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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 helps you prepare your students for success in class, on their licensing and board certification exams, and in a wide range of therapeutic practice settings.
List of 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 Appendix: SOAP Notes Glossary Illustration Credits Biography Index Index