Basic Clinical Massage Therapy: Integrating Anatomy and Treatment (Lww Massage Therapy and Bodywork Educational Series.)

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 443 pages
• Published by: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Edition: 2nd Edition December 1, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0781756774
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0781756778
• Book Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 3 pounds

Product Description
This superbly illustrated text familiarizes students with individual muscles and muscle systems and demonstrates basic clinical massage therapy techniques. More than 550 full-color illustrations of internal structures are embedded into photographs of live models to show each muscle or muscle group, surrounding structures, surface landmarks, and the therapist's hands. Students see clearly which muscle is being worked, where it is, where it is attached, how it can be accessed manually, what problems it can cause, and how treatment techniques are performed. This edition features improved illustrations of draping and includes palpation for each muscle. An accompanying Real Bodywork DVD includes video demonstrations of massage techniques from the book.

Book Info
A primary textbook for the basic techniques of clinical massage therapy. Contains 450 full-color images, showing each muscle or muscle group along with surrounding structures, surface landmarks, and the therapist's hands. Also includes basic techniques, compression, and stripping massage. Softcover. DNLM: Massage--methods. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Basic Clinical Massage Therapy: Integrating Anatomy and Treatment (LWW Massage Therapy & Bodywork Series) (Hardcover) After graduating from school I thought,"How many more books do I really need?" But I have no regrets buying this one- my therapist friends have borrowed it and realized they want it, as well. Artists have actually painted the muscles, including origin and insertion, over the photograph of each models body. Landmarks and hand positions are so easy to follow, and synergist muscles also noted for treatment purposes. I use this a lot as I work on clients form my home, it is very informative and well formatted. Various strokes as well as pressure and trigger points are also noted. Not necesssarily for beginners, but perfect for expanding, or reviewing, what you already know. This book would also be very helpful in studying efforts for the NCBTMB national exams. I found it it perfect in review for my test. Comment | | (Report this)