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Mosby's fundamentals of therapeutic massage / Sandy Fritz

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Maryland Heights, Missouri : Elsevier Mosby, c2013Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xix, 727 pages : color illlustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780323077408
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RM 721 .F75 2013
Contents:
Therapeutic massage as a profession -- Ethics, professionalism and legal issues -- Business considerations for a career in therapeutic massage -- Massage and medical terminology for professional record keeping -- Research literacy and evidence-based practice -- Indications and contraindications for therapeutic massage -- Hygiene, sanitation, and safety -- Body mechanics -- Preparation for massage : equipment, professional environment, positioning, and draping -- Massage manipulations and techniques -- Assessment procedures for developing a care/treatment plan -- Complementary bodywork systems -- Massage career tracks and practice settings -- Adaptive massage -- Wellness education -- Case studies. Appendices. Indications and contraindications to massage -- Skin pathology : common skin disorders -- Basic pharmacology for the massage therapist
Summary: Provides you with a foundation in the fundamentals of massage therapy. Teaching you how to skillfully apply massage techniques, this title covers important practice management topics such as ethics, legal issues, sanitation, hygiene, business practices, and professional development.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Nursing GC RM 721 .F75 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000001725

Includes index.

Therapeutic massage as a profession -- Ethics, professionalism and legal issues -- Business considerations for a career in therapeutic massage -- Massage and medical terminology for professional record keeping -- Research literacy and evidence-based practice -- Indications and contraindications for therapeutic massage -- Hygiene, sanitation, and safety -- Body mechanics -- Preparation for massage : equipment, professional environment, positioning, and draping -- Massage manipulations and techniques -- Assessment procedures for developing a care/treatment plan -- Complementary bodywork systems -- Massage career tracks and practice settings -- Adaptive massage -- Wellness education -- Case studies. Appendices. Indications and contraindications to massage -- Skin pathology : common skin disorders -- Basic pharmacology for the massage therapist

Provides you with a foundation in the fundamentals of massage therapy. Teaching you how to skillfully apply massage techniques, this title covers important practice management topics such as ethics, legal issues, sanitation, hygiene, business practices, and professional development.

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