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"Comfort Touch: Massage for the Elderly and the Ill" is a textbook designed to inform the caregiver who is interested in bringing the benefits of touch to a broad range of people in need. It will give the reader the confidence to practice massage in a variety of settings, including hospices, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home care. The practitioner can learn techniques that are safe and appropriate for the population for whom conventional massage may cause discomfort or even injury. It gives the reader an understanding of the physical and emotional needs of the elderly and those suffering from chronic illness and/or injury. The book is ideal for massage practitioners and students as well as nursing and allied health professionals.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book promises much - but is rather laboured in the text. However, as a teaching aid and part of supporting study into Massage for this specific group it is quite good.
This is a good book to have in the library and makes some simple points that are often overlooked and also stresses the care aspect and specific needs of this group of clients particularly well.
This is a good book to have in the library and makes some simple points that are often overlooked and also stresses the care aspect and specific needs of this group of clients particularly well.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
an indispensable resource
28 May 2010
Format:Paperback
For clients with serious illness for whom conventional massage can cause discomfort or even injury, Mary Kathleen Rose's Comfort Touch® approach offers a way of giving safe, effective and compassionate care in a variety of settings, including hospice, hospital, skilled nursing facility and at home. Comfort Touch is based on six guiding principles: slow rhythm; comfort from inner strength; respect for the client; connecting into the center; broad even pressure; and encompassing wholeness. The techniques are derived from Shiatsu and acupressure, minus the application of deep thumb or finger pressure that could be hurtful to these clients. In this book, you will find detailed information about the physical and emotional needs of elderly clients, as well as clients with chronic illness and/or injury. Chapters on how to position and bolster frail clients, how to document sessions, and how to develop a Comfort Touch program in a facility are included along with chapters on infection control, aromatherapy considerations and essential self-care. Online resources include video clips from Rose's (2004) Comfort Touch DVD, and a printable intake form and CARE Notes. This text is an indispensable resource for any therapist who wants to work with seriously ill and/or elderly clients. Reviewed by Lisa Mertz, PhD, LMT for Massage Therapy Journal (Spring 2010).
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