilizers in the body. Part One covers the fundamentals of structure and motion, including essential terminology that is used in kinesiology. Part Two covers the skeletal system including the makeup of skeletal and fascial tissues. Part Three contains a detailed study of the joints of the body. And lastly, Part Four examines how muscles function. This new edition also boasts an all-new chapter on biomechanics, more than 100 online video clips, and an interactive muscle program. If you want a thorough understanding of muscle function and how to apply that knowledge on the job, then there’s no better guide than Muscolino!

  • Modalities for Massage and Bodywork

    • 2nd Edition
    • Elaine Stillerman
    • English
    Ideal for both classroom and practice, Modalities for Massage & Bodywork, 2nd Edition presents 23 modalities of bodywork, their history, development, effects, benefits, contraindications, basic curricula and certification requirements. Updated photos and illustrations, critical thinking questions, and flash cards give you a better picture of today's massage best practices. Evolve companion website provides matching activities, flash cards, answers to multiple-choice questions, weblinks and video demonstrations of various modalities covered in the text to make learning more interactive.

  • Sports & Exercise Massage

    Comprehensive Care for Athletics, Fitness, & Rehabilitation
    • 2nd Edition
    • Sandy Fritz
    • English
    Providing guidelines for applying massage to amateur and professional athletes, Sports & Exercise Massage: Comprehensive Care in Athletics, Fitness, & Rehabilitation, 2nd Edition helps you address the challenges of treating clients involved in sports, physical fitness, rehabilitation, and exercise. In-depth coverage describes common patterns for sports activities, such as running and throwing, and uses the principles of massage to focus on assessment techniques, indications, contraindications, and outcome goals. This edition includes a new chapter on stretching, hundreds of full-color photos of techniques, and an Evolve companion website with step-by-step videos demonstrating sports massage applications. Written by noted educator and massage therapy expert Sandy Fritz, this resource provides the proven massage techniques you need to manage common exercise and sports injuries and syndromes.

  • Know the Body: Muscle, Bone, and Palpation Essentials - Text and Workbook Package

    • 1st Edition
    • Joseph E. Muscolino
    • English
    This money-saving package includes Know the Body: Muscle, Bone & Palpation Essentials - Text and Workbook.

  • The Massage Therapist's Guide to Pain Management with CD-ROM

    • 1st Edition
    • Sandy Fritz + 1 more
    • English
    A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pain Management offers practical, straightforward coverage of the subject area which includes a range of video clips on a bonus DVD. Prepared by authors of international renown, this volume provides all of the information that a massage therapist will need to know in order to safely and effectively treat clients presenting with a variety of pain problems. Clearly written and fully illustrated throughout, the book addresses the classification of pain, causal factors, types and origins of pain, modulation and psychosocial contributions to pain. The volume also examines the scientific evidence for the role of massage in pain management, giving particular emphasis on safety, accurate patient assessment - including accurate palpation skills - and effective treatment planning. Treatment options range from the use of modern neuromuscular techniques, muscle energy techniques and positional release techniques as well as adjunctive therapies which include hot and cold hydrotherapy, spray and stretch techniques, the application of analgesic essential oils and the use of breathing techniques as a pain management tool. Rich with ‘key points’ boxes, clear explanations, practical examples, and summaries of key scientific literature, this volume will be ideal for massage therapists worldwide.

  • Integrated Sports Massage Therapy

    A Comprehensive Handbook
    • 1st Edition
    • Anders Jelvéus
    • English
    Integrated Sports Massage Therapy is a highly illustrated evidence-based handbook which presents a wide range of effective sports massage techniques to cover any sports-related situation. Anders Jelveus explains and applies effective techniques from a variety of disciplines of manual therapy, ranging from commonly used sports massage strokes to more advanced concepts for real-life effective sports massage treatments. The presented techniques serve as a great addition for any therapist seeking to work with athletes, and are suitable for pre-event, post-event, inter-event, and in remedial sports massage therapy. This unique book offers a comprehensive presentation of sports massage therapy including: Sports massage history Basic sports massage strokes and work postures Sports massage applications Event-based sports massage treatment guidelines Sports-specific massage treatment recommendations Therapeutic muscle stretching techniques Therapeutic muscle stretching applied to specific muscle groups Positional Release Techniques (PRT) Acupressure and Tui Na techniques with applications Myofascial release techniques Connective tissue massage Lymphatic drainage massage Myofascial Trigger Point etiology and treatment techniques Sports injuries Athletic taping Remedial Sports massage applications Athletic self massage techniques. The book is suitable for all manual therapy students and practitioners, whether novice or advanced, including massage therapists, physical therapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, naprapaths, naturopaths and acupuncturists.

