Massage Therapy E Book: Principles and Practice (Massage Therapy Principles and Practice) 5th Edition, (Ebook PDF) – Digital Instant Dowload.

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0323239714
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0323239714
• Author:  Susan G. Salvo

Covering massage fundamentals, techniques, and anatomy and physiology, Susan Salvo’s Massage Therapy: Principles and Practice, 5th Edition brings a whole new meaning to the word ‘comprehensive.’ This student-friendly text boasts more than 700 illustrations and expanded sections on neuroscience, research, and special populations, plus new line drawings in the kinesiology chapter of origins and insertions that match the painted skeletons found in most classrooms. It makes the essential principles of massage therapy more approachable and prepares you for success in class, on licensing and board certification exams, and in a wide range of therapeutic practice settings.

Table contents:

Unit 1: Foundations for Practice, Basic and Complementary Methods, and Business Practices

1. History of Massage (Til Luchau and Susan Salvo)

2. Therapeutic Relationships (Megan Lavery and Susan Salvo)

3. Tools of the Trade

4. Self-Care: Health, Wellness, Nutrition, and Stress Reduction

5. Research Literacy (JoEllen Sefton)

6. Effects of Massage Therapy (JoEllen Sefton)

7. Body Mechanics, Client Positioning, and Draping

8. Massage Techniques, Joint Mobilizations, and Stretches

9. Infection Control and Emergency Preparedness

10. Treatment Planning: Intake, Assessment, and Documentation

11. Special Populations and Pregnancy

12. Hydrotherapy and Spa

13. Foot Reflexology

14. Clinical Massage (Susan Salvo, Judith Delany, Alice Sanvito)

15. Seated Massage (Ralph R. Stephens)

16. Energy-Based Bodywork Therapy: Shiatsu and Ayurveda (Richard Gold)

17. Business, Marketing, Accounting, and Finance

 

Unit 2: Anatomy and Physiology

18. Introduction to the Human Body: Cells, Tissues, and the Body Compass

19. Skeletal System 20. Muscular System

21. Kinesiology

22. Integumentary System

23. Nervous System

24. Endocrine System

25. Reproductive System

26. Cardiovascular System

27. Lymphatic System and Immunity

28. Respiratory System

29. Digestive System

30. Urinary System

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