This book brings a whole new meaning to the word 'comprehensive'. Covering massage fundamentals, techniques, and anatomy and physiology, Susan Salvo's Massage Therapy: Principles and Practice, 5th Edition can be used as the only book for shorter massage therapy programs. This student-friendly text boasts over 700 illustrations and expanded neurosciences and neuroplasticity sections, plus a handy new color scheme for line drawings for origin and insertion that matches the painted skeleton found in most classrooms. It makes the essential concepts of massage therapy more approachable and helps you achieve success in class, on your licensing and certification exams, and in therapeutic practice. INDICE: Unit 1: Foundations for Practice, Basic and Complementary Methods, and Business Practices1. 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 Reduction5. Research Literacy (JoEllen Sefton) 6. Effects of Massage Therapy (JoEllen Sefton) 7. Body Mechanics, Client Positioning, and Draping8. Massage Techniques, Joint Mobilizations, and Stretches9. Infection Control and Emergency Preparedness 10. Treatment Planning: Intake, Assessment, and Documentation11. Special Populations and Pregnancy12. Hydrotherapy and Spa 13. Foot Reflexology14. 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 FinanceUnit 2: Anatomy and Physiology18. Introduction to the Human Body: Cells, Tissues, and the Body Compass 19. Skeletal System 20. Muscular System21. Kinesiology22. Integumentary System 23. Nervous System24. Endocrine System25. Reproductive System26. Cardiovascular System27. Lymphatic System and Immunity 28. Respiratory System29. Digestive System30. Urinary System Appendix: SOAP NotesGlossaryIllustration CreditsBiography IndexIndex
- ISBN: 978-0-323-23971-4
- Editorial: Saunders
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 928
- Fecha Publicación: 27/05/2015
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- Idioma: Inglés