  • Pregnancy and Childbirth

    A holistic approach to massage and bodywork
    • 1st Edition
    • Suzanne Yates
    • English
    Pregnancy and childbirth brings together, for the first time, western and eastern approaches providing a sound amalgamation of theoretical and practical information for bodywork practitioners world-wide. It describes in detail the application of massage and shiatsu from early pregnancy, including work during labour and for the first year postnatally for the mother. This is a useful source of information for massage therapists, shiatsu practitioners, osteopaths, physical therapists, chiropractors, reflexologists, aromatherapists, acupuncturists, yoga and Pilates instructors.

  • Business and Professional Skills for Massage Therapists

    • 1st Edition
    • Sandy Fritz
    • English
    Develop the business skills necessary to succeed in massage therapy with help from respected massage educator and business owner, Sandy Fritz! With a user-friendly approach and comprehensive support tools, this authoritative guide delivers a working knowledge of essential concepts for employees or owners of a massage therapy practice and helps you prepare for the professional challenges that await you in the real world.

  • A Massage Therapist's Guide to Treating Headaches and Neck Pain with Videos

    • 1st Edition
    • Sandy Fritz + 1 more
    • English
    The massage therapist's guide to treating headaches and neck pain is a practical guide for the massage therapist to assist them in identifying appropriate massage treatment for those experiencing headaches and neck pain. The book describes the most common headache types and causes for neck pain that can be effectively addressed with therapeutic massage and associated methods easily incorporated into massage. Assessment procedures are provided both to identify appropriate treatment and to alert the massage therapist to more serious conditions that could be responsible for the symptoms and require a referral for further diagnosis and treatment. Protocols for treatment using massage and other soft tissue methods are provided. The text is written in a practical way that is user friendly. Incorporates access to a website demonstrating the palpation and treatment methods.

  • Orthopedic Massage

    Theory and Technique
    • 2nd Edition
    • Whitney W. Lowe
    • English
    Fully updated and revised Orthopedic Massage has been written for those interested in understanding and applying massage as an intervention for soft-tissue disorders. Recent research into the physiological effects of massage has strengthened the justification for its use in the treatment of soft-tissue pain and injury conditions. Orthopedic soft-tissue problems are common among the general population, whether from sports, occupational activities, or chronic pain. This text presents a comprehensive and in-depth look at the physiological nature of these conditions and the massage treatments most effective for their relief. A particular contribution this text makes is its validation for the role of massage in treating orthopedic conditions. In addition, it aims to help the clinician understand the relationship between the soft tissues to which they apply their techniques and the overall orthopedic disorder affecting their clients. Although written chiefly for massage practitioners, the lessons it teaches are relevant to any practitioner who is concerned with the treatment of soft-tissue injuries.

  • A Myofascial Approach to Thai Massage

    East meets West
    • 1st Edition
    • Howard Derek Evans
    • English
    In A Myofascial Approach to Thai Massage Evans takes a radically different approach to Thai Massage by redefining the sen lines in myofascial terms. He provides a coherent system illustrating the function and benefits of Thai Massage through its actions on the myofascial network, lymph and blood flow. A Myofascial Approach to Thai Massage:• questions some of the more dubious moves in Thai Massage. • looks at the ‘spiritual’ aspects of Thai Massage in terms of presence, attention and the therapist/client relationship. • takes a unique view of Thai Massage and opens the way for further exploration of massage in the myofascial field. • includes some examples of working with clients to illustrate the themes. This book will be of interest to both experienced and student manual/physical therapists and yoga teachers. Although specifically about Thai Massage it will cover many aspects of the therapist/patient relationship – well explored in psychotherapy but surprisingly little covered in massage courses.

  • A Massage Therapist's Guide to Lower Back & Pelvic Pain

    • 1st Edition
    • Leon Chaitow + 1 more
    • English
    A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Lower Back and Pelvic Pain describes in detail the background to the evolution of “non-specific” backache as well as the assessment and treatment methods ideal for use in combination with massage therapy, deriving from physical therapy, osteopathic, and chiropractic sources. The book describes these methods individually and then integrates them into a detailed description of a massage session focusing on the person with backache. This unique book takes care to consider the needs of the massage therapist, who previously may have had to adapt his/her own methodology from descriptions aimed at other health care professionals. An accompanying website demonstrating the palpation and treatment methods supplements the text.

