With more than 250 illustrations and photographs, this book offers detailed instructions on the appropriate massage strokes, stretching techniques, and therapeutic routines to use in seated massage for both relaxation and specific therapeutic applications.
 

As massage therapists, our hands are our primary tool. This book explains thirteen of the most common contraindicated movements that have been proven to cause hand and wrist injuries. Twenty-five massage techniques are provided in this essential book that will help you to optimize the condition of your arms and hands and help you to avoid injuries. The knowledge provided in this book has been derived from 1,300 years of massage education in Japan. This is a book that no massage practitioner can do without.

Paperback - 104 pages

With rich use of anecdote, historical reference, and illustration the author details the cross-cultural applications of massage, the development of anatomical knowledge and attendant massage technologies, and emerging trends of massage in the 21st century.

Paperback - 288 pages

Good palpation or touch skills lie at the core of all manual therapies. Subtlety and sensitivity of touch, and the accurate interpretation of palpatory tests, are required from the start of training, and continue to develop throughout practice. This is a workbook which helps both practitioner and student towards increasingly sophisticated assessment and practice through palpatory skills.

Paperback - 400 pages Includes a CD-ROM that support and supplements the written text.

• features a unique combination of muscle stretching and high-impact massage techniques

• teaches simple, specific skills

• applies direct pressure to muscles just beneath the skin so lubricants are not needed

• allows the recipient to remain clothed

Performance Massage techniques are easy to learn and an excellent way to improve your muscles' performance!

Paperback

This textbook provides the groundwork and detailed descriptions of techniques for Western and contemporary massage, Asian bodywork therapy, and applications for special populations. Offers new material on hydrotherapy and thermal therapy.

Paperback - 528 pages

This book examines the research base of touch in massage therapy while linking the implications of these results to massage practice. It was written by the director of the world-renowned Touch Research Institute. Each chapter gives a clear and authoritative review of what is known about the effects of touch in a variety of clinical conditions. It specifically addresses the areas of stress reduction, pain reduction, growth and development, immune functions, and auto-immune disorders.

Paperback - 229 pages

Special attention is paid to the relation of the skin and touching to mental and physical health; the discovery of the immunological functions of the skin; the importance of touching and much more.

Paperback - 512 pages

Updated and invigorated, Understanding Sports Massage, Second Edition, provides readers with an understanding of the fundamental theory and practical basis for using sports massage to keep athletes in top shape, recover from injuries, and improve performance. Like the successful first edition, Understanding Sports Massage is ideal for sport professionals and students in sports massage training programs. The book illustrates and explains massage techniques in detail and describes the procedures involved in conducting effective sports massage sessions, including determining goals, organizing the session, and choosing and applying techniques.

Paperback - 155 pages.

With the knowledge gained from this expertly written book, you will be able to confidently provide massage therapy in the hospital or other care settings and for clients affected by health problems. It's the ideal guide for student bodyworkers and practitioners, educators, hospital administrators and a wide range of medical professionals. Includes abundant illustrations, case studies, vocabulary, self-testing and more.

Paperback - 220 pages

This book will assist you in developing your sensitivity and communication skills for interactions with patients, staff, and administrators. Practical advice includes how and what to chart, and precautions to follow when touching patients with a range of conditions.

Spiral bound - 122 pages

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.

Paperback -272 pages

Hardcover - 240 pages

This is the definitive reference book on massage which will prove invaluable to all students and practitioners of physical therapies. Fully illustrated with photographs and drawings, it covers all the practical and theoretical aspects of the subject, ranging from the basics to the treatment of soft tissue injury.

Paperback - 288 pages

A guide to research literacy for complimentary practitioners. Many complimentary health care practitioners recognize the potential of scientific research to enhance the effectiveness of their work and further its public understanding. In this book the reader is taken step by step through the processes involved in locating studies and evaluating each aspect of a study, including the design, methods, results and conclusion.

Paperback - 159 pages

Principles & strategies for health and wellbeing. This book offers a holistic approach to coping with stress for anyone eager to learn about stress management and health psychology. Includes a relaxation CD.

Paperback - 519 pages.

This book gives you everything you need to understand the concepts of massage therapy and prepare for certification exams. Includes a complete anatomy and physiology section and a companion DVD. Paperback 823 pages

Focuses on the issues of posture and structure and the functional limitations that arise from them. Includes a large practical manual section on techniques and models for different musculoskeletal problems. Paperback 221 pages

Provides clear practicle text that will help all manual therapists avoid repetitive use injuries and develop sound and effective body mechanics.

Paperback - 282 pages

Describes the basis and practice of MET, a widely recognized approach to the treatment of musculoskeletal dysfunction. It fuses methods used in physical therapy, osteopathy and manual medicine. The text provides a comprehensive and up-to-date presentation of the techniques. The CD-ROM includes video clips to demonstrate the application of the techniques, and so supports and supplements the text.

Paperback: 236 pages

Provides a solid foundation in the fundamentals of massage and the latest therapeutic modalities and equipment, as well as important practice management topics such as ethics, legal issues, and best business practices. Focused on clinical reasoning and competency-based outcomes, this new edition includes two companion DVDs with over three hours of video on techniques, body mechanics, case studies, and more, plus anatomy and physiology animations that demonstrate concepts from the book.

Paperback: 832 pages