- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 1 Pap/Dvdr edition (8 July 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0443069476
- ISBN-13: 978-0443069475
- Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 19 x 24.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 552,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pain Management" offers practical, straightforward coverage of the subject area which includes a range of video clips on a bonus DVD. Prepared by authors of international renown, this volume provides all of the information that a massage therapist will need to know in order to safely and effectively treat clients presenting with a variety of pain problems. Clearly written and fully illustrated throughout, this book addresses the classification of pain, causal factors, types and origins of pain, modulation and psychosocial contributions to pain. This volume also examines the scientific evidence for the role of massage in pain management, giving particular emphasis on safety, accurate patient assessment - including accurate palpation skills - and effective treatment planning. Treatment options range from the use of modern neuromuscular techniques, muscle energy techniques and positional release techniques as well as adjunctive therapies which include hot and cold hydrotherapy, spray and stretch techniques, the application of analgesic essential oils and the use of breathing techniques as a pain management tool. Rich with 'key points' boxes, clear explanations, practical examples, and summaries of key scientific literature, this volume will be ideal for massage therapists worldwide.
About the Author
Sandy Fritz, MS, LMT is the Owner, Director, and Head Educator of the Health Enrichment Center, Inc., School of Therapeutic Massage. Also in private practice for almost 30 years, Sandy works with a diverse clientele, dealing with everything from stress management massage to physician-referred rehabilitative care upon physician referral. She has developed and supervises a student massage clinic with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. She also provides professional sports massage and rehabilitation for individual athletes, primarily in golf, football, basketball, and baseball. In addition to being published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Sandy is a prominent author of many Elsevier massage therapy resources, including: Sports & Exercise Massage: Comprehensive Care in Athletics, Fitness, & Rehabilitation Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage Mosby's Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage Mosby's Massage Therapy Review Mosby's Curriculum Guide for Massage Therapy Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage Video Series, Volumes 1-4 Leon Chaitow ND DO is an internationally known and respected osteopathic and naturopathic practitioner and teacher of soft tissue manipulation methods of treatment. He is author of over 60 books, including a series on Advanced Soft Tissue Manipulation (Muscle Energy Techniques, Positional Release Techniques, Modern Neuromuscular Techniques) and also Palpation Skills; Cranial Manipulation: Theory and Practice; Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Practitioner's Guide to Treatment, and many more. He is editor of the peer reviewed Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, that offers a multidisciplinary perspective on physical methods of patient care. Leon Chaitow was for many years senior lecturer on the Therapeutic Bodywork degree courses which he helped to design at the School of Integrated Health, University of Westminster, London, where is he now an Honorary Fellow. He continues to teach and practice part-time in London, when not in Corfu, Greece where he focuses on his writing.
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very good boog regarding massage,
This review is from: The Massage Therapist's Guide to Pain Management (A Massage Therapist's Guide to) (Paperback)
The book is generally well presented although I did find it difficult when looking for a few specific things. The book did contain a bit more than I expected in regards to that it explained pain, medical management for pain and other ways other than massage to manage pain. The chapter solely dedicated to research supporting massage for pain management is extremely valuable for those who are looking for some evidence to clinically support or oppose theories involving massage. Another chapter, `full body massage', is nicely split up into sub-sections for each individual body part with pictures combining well with the descriptions provided to provide a clear explanation of what needs to be done and if this isn't enough, the dvd included provides very hand film clips of the massage techniques so you can see exactly how to perform them. The book is exceptionally useful for those looking for a guide to massage, as was expected, but surprisingly offers quite a thorough understanding of pain along with good research.
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