  • Thai Massage

    A Traditional Medical Technique
    • 2nd Edition
    • Richard Gold
    • English
    This practical and highly illustrated introduction to the principles and techniques of Thai massage discusses the theories of Thai medicine and its Chinese and Ayurvedic influences. It offers clear and easy-to-follow descriptions for all Thai massage techniques accompanied by full color photographs and drawings, with arrows to indicate direction of movement. Basic explanations describe how massage therapists can use elements of these techniques and apply them immediately in their own practice. The book includes a DVD with 45 minutes of video showing techniques and routines in real time, to demonstrate appropriate pacing.

  • Massage Therapy Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Tiffany Field
    • English
    Written by the Director of the world-renowned Touch Research Institutes, this book examines the practical applications of important massage therapy research findings. Each chapter of this comprehensive resource provides a clear and authoritative review of what is reliably known about the effects of touch for a variety of clinical conditions such as depression, pain management, movement problems, and functioning of the immune system. Coverage also includes the benefits of massage to specific populations such as pregnant women, neonates, infants, and adolescents. This book is suitable for massage therapists (including Shiatsu practitioners), aromatherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, physical therapists, and nurses.

  • Research Methods for Massage and Holistic Therapies

    • 1st Edition
    • Glenn Hymel
    • English
    This comprehensive resource covers a broad array of research strategies available to massage therapists to give them the tools they need to be knowledgeable readers of research literature, as well as active researchers. The primary focus of the book is on the quantitative aspect of research that encompasses the principal types of studies most extensively used in the various health care professions, specifically massage therapy. Extensive coverage is also given to the qualitative and integrative research categories that are progressively gaining recognition among researchers in various health science disciplines and professions.

  • Sports & Exercise Massage

    Comprehensive Care in Athletics, Fitness, & Rehabilitation
    • 1st Edition
    • Sandy Fritz
    • English
    The competitive athlete, whether amateur or professional, presents specific challenges to the massage therapist. To treat these individuals, the therapist should have a background in sport specific activities, be aware of the effects of training, and understand injury types and rehabilitation applications. This text describes patterns for sport activities (like running, throwing, impact, and repetitive use) and provides guidelines for applying massage to specific sports. Because athletes depend on highly coordinated neuromuscular activity, assessment and massage applications that address these physiologic mechanisms are covered in depth.

  • Structural Bodywork

    An introduction for students and practitioners
    • 1st Edition
    • John Smith
    • English
    An advanced introduction to the field of structural bodywork which focusses on the issues of postural and functional dysfunction. The text builds on the theories of Ida Rolf (Rolfing) and Feldenkrais and reviews them in the broader context of massage therapy and other complementary therapies based on bodywork techniques including chiropractic. The book is in 3 main parts. Part 1 looks at the background of structural bodywork and how it has developed before defining it as it is understood today. Part 2 looks at the theory of structural body work in more depth and relates it to human anatomy and clinical presentations. It draws together various strands of theory and practice which have not been considered together before but are all related to bodywork practice. Part 3 is a major part of the book and is a practical guide to structural bodywork techniques. This latter section is highly illustrated with photographs and line drawings.

  • Foundations of Manual Lymph Drainage

    • 3rd Edition
    • Michael Földi + 1 more
    • English
    This manual lymph drainage guide covers the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the lymphatic system, providing key background information necessary for effective treatment. Chapters are structured according to anatomic regions, focusing on the lymphatic knots and their tributary regions in the throat, armpit, trunk, and groin. Photographs illustrate the lymphatic knots and lymphatic courses, which are drawn on the human body, and provide a clear picture of the structures to be treated. Designated points are numbered to illustrate the progression of treatment in each region. Also includes coverage of complete decongestive therapy (CDT).

  • Direct Release Myofascial Technique

    An Illustrated Guide for Practitioners
    • 1st Edition
    • Michael Stanborough
    • English
    A highly illustrated manual demonstrating how to undertake direct release myofascial techniques. Suitable for use by all manual therapists and bodyworkers.

  • Handbook of Clinical Massage

    A Complete Guide for Students and Practitioners
    • 2nd Edition
    • Mario-Paul Cassar
    • English
    This book gives a comprehensive introduction to massage techniques and offers guidelines on the assessment of each body region prior to massage (including the symptoms and signs relating to pathology). Well researched and evidence-based, the book takes a unique medical approach describing applied massage techniques for common conditions and their utilization as an adjunct to both conventional and complementary treatments. Generously illustrated with black and white photographs to show how to do the techniques. Additional line drawings illustrate correct postural techniques for the practitioner. Instruction is also given on supplementary techniques for the physically impaired patient.Handbook of Massage Therapy 2nd edition is aimed at all practitioners and students who practice the various disciplines of physical therapy. It provides the student with a comprehensive introduction to massage therapy whilst being of equal value to the practitioner, presenting theoretical information based on clinical experience and research material.